microbilogy - microbes Flashcards
1
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microorganism
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tiny organism that is too small to see with the naked human eye
2
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prokaryotes
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organisms with simple cells with no no nuclei or other membrane bound organelles
3
Q
eukaryotes
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organisms whos cells have a nucleus as well as other membrane bound organelles
4
Q
organelles
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specialized part of a cell with a specific function
5
Q
SI unit
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a physical unit in the metric system eg. meters
6
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SI prefix
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these indicate the multiplication and division by a power of 10 that she SI unit has
7
Q
name the 6 Kingdoms
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plantae
fungi
animalia
protista
bacteria
archaea
8
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multicellular
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an organism consisting of more than one cell
9
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Unicellular
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an organism consisting of a single cell
