| A | B |
| Virus | small nonliving particle |
| Host | cell a parasite lives off |
| Parasite | organism that lives off a host |
| Bacteriophage | virus that attacks bacteria |
| Bacteria | Unicellular, prokaryotic organism |
| Flagellum | whiplike structure for locomotion |
| Binary Fission | asexual reproduction in bacteria |
| Conjugation | sexual reproduction in bacteria |
| Asexual Reproduction | one parent reproduction |
| Sexual Reproduction | two parent reproduction |
| Endospore | resting bacteria |
| Pasteurization | heating a liquid to kill bacteria |
| Decomposer | breaks down dead material |
| Protist | Unicellular, eukaryotic organism |
| Protozoan | animal-like protist |
| Pseudopod | "false-foot" |
| Contractile Vacuole | regulates water in cells |
| Cilia | hair-like structures for locomotion |
| Symbiosis | a relationship between organisms |
| Mutualism | a relationship in which both organisms benefit |
| Algae | plant-like protist |
| Spore | reproductive structure of a fungi begins as a tiny cell |
| Fungi | Eukaryotes that have cell walls and are heterotrophs |
| Hyphae | thread-like structures that form the bodies of fungi |
| Budding | cell grows from the body of a parent |
| Lichen | combination of a fungus and algae |