Intro
_________% of microorganism are pathogenic.
What is Less than 1%?
The type of cell that generally have smaller ribosomes.
What are Prokaryotes?
A process that uses naturally occurring or genetically engineered microorganisms to detoxify pollutants.
What is Bioremediation?
Bacteria that breaks down crude oil for energy and helps clean up oil spills.
What is Pseudomonas species?
Viruses are _______, ______ parasites.
What is Obligate, intracellular parasites?
The types of cells that have membrane bound organelles.
What are Eukaryotes?
Successful bioremediation in landfills require _________, _________, and _________.
What are Microbes, water, and oxygen?
Protozoan parasite that causes ‘backpackers diarrhea’ when ingested from contaminated water.
What is the Giardia species?
Microbes are in us, on us, and nearly everywhere around us, which means they are _______.
What is Ubiquitous?
Fungi and Protozoa are both what kind of cell.
What are Eukaryotes?
Bacteria and fungi recycle nutrients and _________.
What is Carbon?
The bacteria that causes the Bubonic Plague.
What is Yersinia pestis?
The process in which bacteria reproduce.
What is Binary fission?
Bacterial cell walls are composed of what compound?
What is Peptidogylcan?
An industrial pesticide produced by Bacillus thuringinesis.
What are Crystals?
The bacteria that produces lactic acid which created the sour taste in French wine and was discovered by Louis Pasteur.
What is Lactobacillus species?
The two components of a nucleocapsid.
What are nucleic acid and a protein coat/capsid?
Archaea that can survive in an environment with high salt concentrations.
What are Extreme halophiles?
Bacteria provide ________ for humans and other animals to break down cellulose.
What are Enzymes?
The bacteria that causes puerperal sepsis.
What is Streptococcus infection?