Vocabulary #5

Algae: Plantlike protists.

Budding: reproduction in which a small part of the parent grows into a new organism.

Cilia: short, hairlike parts on the surface of a cell.

Club fungi: Fungi with club-shaped parts that produce spores.

Hyphae: threadlike structures that make up the bodies of most fungi.

Lichen: a fungus and an organism with chlorophyll that live together.

Multicellular: an organism thaving many different cells that do certain jobs for the organism.

Mutualism: a living arrangement in which both organisms benefit.

Protozoan: one-celled animal-like organism with a nucleus.

Sac fungi:  fungi that produce spores in saclike structures.

Slime mold: funguslike protists that are consumers.

Sporangia: structures, found on the tips of hyphae that make spores.

Sporangium fungi: fungi that produce spores in sporangia.

Spore: special cells that develop into new organisms.

Sporozoan: protozoans that reproduce by forming spores.

Vocabulary #4

Antibiotic: Chemical substances that kill or slow the growth of bacteria

Asexual Reproduction: The reproduction of a living thing from only one parent.

Bacteria: Very small, one-celled monerans.

Biotechnology: The use of living things to solve practical problems.

Blue-green bacteria: small,one-celled monerans that contain chlorophyll and can make their own food.

Capsule : A sticky outer layer produced by bacteria.

Colony : A group of similar cells growing next to each other that do not depend on each other.

Communicable disease : Those that can be passed from one organism to another.

Decomposer : living things that get their food from breaking down dead matter into simpler chemicals.

Endospore : A thick-walled structure that forms inside a bacterial cell.

Fission : The process of one organism dividing into two organisms.

Flagellum : A whiplike thread used for movement by bacteria.

Host : An organism that provides food for a parasite.

Interferon : A chemical substance that interferes with the way viruses reproduce.

Koch’s postulates : Steps for proving that a disease is caused by a certain microscopic organism.

Parasite : An organism that lives in or on another living thing and gets food from it

Pasteurization : The process of heating milk to kill harmful bacteria.

Saprophyte : Organisms that use dead materials for food.

Vaccine : Substances made from weakened or dead viruses that protect you against certain diseases.

Virus : A chromosome-like part surrounded by a protein coat.

Vocabulary #3

animal: Organism that have many cells, can´t make their own food, and can move.

 class: The largest group within phylum.

classify: To group things together based on  similarity.

family: The largest group within an order.

fungi: Organism that have cell walls and absorb food from their surrounding.

genus: The largest group within a family.( Example: panda: ailuroproda)

kingdom: The largest group of living things.

monera: One celled organism taht don't have a nucleus.

order: The largest group within a class. (Example: Lion : Carnivor

phylum: The largest group within a kingdom. (Example: pinguin : chordata)

plants: Organisms that are made up of many cells, have chlorophyll, and can make their own food.

protists: Mostly single celled organisms that have a nucleus and other cell parts.

scientific name: The genus and species names together.

species: The smallest group of living things. (Example: fish)

trait: A feature of a thing has.