| A | B |
| Moneran | Single celled organism that lack a nucleus and many other cell structures |
| Bacteria | Another term for moneran |
| Colony | A groups of organisms that live together in close assiciation |
| Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food |
| Parasite | An organism that survives by living on or in a host organism and harm it |
| Host | Living things that provide a home and/or food for another organism |
| Decomposer | Break down dead organisms into simpler substances |
| Autotroph | This type of bacteria produces oxygen |
| Symbiosis | A relationship in which one organism lives on, in, or near another organism and at least one of the organisms benefits |
| Anitbiotic | Natural chemicals produced by bactera that are used to fight disease |
| Flagellum (flagella) | A long, thin whiplike structure that propels a bacterium through its liquid environment |
| Endospore | Small internal resting cell |
| Capsule | A coating on some bacteria that protects the cell |
| Cell Membrane | Controls which substances enter and leave the cell |
| Hereditary Material | the "dna" of a cell that is NOT located in a nucleus |
| Cytoplasm | A jelly-like mixture of substances that makes up most of the cell |
| Cell Wall | A tough rigid structure that surrounds, supports, shapes, and protects the cell |