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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.


jueves

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.