biodiversity and classification of micro organisms

Question 1

what is unicellular?

Answer 1

unicellular is a organism that has only one cell

Question 2

what is multicellular?

Answer 2

is an organism made of many cells

Question 3

what is biodiversity?

Answer 3

is the variety of organisms found in an area or on earth

Question 4

VIRUSES

what is a virus?

Answer 4

viruses are placed in a separated group since the display some non living as well as living characteristics

Question 5

what is a capsid?

Answer 5

a capsid is a protein coat surrounding the nucleic material of a virus

Question 6

what is acellular?

Answer 6

non cellular

Question 7

what is a obligate parasite?

Answer 7

it is a forced parasitic organism that cannot complete its life cycle

Question 8

what is pathogenic

Answer 8

is an organism that causes diseases

Question 9

what is bacteriophage

Answer 9

it is a type of virus that infects bacteria

Question 10

what is a nucleoid?

Answer 10

it is an irregularly shaped region within the cell of prokaryote

Question 11

the structure and characteristics of viruses

Answer 11

viruses are microscopic

consists of a core of either DNA OR RNA enclosed with a capsid

have variety in shape

cannot feed, respire or excrete waste

does not have a cytoplasm or a membrane bound in organelles

are acellular

does not have chlorophyll therefore cannot make their own food