Bacteria Answers

A (rod-shaped)

B (spiral-shaped)

C (spherical)

Staph infection

Cholera

E. coli

Binary fission is a form of reproduction.

Put the steps of binary fission in order from first (1) to last (4). DNA molecules attach to the cell membrane.

Binary fission results in cells that are .

Two new, identical cells are produced.

Binary fission results in cells that are .

DNA is copied.

The membrane elongates and pinches off.

involves the transfer of genetic material from one bacteria to another.

involves scraps of genetic material.

uses a virus to transmit genetic material.

uses a pilus to transmit genetic information.

introduces new genetic material to a bacterium.

Coriariaceae coriaria is a species of bacteria that helps convert nitrogen into a form usable by plants.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a species of bacteria that causes the disease tuberculosis in people.