1. Medical Resident Vocabulary Microbiology
8th Grade

2. The study of microscopic organisms.
Microbiology

3. An organism whose cells lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
Prokaroyote

4. Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
Eukaryote

5. Unicellular, aquatic protist that move around by pseudopods.
Amoeba

6. Ciliates that live mostly in freshwater
Ciliates that live mostly in freshwater. Paramecium have an oval body and long oral groove.
Paramecium

7. Type of unicellular protist that is photosynthetic and ingests food, typically found in freshwater environments.
Euglena

8. Organisms consisting of only one cell.
Unicellular

9. Organisms consisting of many cells.
Multicellular

10. A form of asexual reproduction in which one parent cell divides to form two identical cells (for unicellular organisms).
Binary Fission

11. The reproductive process that involves two parents who combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents.
Sexual Reproduction

12. The reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
Asexual Reproduction

13. Unicellular microorganisms that function in disease, decomposition or can play beneficial roles.
Bacteria are prokaryotes.
Bacteria

14. A group of organism including both unicellular and multicellular that has cell walls, use spores to reproduce, and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing dead or decaying matter.
Fungi

15. A small, nonliving particle that consists of genetic materials
A small, nonliving particle that consists of genetic materials. The particle invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.
Virus

16. A disorder that prevents an organism from carrying out normal life functions properly.
Disease

17. An organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host.
Parasite

18. An organism that provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for a virus or for another organism.
Host

19. An agent that carries the disease causing pathogen to other organisms to be infected.
Vector

20. A protein created in the blood and body tissues by the immune system to neutralize or destroy sources of disease.
Antibody

21. A drug that can kill bacteria without harming a person’s cells.
Antibiotic

22. Antibiotic Resistance
The ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic.
Antibiotic Resistance

23. A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism.
Ex. Fungi
Spores

24. The increased occurrence of cases of diseases in excess of what normally would be expected in a defined community, season, or geographical areas.
Outbreak

25. A spread of an infectious disease or illness in one geographical area.
Ex: city, state, region
Epidemic

26. The spread of an infectious disease or illness on a GLOBAL scale.
Pandemic

27. A substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of chemicals that destroy specific viruses, bacteria, or other disease- causing organisms.
Ex. A weakend or death pathogen, such as bateria or virus.
Vaccine

28. A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body, promotes antibodies.
Antigen

29. Communicable/Contagious Disease
Disease that can be transmitted between people.
Communicable/Contagious Disease

30. An organism that causes disease.
Pathogen

31. Type of antibiotic
Penicillin