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Food, nourishment
Trophozoite—the feeding stage of protozoa |
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To love
Extremophile—an organism that has adapted to (“loves”) extreme environments |
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To live
Microbe—to “live small” |
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Other
Heterotroph—an organism that requires nutrients from other organisms |
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Self
Autotroph—an organism that “feeds by itself” |
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Light
Phototroph—an organism that uses light as an energy source |
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Chemical
Chemotroph—an organism that uses chemicals rather than light for energy |
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Rotten
Saprobe—an organism that lives on dead organic matter |
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Salt
Halophile—an organism that can grow in high-salt environments |
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Heat
Thermophile—an organism that grows at high temperatures |
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Cold
Psychrophile—an organism that grows at cold temperatures |
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Air (O2)
Aerobe—an organism that uses oxygen in metabolism |
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