viruses
a tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell
virus
organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms
Decomposer
the process of reproducing more viruses using a host cell and a virus's nucleic acids
replication
form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
binary fission
an organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or another organism
host
a jel-like fluid that moves structures throughout the cell
cytoplasm
chemicals which produce color
pigment
branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi
hyphae
one bacterium transfers some genetic material to another bacterium through a threadlike bridge
conjugation
an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person & causes harm
parasite
chemical factories where proteins are produced
ribosomes
false foot" or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans
psuedopod
form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body of a parent
budding
a cell being broken down by replicating viruses the bursting/death of a cell
lysis
a substance introduced into the body to help produce chemicals that destroy specific viruses
vaccine
small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell
endospore
saclike organelles that expand to collect excess water and contract to squeeze the water out of the cell
contractile vacuole
organism made of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria that live together in a mutualistic relationship
lichen
the process of breaking down food to release energy
cellular respiration
hairlike projections that extend from the plasma membrane and are used for locomotion
cilia
reproductive structure of a fungus that contains many hyphae and produces spores
fruiting bodies