| A | B |
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| heterotroph | an organism that must consume other organisms for energy |
| chitin | makes up the cell walls of fungi |
| unicellular | an organism made up of one cell |
| protozoan | animal-like protist |
| flagella | a whip-like tail used for movement by flagellates |
| cilia | tiny hair-like structures used for movement by ciliates |
| pseudopodia | this is what an ameoba uses to move around and engulf its food. |
| diatoms | protists that come in many shapes and sizes; outer covering (shell) is made of silica |
| cellulose | this sugar is found in the cell walls of plant-like protists (and plants, too!) |
| autotroph | an organism capable of making its own food |
| algae | unicellular and multicellular photosynthetic protists |
| decomposers | fungi-like protists are ___; they break down dead, organic matter |
| autotroph | an organism that makes its own food |
| microbe | a microscopic organism |
| methanogen | an extremophile that produces methane gas |
| halophile | lives in very salty environments |
| thermophile | lives in very hot environments |
| gram negative bacteria | antibiotic resistant bacteria that have a cell wall made up of only a small amount of peptidoglycan |
| binary fission | asexual form of reproduction in which cell splits resulting in 2 identical cells |
| conjugation | exchange of genetic material between two cells |
| parasite | an organism of one species that feeds off of another species causing it harm |
| peptidoglycan | makes up the cell walls of bacteria |
| coccus | spherical shaped bacteria |
| bacillus | rod-shaped bacteria |
| endosymbiont hypothesis | an explanation of the evolution of eukaryotic cells |
| cuticle | waxy coating on the surface of leaves that prevents water loss |
| stomata | openings on the undersides of leaves the allow gases to enter or exit |
| phloem | transports food in plants |
| xylem | transports water and minerals in plants |
| monoecious | an organism that possesses both male and female reproductive structures |
| dioecious | an organism that possesses either male OR female reproductive structures; distince sexes |
| vascular plant | a plant that possesses vascular tissue (phloem and xylem) |
| bryophyte | mosses; non-vascular plants |
| gymnosperm | cone-bearing plant; "naked seeds" |
| angiosperm | flowering plant; "vessel seeds" |
| mycology | the study of fungi |
| hyphae | makes up the filaments of a fungi |
| mycelium | the body of a fungus; made up of numerous hyphae. |
| tissue | a group of cells that work together to perform a particular function |
| bilateral symmetry | exhibited when an organism can be cut into 2 halves |
| complete gut | tube within a tube; opening at both ends |
| incomplete gut | sac-like digestive system; one opening |
| zygote | an organism at 1 cell - right after sperm and egg unite |
| vertebrate | an organism that possesses vertebrae |
| photosynthesis | process in which sunlight, water, and CO2 is used to make sugar and O2 |
