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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| endospore | small, rounded thick walled resting cell, that forms inside a bacterial cell |
| Bacteria | prokaryotes, very small, spherical, rod shaped, or spiral |
| fungus, fungi | eukaryotes, cell walls, uses spores to reproduce, hetero |
| hypha, hyphae | thread-like tubes that make up the body of the multicellular fungi |
| conjugation | when a bacterium transfers through a thin threadlike bridge that joins 2 cells |
| binary fission | bacteria that reproduces asexually in which one cell divides into another |
| fruiting body | the reproductive structure of a fungus that contains many hyphae and produces spores |
| cell | it is the basic unit of all living structure and function in an organism |
| controlled experiment | someone who performs 2 tests that are identical except for one factor |
| genus | a classification group that contains closely related organisms |
| bacteriophage | a virus that infects bacteria |
| host | an organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or another organism |
| virus | a tiny non living particle that enters and reproduces inside the living cell |
| parasite | an organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm |
| budding | a form of sexual reproduction of yeast in which new cells grow out of the body or a parent |
| evolution | the process by which species gradually change over time |
| unicellular | single-celled organism |
| multicellular | many celled organism |
| stimulus | an organisms reaction to change |
| response | when an organism reacts to a stimulus with a response |
| development | the process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more advanced organism |
| spontaneos generation | a mistake that living things could arise from non living things |
| autotrophs | organisms that make their own food |
| heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food |
| classification | the process of grouping things based on their similarities |
| taxonomy | the scientific study of how living things are classified |
| binomial nomenclature | linnaeus gave each organism a two part scientific name |
| species | is a group of similar organisms that con reproduce offspring |
| asexual reproduction | only 1 parent that makes one identical to the parent |
| sexual reproduction | 2 parents who combine their genetic material to make new organism |
| flagellum | ling whip like structure that helps the cell move |
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