| A | B |
|---|
| prokaryote | cell that does NOT contain a membrane bound nucleus |
| flagella | a whiplike tail used by some bacteria for locomotion (movement) |
| binary fission | asexual reproduction whereby the bacterium splits into two new identical cells |
| conjugation | sexual reproduction whereby two bacteria cells exchange genetic material to produce two daughter cell with different DNA |
| bacillus | bacteria cells that are rod shaped |
| spirillus | bacteria cells that are spiral or corkscrew shaped |
| coccus | bacteria cells that are sphere shaped |
| pathogen | any micro-organism that causes a disease |
| immunity | when the body produces anitbodies to protect itself against a pathogen |
| vaccine | helps to protect you from a virus by exposing your body to parts of the virus so that your body will develop anitbodies against the real virus |
| microbes | any microscopic organism |
