| A | B |
| cell | basic unit of life |
| property | quality that describes the object |
| organism | living thing that carries out the basic life activities |
| microscope | instrument used to magnify things |
| organelle | tiny structure inside cell |
| kingdom | one of 5 groups into which living things are classified |
| biology | the study of living things |
| taxonomy | the science of classifying organisms |
| microorganisms | an organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope |
| protist | an organism that is usually one celled and has organelles |
| algae | protists that live in water and make their own food |
| protozoan | a protist that has animal like qualities |
| flagellum | a whip like tail |
| cilia | hair like structures |
| psuedopod | part of one celled organisms that works like a foot |
| amoeba | a protozoan with a pseudopod |
| fungus | an organism that decomposes matter |
| decompose | to break down |
| parasite | an organism that absorbs food from living things |
| monera | a one celled organism that does NOT have organelles |