Bacteria

A(n) _____ is made from killed bacteria or damaged particles from bacterial cell walls or viruses. Its purpose is to prevent some diseases.
1. antibiotic
2. flagella
3. anaerobe
4. vaccine
_____ are long, thin whiplike structures that help organisms move.
1. Endospores
2. Flagella
3. Nodules
4. Bacilli
A(n) _____ is an organism that uses oxygen for respiration.
1. anaerobe
2. endospore
3. aerobe
4. saprophyte
A(n) _____ is an organism that lives without oxygen.
1. anaerobe
2. endospore
3. aerobe
4. saprophyte
A _____ is a plant that obtains nutrition from dead and decaying plant or animal tissue
1. saprophyte
2. pathogen
3. cocci
4. spirilla
_____ is the chemical transformation of nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms available to plants for growth.
1. Nitrogen-fixation
2. Fission
3. Cyanobacteria
4. Vaccination
A(n) _____ is a bacterium or virus that causes disease.
1. vaccine
2. saprophyte
3. antibiotic
4. pathogen
_____ inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria.
1. Vaccines
2. Bacilli
3. Pathogens
4. Antibiotics
A(n) _____ is a poison produced by certain animals, plants, or bacteria.
1. pathogen
2. toxin
3. endospore
4. cocci
The heat-resistant structure in bacteria is the _____.
1. saprophyte
2. flagella
3. anaerobe
4. endospore
_____ are sphere-shaped bacteria.
1. Bacilli
2. Cocci
3. Flagella
4. Nodules
_____ is a form of asexual bacterial reproduction.
1. Conjugation
2. Fission
3. Thermodynamics
4. Intersection
_____ are bacteria shaped like rods.
1. Cocci
2. Flagella
3. Pathogens
4. Bacilli
Growths on roots of pea plants where good bacteria live are _____.
1. nodules
2. bacilli
3. cocci
4. flagella
The globular groups containing many cyanobacteria are referred to as _____.
1. colonies
2. bacilli
3. cocci
4. niches
Below is a picture of the E. coli bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.
1. bacilli
2. cocci
3. spirilla
4. Hot Tamale
Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.
1. bacilli
2. cocci
3. spirilla
4. raspberry
Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.
1. bacilli
2. cocci
3. spirilla
4. macaroni
Making medicines is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Food for fish is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Producing cheese is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Decomposing other materials is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Fertilizer is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Cleaning up oil spills is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Botulism is _____.
1. food poisoning
2. a bacteria that helps decompose other materials
3. a type of viral infection
4. a bacteria-eating organism
Botulism is caused by _____.
1. viruses
2. antibiotics
3. bacteria
4. vaccines
The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. gelatinlike capsule
3. cell wall
4. cytoplasm
The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. flagellum
2. chromosome
3. ribosome
4. cytoplasm
The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell wall
2. cell membrane
3. gelatinlike capsule
4. cytoplasm
The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cell wall
3. gelatinlike capsule
4. cytoplasm
The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cytoplasm
3. ribosome
4. cell wall
The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. ribosome
2. cytoplasm
3. flagellum
4. chromosome
The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. gelatinlike capsule
2. cytoplasm
3. cell wall
4. cell membrane
The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cell wall
3. gelatinlike capsule
4. flagellum
The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cell wall
3. cytoplasm
4. gelatinlike capsule
The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. gelatinlike capsule
2. cell wall
3. cell membrane
4. ribsome
The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. ribosome
2. cytoplasm
3. flagellum
4. chromosome
The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. chromosome
2. flagellum
3. cytoplasm
4. ribosome
The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. gelatinlike capsule
2. cell wall
3. cell membrane
4. candy-coated shell
The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. flagellum
2. ribosome
3. cytoplasm
4. chromosome
The letter "G" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cell wall
3. cytoplasm

Bacteria

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A(n) _____ is made from killed bacteria or damaged particles from bacterial cell walls or viruses. Its purpose is to prevent some diseases.

_____ are long, thin whiplike structures that help organisms move.

A(n) _____ is an organism that uses oxygen for respiration.

A(n) _____ is an organism that lives without oxygen.

A _____ is a plant that obtains nutrition from dead and decaying plant or animal tissue

_____ is the chemical transformation of nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms available to plants for growth.

A(n) _____ is a bacterium or virus that causes disease.

_____ inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria.

A(n) _____ is a poison produced by certain animals, plants, or bacteria.

The heat-resistant structure in bacteria is the _____.

_____ are sphere-shaped bacteria.

_____ is a form of asexual bacterial reproduction.

_____ are bacteria shaped like rods.

Growths on roots of pea plants where good bacteria live are _____.

The globular groups containing many cyanobacteria are referred to as _____.

Below is a picture of the E. coli bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.

Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.

Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.

Making medicines is a helpful use of _____.

Food for fish is a helpful use of _____.

Producing cheese is a helpful use of _____.

Decomposing other materials is a helpful use of _____.

Fertilizer is a helpful use of _____.

Cleaning up oil spills is a helpful use of _____.

Botulism is _____.

Botulism is caused by _____.

The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "G" in the diagram below is the _____.

**Below is a picture of the E. coli bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.**