Science Vocabulary

3. Reproduction involving only one parent producing identical offspring as the parent
4. A small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell
6. Diseases that pass from one organism to another
9. A long, whiplike structure extending outside the cell
10. Cell region containing gel-like material inside of the cell membrane
11. The process of breaking down food to release for energy
13. An organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or other organism
14. An organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the hose
15. A form of asexual reproduction in which a cell divides into two identical cells
17. A poison that can harm an organism
18. A tiny structure in the cytoplasm that makes proteins

1. A stimulating substance in the body that produces chemicals that combat viruses, bacteria, or other disease-causing organisms
2. A small, nonliving particle that invades and harms cells
5. Organism that breaks down large chemicals in in dead organisms
7. The process in which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism
8. A virus that infects bacteria
12. A chemical that kills bacteria without harming the person's cells
16. Reproduction involving two parents creating a new organism with new genetic material