Science Ch. 7 Vocab

Question 1

A tiny, non-living particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell

Answer 1

Virus

Question 2

An organism that a parasite lives with, in, or on, and which provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for the parasite

Answer 2

Host

Question 3

An organism that benefits by living with, on, or in a host in a parasitism interaction

Answer 3

Parasite

Question 4

A substance used in a vaccination that consist of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the body to produce chemicals that destroy the pathogens

Answer 4

Vaccine

Question 5

Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus prokaryotes

Answer 5

Bacteria

Question 6

An organisms that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returning raw materials to the soil and water

Answer 6

Decomposer

Question 7

An eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus

Answer 7

Protist

Question 8

Plantlike protists

Answer 8

Algae

Question 9

An eukaryotic organism that has cells walls, uses spores to reproduce and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing its food

Answer 9

Fungus`

Question 10

The combination of a fungus and either an algae or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a relationship that benefits both organisms

Answer 10

Lichen