variety of life

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  • Created on: 05-12-12 22:13
chloroplast
an organelle found in plant cells and some protoctist cells that can capture energy from light for use in photosynthesis
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hypha
a single thread of fungal mycelium (plural hyphae)
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mycelium
a mass of hyphae that form the main body of a fungus
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plasmid
a small circle of genetic material found in some bacteria in addition to the circular chromosome
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saprotrophic nutrition
the digestion of dead food outside the body, as in fungi
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chitin
a fibrous carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of fungi
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lactobacillus bulgaricus
the bacteria used in yoghurt production
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pathogen
an organism that causes disease in another living organism
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bacteriophage
a virus that infects bacteria
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malaria
the disease caused by the proctist called plasmodium, which is carried by the mosquito
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parasite
an entity that can only reproduce inside the cells of another organism
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glycogen
animals and fungi store their excess carbohydrates as this
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starch
plants store their excess carbohydrates as this
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protein coat
surrounds the RNA or DNA strand in viruses
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tobacco mosaic virus
this parasite causes discolouration of leaves in the tobacco plant
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chlorella
a protoctist that looks like a plant cell because it contains chloroplasts and photosynthesises
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pneumococcus
a spherical bacteria that can cause pneumonia in humans
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hypha

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a single thread of fungal mycelium (plural hyphae)

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mycelium

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plasmid

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Card 5

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saprotrophic nutrition

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