domingo, 17 de abril de 2011

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:

domingo, 3 de abril de 2011

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


viernes, 1 de abril de 2011

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