1. Monerans, Viruses, and Protista

2. Host: an organism that a parasite feeds on
Vocabulary
Host: an organism that a parasite feeds on
Parasite: organism gets food by living in or on an organism

3. MONERA Unicellular (one cell) without a nucleus Microorganism (small)- organism that can only be seen under a microscope Structure: ___Flagella____ Flagella: used for movement such as propelling forward

4. Harmful bacteria cause sickness and food spoilage
Destroyed by anti-biotics
Helpful bacteria are used in environmental oil spills and fertilizer, digestion of food, and production of antibiotics (medicine used to kill harmful bacteria)
Example: Yogurt and Cheese

5. Viruses
Tiny particles that invade a host cell
Cannot reproduce on their own, need other living cells
Parasites: lives in or on a host cell
**HARMFUL**
Causes diseases such as the flu, stomach virus, cold, chicken pox, HIV(AIDS)
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6. ANTIBIOTICS DO NOT help destroy the virus
Vaccines: dead or weakened strain of a virus that causes an immune response(antibodies)
*helps to prevent you from getting the disease*
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7. Protists Unicellular (one cell) with a nucleus They usually live in water. Some protists move around, while others stay in one place Examples of protists include some algae, paramecium, and amoeba Video

8. Amoeba Amoeba moves with pseudopods Kingdom: Protist
Unicellular or Multicellular
Reproduce asexually (one parent)
Animal like
Heterotroph: must eat to gain energy
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9. Paramecium Paramecium moves with cilia Kingdom: Protist
Unicellular or Multicellular
Reproduce asexually (one parent)
Animal like
Heterotroph: must eat to gain energy
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10. Euglena Euglena moves with flagella Kingdom: Protist
Unicellular or Multicellular
Reproduce asexually(one parent)
Animal like AND Plant Like
Autotroph: can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis
AND
Heterotroph: must eat to gain energy
Contains chloroplast to help with photosynthesis
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