1. microbiology
Vocab

2. Take that, DUKE FANS!

3. An organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista.

4. FUNGUS
An organism whose cells have nuclei, rigid cell walls, and no chlorophyll and that belongs to the kingdom Fungi.

5. PARASITE
An organism that feeds on an organism of another species and that usually harms the host; the host never benefits from the presence of this.

6. HOST
An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.

7. GENETIC ENGINEERING
The act of taking genetic material (DNA) from one organism and introducing it into the genes of another organism to change the new organism’s characteristics

8. I COACH AT PUKE UNIVERSITY

9. BIOREMEDIATION
The biological treatment of hazardous wastes by living organisms.

10. PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
Bacteria that can cause disease.

11. ANTIBIOTIC
Medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms.

12. VIRUS
A microscopic particle that gets inside of a cell and often destroys the cell.

13. NONINFECTIOUS DISEASE
A disease that cannot be spread from one individual to another

14. INFECTIOUS DISEASE
A disease that is caused by pathogens and that can be spread from one individual to another.

15. PATHOGEN
A virus, microorganism, or other organism that causes disease.

16. Vector
An organism that transmits a pathogen from a host to a new organism

17. MUTAGEN
Substances that cause an organism’s cells to mutate.

18. IMMUNITY
The ability to resist or to recover from an infectious disease.

19. EPIDEMIC
Outbreak of a disease that affects a large number of individuals within a population or a community

20. pandemic
An epidemic that spreads across a large region or continent or possibly even worldwide

21. EVERYBODY TAKE A DEEP BREATH!