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Fill in the blank: _______________ contain hydrolytic enzymes that break down substances engulfed by the cell. Hint: These are involved in the process of phagocytosis.

Fill in the blank: _____________ are three nucleotides long and are in _____________, which is transcribed from DNA.

Fill in the blank: Scientific names of microorganisms follow the binomial naming system. For Clostridium tetani, the name Clostridium is the ____________ and the name tetani is the ________________.

Fill in the blank:_____________ is a viral mutant strain that does not cause disease in a host with a normal immune system. 

Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, encapsulated, motile prokaryote. Which of the following cell structures would you expect to find?

Fill in the blanks: Single, free floating bacteria cells, known as_____________ bacteria, can create sticky communities called _____________, which are made up of single or diverse microbial species. 

Which of the following is NOT a common structural component that Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes share.

In a eukaryote, you would not find chromosomes in which structure?

If Escherichia coli in the appendix enters the abdominal cavity and becomes pathogenic, this is an example of how a __________________________ can lead to an infection. 

Fill in the blanks: Both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria can produce _____________, but only gram-negative bacteria can produce __________________.