Vocabulary #5 (Protist and Fungi)

Definitions:

1.protozoan: one-celled animal-like organism with a nucleus.
2.cilia: short hair like parts on the surface of the cell.
3. sporozoans: protozoans that reproduce by forming spores.
4.spores: special cells that develop into new organism.
5.algae: plantlike protists
6.multicellular: means that an organism has many different cells that do certain jobs for the organism.
7. slime mold: fungus like protists that are consumers.
8.hyphae: network of threadlike structures most fungi are made up.
9.sporangium fungi: fungi that produce spores in sporangia.
10.sporangia: structure on the tips of hyphae that make spores.
11.club fungi: fungi with club-shaped parts that produce spores.
12.sac fungi: produce spores in saclike structures.
13. budding; reproduction in which small part of the parent grows into a new organism.
14.mutualism: arrangement in which both organism are benefit.
15.lichen: a fungus and an organism with chlorophyll living together.

Illustrations;

1. protozoan;

2. cilia:

3. sporozoan:

4. spore:

5. algae:

6. multicellular:

7. slime mold:

8. hyphae:

9. sporangium fungi:

10. sporangia:

11. club fungi:

12. sac fungi:

13. budding;

14. mutualism:

15. lichen:

Vocabulary #4 (Viruses and Monerans)

Definitions:

1. Virus: it is made of chromosome-like part surrounded by a protein coat.
2. Host: is an organism that provides food for a parasite.
3. Parasite: is an organism that lives in or on another living thing and gets food from it.
4. Interferon: is a chemical substance that interferes with the way viruses reproduce.
5. Vaccines: substances made from weakened or dead viruses.
6. Bacteria: very small, one-celled monerans.
7. Colony: a group of similar cells growing next to each other that do not dependon each other.
8. Capsule: bacteria`s sticky outer layer.
9. Flagellum: long whiplike thread.
10. Fission: the process of one organism dividing into two organisms.
11. Asexual reproduction: the reproducing of a living thing from only one parent.
12. Endospore: is a thick-walled structure that forms inside the cell, enclosing the  all the nuclear material and some cytoplasm.
13. Saprophytes: are organism that use dead materials for food.
14. Decomposers: living things that get their food from breaking down dead matter into simpler chemicals.
15. Koch`s postulate: are steps for proving that a disease is caused by a certain microscopic organism.
16. Communicable diseases: diseases that can be passed form one organism into another.
17. Antibiotic: are chemical substances that kill or slow the grouth of bacteria.
18. Biotechnology: the use of living things to solve practical problems.
19. Pasteurization: the process of boiling milk to kill harmfull bacteria.
20. Blue-green bacteria: small, one-celled monerans that contain chlorophyll and can make their own food.

Illustration:

1. Virus

2. Host

3. Parasite

4. Interferon

5. Vaccine

6. Bacteria

7. Colony

8. Capsule

9. Flagellum

10. Fission

11. Asexual reproduction

12. Endospore

13. Saprophytes

14. Decomposers

15. Koch`s postulates

16. Communicable diseases

17. Antibiotics

18. Biotechnology

19. Pasteurization

20. Blue-green bacteria

Vocabulary #3 (Classification)

Definitions:

1. classify: to group things together based on similarities.
2. trait: a feature that a thing has.
3. kingdom: the largest group of living things.
4. phylum: the largest group within a kingdom.
5. class: the largest group within a phylum
6. order: the largest group within a class.
7. family: the largest group within an order.
8. genus: the largest group within a family.
9. species: the smallest group of living things.
10. scientific name: genus and species names together.
11. moneran: one-celled organism that don't have a nucleus.
12. protist: mostly one-celled organisms that have a nucleus and other cell parts.
13. fungi: organism that have cell walls and absorb food from their surroundings.
14. plant: multi-cellular organisms that have chlorophyll, and can make their own food.
15. animal: multi-cellular organisms that can't make their own food, and can move.

Illustrations:

1. classify

 2. trait

 3. kingdom

4. phylum

5. class

6. order

7, family

8. genus

9. species

10.scientific name

11. moneran

12. protist

13. fungi

14. plant

15. animal