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Which organisms are decomposers?

bacteria


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Motile organisms have the ability to _________

move around

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The principal food producers in water environments are _________________

algae

100

Athlete's foot and ringworm are human skin disorders caused by _____________

fungi

100

A pathogen is an organism that causes _________

disease

200

Which disease would most likely result in the permanent inability to have a child?

gonorrhea

200

The Anopheles mosquito carries the disease ______

malaria

200

A virus reproduces inside a cell called the _________

host

200

__________ are organisms that break down dead organisms.

Decomposers

200

Yeasts and mushrooms are classified in the 

group ______

fungi

300

Which is a characteristic of viruses?

They are not composed of cells

300

A close association between two different species or organisms is called __________

symbiosis

300

Coccus is __________shaped bacteria

round

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___________ are organisms that digest and absorb food materials from dead organisms.

Saprophytes

300

A __________ disease is a contagious disease that a person gets through sexual contact.

venereal

400

Bacteria are best described as....

microscopic and unicellular

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A simple organism made up of genetic material inside a protein coat is a ________________

virus

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Botulism is a dangerous type of ______________

food poisoning

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The first animals to inhabit the earth are thought to be ______________

monerans

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Protozoans digest food in structures called ______

food vacuole

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Organisms that cause disease are known as.....

pathogens

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Conjugation is a simple type of _____________ reproduction.

sexual

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The paramecium uses _____________ for locomotion.

cilia

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________ are examples of fungi that are used for food.

Mushrooms

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__________ tends to slow down the growth of bacteria.

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