VIRUSES
Include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches.
Flu Symptoms or Symptoms of viral infection
Long, thread-like structures forming fungal bodies.
Hyphae
Organisms made of a single cell.
Unicellular Protist
Plant-like plankton that perform photosynthesis.
Phytoplankton
Hair-like structures aiding in movement and feeding.
Cilia
Cell that a virus infects to replicate.
Host Cell
Tiny reproductive units spread by various means.
Spores
Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms.
Consumers
Animal-like plankton that consume other organisms.
Zoo Plankton
Process where viruses hijack host machinery.
Viral Replication
Virus that infects and replicates within bacteria.
Bacteriophage
Substances fungi release to break down matter.
Enzymes
Disease caused by sporozoan protists transmitted by mosquitoes.
Malaria
Animal-like protists that move and hunt for food.
Protozoa
Virus that uses RNA and converts it to DNA.
Retrovirus
Virus causes host cell to burst, releasing phages.
Lytic Cycle
Relationship where two species benefit each other.
Mutalism
Temporary cell extensions for movement and food capture.
Pseudopods
Parasitic protists often causing diseases in hosts.
Sporozoans
Mass of hyphae, main part of fungus.
Mycellium
Virus DNA integrates into host DNA, replicating with it.
Lysogenic Cycle
Gas produced by yeast during fermentation.
Carbon Dioxide
Genetic material exchange method for protist adaptation.
Conjugation
Protists feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.
Saprophytes
Medicinal compounds produced by some fungi.
Antibiotics