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What is the specific material that makes the cell walls of eubacteria strong and rigid?
Peptidoglycan
What is the name for bacteria that are shaped like round balls?
Cocci
What is the name for bacteria that are shaped like long rods?
Bacilli
When one bacterium splits into two identical cells, what is that process called?
Binary fission
What are the tiny, extra loops of DNA called that can help bacteria resist medicine
Plasmids
Which group of bacteria is often called "blue-green algae" because they use sunlight to make food
Cyanobacteria
What do you call bacteria that can live in places with no oxygen?
Anaerobic
What is the process called when bacteria are used to clean up an oil spill in the ocean
Bioremediation
Which helpful bacterium is found in yogurt and is good for your digestion?
Lactobacillus
What do some bacteria use to swim or move around
Flagella