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Fritz Science
Simple Organisms
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04/21/2010

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decompose
Definition
to break down or decay matter into simpler substances
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parasite
Definition
an organism that absorbs food froma living organism and harms it
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moneran
Definition
single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus
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flagella
Definition
hairlike stuctures tht bacteria use to move
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coccus
Definition
round bacteria
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bacillus
Definition
rod-shaped bacteria
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spirillum
Definition
spiral-shaped bacteria
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fungi
Definition
plantlike organisms that lack chlorophyll - plural term
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chitin
Definition
hard substance that makes up the cell walls fo fungi
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stalk
Definition
stemlike part of a mushroom
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cap
Definition
umbrella-shaped part of a mushroom
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gills
Definition
structures that produce mushroom spores
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rhizoids
Definition
rootlike structures that anchor fungi
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protist
Definition
simple organisms that have a true nucleus
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protozoan
Definition
one celled animal-like protist that cannot make its own food
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algae
Definition
plant-like group of protists that can make their own food
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slime mold
Definition
protists that have two life stages
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microorganism
Definition
an organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope
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cilia
Definition
hairlike stuctures that help some one-celled organisms move
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pseudopod
Definition
part of some one-celled organisms that sticks out like a foot to move the cell along
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amoeba
Definition
a protozoan that moves by pushing out parts of its cell
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paramecium
Definition
a protozoan that moves by using hairlike cilia
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euglena
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a protozoan that behaves like both plants and animals
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kingdom
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one of the five groups into which living things are classified
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fungus
Definition
an organism that usually has many cells and decomposes material for its food - singular term
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