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what is an antibiotic?
antibiotic is a type of medicine used to treat or prevent infections caused by bacteria (drugs)
what is pasteurization?
Pasteurization is a process of heating food or liquids (like milk, juice, or beer) to a specific temperature for a set time to kill harmful bacteria and pathogens
what is a protist?
A protist is a diverse, mostly single-celled eukaryotic organism (cells with a nucleus) that isn't a plant, animal, or fungus
what is a dysentery?
Dysentery is a severe intestinal infection causing inflammation, leading to frequent, watery diarrhea mixed with blood and mucus, abdominal cramps, fever, and dehydration.
Binary fission is a simple, asexual reproduction method where one parent cell splits into two genetically identical daughter cells
what is mushrooms?
mushroom is the visible, fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus.
what is an autotrophic?
An autotrophic organism is one that produces its own food from simple inorganic substances, using energy from sunlight (photoautotrophs) or chemical reactions (chemoautotrophs) to create organic compounds like sugars, forming the base of most food chains
what is a zooflagellate?
A zooflagellate is a single-celled, heterotrophic protozoan that uses one or more whip-like flagella for movement or to help it get food.These organisms are defined by their animal-like characteristics, specifically their lack of photosynthetic pigments (like chlorophyll), and are often parasitic or symbiotic with other organisms
what is an extremophile?
An extremophile is an organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions that are detrimental to most life on Earth
what is a mold?
A mold is a type of fungus, a simple microorganism found everywhere, that grows as fuzzy discolored patches (like on old food or damp walls) by breaking down organic matter, but it can also mean a hollow form for shaping things, or the act of shaping something, like molding clay or someone's character
what is a heterotroph?
A heterotroph is an organism that cannot make its own food and must get energy and nutrients by consuming other organisms (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria) or organic matter, acting as a consumer in the food chain
what are the common needs of a plant?
Plants need light, water, air (carbon dioxide), nutrients (from soil/fertilizer), and space/proper temperature
what is a symbiosis?
Symbiosis is a close, long-term interaction between two different species, where at least one organism benefits, and the relationship can be positive, negative, or neutral for the other partner
what is a yeast?
Yeast is a single-celled, eukaryotic microorganism that belongs to the Fungi kingdom.
what is saprophyte?
Saprophytes are organisms that feed on dead or decaying organic matter, such as dead plants and animals.
needs of a living thing?
Living things need air, water, food, and shelter to survive
what is a flagellum?
A flagellum (plural: flagella) is a long, whip-like appendage on cells, like bacteria, sperm, and some protists, that acts as a propeller for movement through liquid, functioning like a tiny motor to push or pull the organism forward via a rotating or S-shaped motion, helping them find food or escape danger
what is hyphae?
Hyphae (singular: hypha) are microscopic, thread-like filaments that form the body of fungi
what is an amoeba?
An amoeba is a single-celled protist, a microscopic organism known for its constantly changing, irregular shape and its unique way of moving and eating using temporary extensions of its cytoplasm called pseudopodia ("false feet")
how does malaria spread?
Malaria is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, which pass the malaria parasite into a person's bloodstream when they feed; the parasite then travels to the liver and infects red blood cells, with transmission also possible via blood transfusions, organ transplants, shared contaminated needles, or from mother to unborn baby, but not directly from person to person like a cold