Sci DA

• Organic molecules


  Simple molecules that gradually formed more complex structures
• DNA (Deoxyribose nucleic acid)


  Provides a stable and efficient way to store genetic information, which is essential for the processes of evolution and the diverse life forms
• Microbiology


  The study of microbes
• Microbiologist


  Studies the growth and characteristics of micro-organisms
• Micro-organisms can be seen only under the microscope
• Antony van Leeuwenhoek first observed microorganisms under the microscope
• Micro-organisms


  • Bacteria
  • Archaea
  • Fungi
  • Protozoa
  • Viruses
• Virus


  Considered to be living only in the presence of a host cell, outside the host's body it behaves as a non-living cell
• Cell


  The fundamental unit of life
• Types of organisms


  • Prokaryotic
  • Eukaryotic
• Unicellular organisms


  Organisms with only a single cell that performs all the activities of the cell
• Multicellular organisms


  Organisms with many cells that are differentiated to perform specific functions
• Bacteria are unicellular microorganisms found everywhere on Earth, including extreme environments like hot springs and deep sea vents.