| Vocabulary |
Bacteria |
| Bacteria: |
Any of a large group of one-celled organisms that lack a cell
nucleus, reproduce by fission or by forming spores, and in some cases
cause disease
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| Flagellum: |
A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whip like extension of
certain cells or unicellular organisms that functions as an organ of
locomotion
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| Binary Fission: |
A method of asexual reproduction that involves the splitting of a parent
cell into two approximately equal parts.
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| Asexual Reproduction: |
The kind of reproduction in which
it is not necessary to have two parents to produce offspring. The
reproduction of a single-celled organism through fission, and the
production of spores in some plants and plantlike organisms, are examples
of asexual reproduction.
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| Sexual Reproduction: |
reproduction involving the union
of a male and a female mature sexual reproductive cell |
| Conjugation: |
The temporary union of two bacterial cells during which one cell
transfers part or all of its genome to the other
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| Endospore: |
A small asexual spore (reproductive body of an organism), as that
formed by some bacteria
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| Pasteurization: |
Heating a fluid, such as milk, for a specific period to kill
harmful bacteria
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| Decomposer: |
an organism, such as bacteria or fungi, that breaks down the
cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances |
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