Prokaryotes
Tiny organisms that don't have a nucleus.
What are Prokaryotes?
Tiny particles that can make you sick but aren't alive.
What are viruses?
Tiny living things with a nucleus (like amoebas).
What are protists?
Fungi cell walls contain this polymer, also found in insect exoskeletons.
What is chitin?
Bacteria in yogurt are an example of this.
What are helpful bacteria?
The two main types of prokaryotes.
What are Bacteria and Archaea?
The protein coat around a virus.
What is a capsid?
This malaria-causing protist is transmitted by mosquitoes.
What is Plasmodium?
The thread-like parts that make up a fungus.
What are hyphae?
Viruses cause these, like colds and flu.
What are diseases?
Some bacteria move using this whip-like tail.
What is a flagellum?
A virus that infects bacteria.
What is a bacteriophage?
These photosynthetic protists form the base of aquatic food chains and produce much of Earth’s oxygen.
What are phytoplankton?
How fungi eat by absorbing nutrients.
What is external digestion?
Fungi that break down dead leaves and trees.
What are decomposers?
Prokaryotes that live in very hot or salty places.
What are extremophiles?
The common cold is caused by this type of virus.
What is an RNA virus?
Protists like Paramecium use these hair-like structures for movement.
What are cilia?
Fungi help plants by connecting to their roots in this partnership.
What is mycorrhizae?
This viral disease, transmitted by mosquitoes, causes severe birth defects.
What is the Zika virus?
How bacteria reproduce by splitting in half.
What is binary fission?
How viruses make copies inside living cells.
What is taking over the cell?
This blob-like protist moves by stretching its body into "false feet." It can also eat your brain.
What is an amoeba?
Medicine from fungi that fights bacterial infections.
What is penicillin?
Dangerous bacteria that antibiotics can't kill easily.
What are superbugs?