| A | B |
|---|
| transformation | method of DNA transfer |
| parasite | organism that feeds on living organisms |
| endospore | allows the bacterium to survive unfavorable conditions |
| conjugation | DNA transfer form dead bacterium |
| agar | a growth medium |
| coccus | round-shaped bacterium |
| motile | capable of movement |
| slime layer | thin coating on the cell wall of a bacterium |
| bacteria | organism used to decompose and recycle substances |
| transduction | DNA transfer by a virus |
| facultative bacteria | can live with or without oxygen |
| chemosynthesis | reaction that produces energy |
| heterotroph | is not able to produce its own food |
| autotroph | is able to produce its own food |
| prokaryotic | lacking a nuclear membrane |
| spirillum | spiral shaped bacterium |
| binary fission | method of asexual reproduction |
| flagella | whiplike structures for movement |
| obligate aerobe | bacterium needing oxygen for respiration |
| bacillus | rod-shaped bacterium |
| obligate anaerobe | bacterium unable to live in the presence of oxygen |
| spirochete | coiled (spiral-shaped) bacterium |
