A | B |
Aerobic | bacteria that uses oxygen for respiration |
Anaerobic | bacteria that does not use oxygen for respiration |
Eubacteria | All autotrophs and Unicellular |
Archaebacteria | Anaerobic bacteria, most commonly found in extreme conditions |
Methanogens | Use CO2 for energy and produce methane gas |
Halophiles | Live in salty environments |
Thermophiles | Live in enviroments with extreme temperatures |
Cocci | Sphere or circle shaped bacteria |
Bacilli | rod shaped bacteria |
Spirillia | Spiral shaped |
Two ways bacteria reproduce | Fission and conjunction |
Flagella | A long whip like structure that allows bacteria to move through wet environments |
Saphrophyte | bacteria that eats dead material |
Pasteurization | Heating food to a temperature that kills harmful bacteria |
Nitrogen-Fixing bacteria | Bacteria that changes nitrogen from the air into carbon dioxide |
Antibiotic | A substance produced by one organism that kills another organism. |
Pathogen | An organism that produces a disease |
Toxin | A poison produced by bacteria |
Virus | Non-living, does not ingest or excrete, can be considered a parasite |
Host | A living cell that provides a home and/or food for a parasite |
Parasite | Attaches to a host and harms it |
Shapes of a virus | Triangles, fine threads, tiny spheres, or miniature space ships |
Shapes of a bacteria | Cocci, Bacilli, Spirillia |