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Microorganisms that live in extreme conditions
Extremophiles
Prokaryotes lack this membrane-bound organelle that is found in eukaryotes.
Nucleus
Transmitted by eating improperly canned foods.
Botulism
Disease-causing organisms
Pathogens
Bacteria that make methane.
Methanogens
These archaea can survive in scorching environments, such as volcanic vents.
Thermophiles
Prokaryotic cells have this structure that protects and gives them shape.
Cell Wall
Develops from dirty cuts or wounds, especially deep cuts and puncture wounds
Tetnus
Drugs used to kill harmful bacteria
Antibiotics
Bacilli and bacteria are this shape
Rod
Extremophiles that live in high concentrations of sodium.
Halophiles
This jelly-like substance inside prokaryotes is where all the cell's genetic material and activities occur.
Cytoplasm
Caused by deer ticks that carry Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme Disease
Alexander Fleming invented this antibiotic that is often used to treat strep throat.
Penicillin
A form of bacterial reproduction in which a small outgrowth of the parent develops into an independent organism.
Budding
Acid tolerant extremophiles
Acidophiles
Prokaryotic cells use this structure to move.
Flagellum
If you drink water contaminated with bacteria, you might contract this.
Cholera
They break down the remains of dead organisms
Decomposers
Capsules that some bacteria form to protect their genetic materials in harsh conditions.
Endospores
Extremophiles that can survive acid, hot or cold temperatures, and 3000 times more radiation than a human being.
Polyextremophile
This type of cell division is how prokaryotes reproduce.
Binary Fission
If you come in contact with the saliva of an infected person, coughing or sneezing
Bacterial Meningitis
Heating liquids to kill harmful bacteria
Pasteurization
A relationship in which one organism lives on, near, or inside another organism and at least one of the organisms benefits.
Symbiosis