12 Questions
The saprophytic bacteria live and feed on ______.
dead animals
Pathogenic bacteria cause disease and death in other organisms to help maintain balance in different ______ levels in an ecosystem.
trophic
Symbiotic bacteria live on or in other organisms and can form a mutualistic ______.
relationship
Tuberculosis is caused by ______ tuberculosis.
Mycobacterium
TB skin test is done by injecting the chemical ______ under the skin.
tuberculin
Genetically engineering bacteria to produce human insulin involves inserting the human insulin-producing gene into a ______.
plasmid
Bacteria belongs to ____, it is unicellular meaning it consists of only one cell.
Monera
Bacteria carry out all life processes. They are ____.
prokaryotic
DNA in bacteria is present in strands bundled together called ____.
nucleoid
Some bacteria have chlorophyll and they ____ by photosynthesis.
autotrophic
When conditions are favorable, bacteria reproduce by dividing into 2 in a process similar to ____.
mitosis
Each bacterial cell produced through reproduction is genetically identical to each ____.
other
Test your knowledge about bacteria belonging to the Monera kingdom, being unicellular, prokaryotic, and carrying out various life processes. Learn about the nutrition of bacteria, including photosynthesis, chemosynthesis, absorption of food, parasitism, and decomposition.
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