Microbiology Vocab

5. are prokaryotic single-celled organisms
7. are organisms that lack tissue differentiation, are unicellular and exhibit diversity of form and size
10. Able to be passed easily from one person to another
11. a single-celled organism
12. Confined to one region/city or place
13. are nonliving particles of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and a protein coat. Viruses need a host cell to reproduce (smallest)
14. May also be caused by a pathogen. They are contagious.
16. living things that cause human diseases.
17. an organism that consists of more than one cell

1. science explores microscopic organisms including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites, and some fungi and agale.
2. A global outbreak/spread of viruses
3. is an organism that feeds on another individual, the host. They either live on or in their host’s body
4. animal-like protists are called protozoa. Like animals, they can move and they are heterotrophs
6. Organism that is infected with diseases agent (virus, bacteria, etc.) where it grows and reproduces.
8. A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth without harming body cells
9. Are among the most widespread illnesses in humans caused by viruses
13. Substances prepared from killed or weakened pathogens and introduced into a body to produce immunity
15. are nonphotosynthetic organisms and most are multicellular. Many obtain energy ad nutrients from dead organic matter