Question | Answer |
Homeostasis | The maintenance of stable internal conditions |
autotroph | organisms that make their own food |
heterotroph | organisms that do not make their own food |
pseudopod | a false foot used for feeding and locomotion in some protists |
parasite | an organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm |
hyphae | the branching thread like tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi |
algal bloom | the rapid growth of algae when nutrients in the water increase |
unicellular | a single celled organism |
multicellular | an organism with many cells |
eukaryote | an organism whose cells contain a nucleus |
prokaryote | an organism whose cells are lacking a nucleus |
binary fission | asexual reproduction where the cell divides into two identical cells |
taxonomy | the study of how living things are classified |
virus | a tiny, non-living particle that enters into your body and then reproduces |
algae | plant like protists |
bacteriophage | a virus that infects bacteria |
endospore | a thick walled resting cell that forms inside of a cell when conditions become harsh. |
flagellum | a whip-like structure that a cell uses for locomotion |
cilia | the hair like structures that a cell uses for locomotion |
protozoan | animal like protist |
slime molds | fungi-like protists |
binomial nomenclature | the Linneaus naming system |
bacteria | single celled organisms |
spore | a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism (helps to reproduce) |
fungi | eukaryotes, heterotrophs, cell wall, feed by absorbing their food and use spores to reproduce |
conjucation | sexual reprouction where two parent cells transfer genetic material on a bridge. The new bacteria then divides using binary fission. |
active virus | a virus that gets into your body, immediately attaches to a cell and starts to reproduce showing symptoms right away |
hidden virus | a virus that gets into your body but does not attach to a cell until the conditions are right for them to reproduce |
lichen | fungus and algae mutualism |
paramecium | type of protozoa |
pathogen | something that causes disease |