| A | B |
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| archaebacteria | bacteria that live under extreme conditions |
| vaccine | solution made from dead viruses that is used to prevent viral diseases |
| bioremediation | process that uses bacteria to break down wastes and pollutants |
| flagella | whiplike structures that help bacteria move |
| aerobe | an organism that uses oxygen for respiration |
| anaerobe | an organism that can live without oxygen |
| saprophyte | an organism that uses dead material as a food and energy source |
| pathogen | any organism that causes disease |
| toxin | poison produced by disease-causing organisms |
| endospore | heat-resistant structure in bacteria |
| bacilli | bacteria that have a rod shape |
| cocci | bacteria that have a spherical shape |
| methane gas | produced as a waste by certain bacteria; can be used as fuel |
| pasteurization | a process of the food industry used to kill harmful bacteria |
| archaebacteria and eubacteria | bacteria are grouped into 2 kingdoms |
| cheese and sauerkraut | two foods that are made using helpful bacteria |
| membrane bound organelles | bacteria don't have these |
| bacteria | are prokaryotic, decompose living things, & are used to make medicine |
| endospores | thick walls bacteria produce around themselves |
| fission | how most bacteria reproduce |
| cyanobacteria | blue-green |
| helpful bacteria | clean up oil spills, make cheese and yogurt, & produce antibiotics |
| nitrogen-fixing bacteria | save farmers millions of dollars in fertilizer each year; change nitrogen into useful for plants and animals |
| gel-like substance covering some cyanobacteria enables them to | live together in colonies |
| bacteria causes disease | some pathogens produce poisons called toxins |
| cocci | sphere-shaped bacteria |
| bacilli | rod-shaped bacteria |
| spirilla | spiral-shaped bacteria |
