| A | B |
| organism | any living thing |
| bacteria | one kind of organism |
| DNA | the blueprints for the cell |
| mutation | a mistake in the copying of DNA |
| evolution | changes organisms make to better suit their enviroment |
| antibiotics | a chemical that distroys or weakens harmful microorganisms |
| immune system | a part of the body |
| antiseptics | rubbing alcohal, listerine |
| disinfectants | heals infected part of body |
| vaccine | simulates the body to get antibodies |
| photosynthesis | the food making process that involves chlorophyll |
| respiration | energy released from food |
| autotrophs | organisms that make their own food |
| heterotrophs | cannot mak their own food |
| virus | a disease causing parasite |
| Moneran | tiny organisms that consist of 1 cell |
| colony | a group of organisms that are attached of living together |
| nucleus | contains DNA, controls the cell |
| microbe | very tiny single celled creature |
| endospore | a small, internal resting cell |
| symbiosis | a partnership |
| parasite | an organism that survives by living on or in a host organism |
| host | a living thing that provides a home and/ or food for a parasite |