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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| virus | A nonliving disease-causing particle that uses the martials inside cells to make copies of itself. This consists of genetic material enclosed in a protein coat. |
| binary fission | A form of asexual reproduction by which some single celled organisms reproduce. The genetic materials is copied, and one cell divides into two independent cells that are each a copy of the original cell. |
| bacteria | A large group of one-celled organism that sometimes cause disease. |
| decomposer | An organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter. |
| producer | An organism that captures energy from sunlight and transforms in into chemical energy that is stored in energy-rich carbon compounds. Often are a source of food for other organisms. |
| parasite | An organism that absorbs nutrients from the body of another organism, often harming it in the process. |
| host cell | A cell that a virus infects and uses to make copies of itself. |
| algae | Protists that live mostly in water and use sunlight as a source of energy. |
| plankton | Mostly microscopic organisms that drift in great numbers through bodies of water. |
| protist | These are some of the most common single-celled organisms found on Earth. |
| protozoa | An animal like protist that eats other organism or decaying parts of other organisms. |
| hyphae | Threadlike tubes that form the structural parts of the body of a fungus. |
| spore | A single reproductive cell that can grow into a multicellular organism. |
| lichen | An organism that results from a close association between single-celled algae and fungi. |
| fungus | Mold, mushrooms and yeast are examples of this decomposer. |
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