Term | Definition |
Microorganism | an organism that is Microscopic, or not visible to the human eye. |
Microbe | Microorganisms can be unicellular or multicellular. |
Unicellular | organisms are single-celled organisms. |
Binary fission | A type of asexual reproduction in which the organism divides in two. |
Cunjugation | A processes in which organisms fuse, or attach themselves to each other. |
Budding | A bud forms as a small growth on the parent cell. |
Cell | The basic unit of life. |
Tissue | A group of similar cell that make up a function. |
Organ | A group of two of more type of tissue that works together. |
Organ system | A group of organs working together. |
Passive transport | The movement of subsistence through membranes without the use of cells energy. |
Osmosis | The movement of water particles through a membrane. |
Cellular respiration | Plants and animals use the energy from glucose through this processes. |
Active transport | When energy is required to move materials through a cell membrane this takes place. |
Cell cycle | Processes of growth,division, and replacement within cells. |
Mitosis | As the cells nucleus divides , each new cell receives a full set of chromosomes. |
Zygote | Two cells join to form a single cell called this. |
Meiosis | The nucleus of a cell divides twice in this processes. |
Fertilization | This occurs when a sperm cell joins an egg cell. |