Category 1
Involves using microorganisms such as bacteria to remove or neutralize pollutants in the environment.
Bioremediation
Rod shaped cell
bacilli
Spirilla
spherical cell
cocci
molecule that is most abundant in the cells of the human body
water
Rings of DNA found in prokaryotes
plasmids
The scientist who developed the first vaccine
Jenner
A group of bacterial cells
colony
The study of microscopic organisms
Microbiology
Prefix that indicates a chain of bacterial cells
Used to stimulate the immune system to defend against viral infections
Vaccine
contains RNA which will be used to transcribe DNA in the host cell.
Retrovirus
Any microorganism that causes disease
Pathogen
The scientist who discovered the antibiotic properties of Penicillium mold
Fleming
A virus can only reproduce inside of a what?
Host cell
The asexual reproduction method used by prokaryotes.
Binary Fission
Small, circular pieces of DNA inside prokaryotes.
Plasmids
Bacterial cell walls contain a carbohydrate known as
Peptidoglycan
chemicals that slow or prevent the growth of bacteria
Antibiotics
The protein coat of a virus
Capsid
Hair-like appendages on bacterial surface
Pili
Sticky, protective structure outside the cell wall
Capsule
The first scientist to identify a microorganism
Leeuwenhoek
A specific reactant an enzyme works upon
Substrate
Some insects can stand on the surface of water because water
is cohesive and adhesive