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Protist
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Protozoans that are one-celled
A kingdom Examples: Amoeba, paramecium, euglena |
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Decomposition
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Living things that get their food from breaking down dead chemicals
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Protozoans
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Animal-like protists that hunt for food; amoeba, paramecium
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Autotrophs
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Organisms that can make their own food by using sunlight
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Heterotrophs
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Organisms that cannot make their own food. They need to eat other organisms to obtain food energy
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Parasite
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An organism that lives off of another organism.
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Multicellular
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More than one cell
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Unicellular
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A one-celled organism
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Flagella
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Whip-like tail that allows protists to move
Example: Euglena |
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Cilia
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Small hairs that allow protist to move'
Example: Paramecium |
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Monera
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Bacteria and cyano-bacteria that is one-celled
A kingdom Example: E-coli |
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Fission
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Splitting and dividing to reproduce from one cell into two cells
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Antibiotics
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Medicine that kills bacteria
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Pasteurization
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The process of heating liquids to kill harmful bacteria
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Anaerobic
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Bacteria that doesn't need oxygen to grow
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Antiseptic
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Fights against bacteria
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Aerobic
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Bacteria that needs oxygen to surive
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Agar
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Jelly-like material that has food in it. Bacteria grows in this.
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False Foot
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Cytoplasm that allows protists to move
Example: Amoebas |
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Algae
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Plant-like protists that make their own food.
Example: Volvox, euglena |
