Abiogenesis Correct Answers Life begins without preexisting
life
Active transport Correct Answers Requires energy
Adsorption Correct Answers attach
Aerobes Correct Answers require oxygen
AIDS Correct Answers HIV virus destroys immune system
Anaerobes Correct Answers no oxygen
Anthrax Correct Answers Bacillus anthracis
Assembly Correct Answers build virus
Autotroph Correct Answers Uses CO₂
Bacillus Correct Answers rod
Binary fission Correct Answers one cell → two
Biofilm Correct Answers Community of microbes attached to
surface
Biogenesis Correct Answers Life comes from existing life
, Bioremediation Correct Answers Using microbes to clean
pollutants (oil spills, uranium)
Biotechnology Correct Answers Use of microbes to make
products
Botulism Correct Answers Clostridium botulinum toxin
Capsid Correct Answers Protein coat
Capsule Correct Answers Organized glycocalyx, increases
virulence
Carbohydrates Correct Answers Energy + structure (cellulose,
agar, peptidoglycan)
Causes Correct Answers Brain diseases (spongiform
encephalopathy)
Chancroid Correct Answers Haemophilus ducreyi; causes
painful genital ulcers and tender inguinal lymph nodes
Chemoheterotroph Correct Answers Uses organic for energy +
carbon
Chemotaxis Correct Answers movement toward/away from
stimuli
Chlamydia Correct Answers Chlamydia trachomatis
Coccus Correct Answers spherical