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Microorganisms
Key Terms for Microbe Vocabulary Quiz - DDMS 7th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An irregular shaped, single celled organism, that moves using a pseudopod | Amoeba |
| Organism that is capable of making its own food | Autotroph |
| Hair-like structures on the outer part of a microorganism that help it to move | Cilia |
| A gel-like substance that helps to protect the cells organelles & hold them in place | Cytoplasm |
| A protist that can eat other organisms or make its own food, and moves using a flagellum | Euglena |
| Microorganisms that have a nucleus | Eukaryotes |
| A tail-like structure that helps a microorganism to move | Flagellum |
| Organism that is unable to make its own food, and must eat other organisms | Heterotroph |
| Organisms that are composed of many cells | Multicellular |
| A heterotrophic, unicellular protozoa, that moves using cilia | Paramecium |
| The process of reshaping the cell membrane to engulf solid particles of food | Phagocytosis |
| Microorganisms that do not contain a nucleus | Prokaryotes |
| Eukaryotes that cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi | Protists |
| An organism made of a single cell | Unicellular |
| A type of green algae, that forms spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells, and lives in freshwater habitats | Volvox |