Unicellular or Multicellular

• Cell


  The basic unit of structure and function in living things
• unicellular organism


  An organism made up of one cell.
• Multicellular organisms


  Organism made up of many cells
• animal


  an organism that consumes other organisms for food.
• plant


  multicellular eukaryote that produces its own food through photosynthesis
• Fungi


  An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment.
• Protoctists


  microscopic, single-celled organisms
• Prokaryote


  A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
• Eukaryote


  organism whose cells contain a nucleus
• cell membrane


  A cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell.
• cell wall


  A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
• Nucleus


  Control center of the cell
• Cytoplasm


  A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the mitochondria are suspended
• Chloroplasts


  Site of photosynthesis
• Vacuole


  A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area
• Flagellum


  A long, hairlike structure that grows out of a cell and enables the cell to move.
• Plasmid DNA


  A ring of DNA capable of replicating itself. Found in bacteria commonly.
• Bacterial DNA


  circular DNA molecule
• contractile vacuole


  pump water out of cell
• food vacuole


  small cavity in the cytoplasm of protists that temporarily stores food
• Pseudopod


  A temporary, foot-like extension of a cell, used for locomotion or engulfing food
• macronucleus


  in many protoctists, the larger of the two types of cell nuclei
• micronucleus


  the smaller, reproductive nucleus found in some protoctists
• Oral Grove


  where a paramecium takes in food
• anal pore


  structure that paramecium use to remove wastes
• Cillia


  Tiny hairlike extensionsthat move together in a sweeping motion
• Eyespot


  Group of cells that can detect changes in the amount of light in the environment
• Multicellular organisms (Example)


  Animal, Plant, Most Fungi
• Unicellular organisms (Example)


  Prokaryotes, Most protoctists
• Animal (Example)


  Humans
• Plant (Example)


  flower
• Fungi (Example)


  Mushroom
• Prokaryote (Example)


  Bacteria and Archaea
• Protoctists (example)


  Algae, Kelp, Amoeba, Paramecium
• Decomposer


  An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
• Decomposer (Example)


  Protoctists, bacteria and fungi
• Detritivore


  organism that eats dead organic matter
• Detritivore (Example)


  Earthworms
• extracellular digestion


  Digestion that takes place outside of the cell.
• Pathogens


  organisms that cause disease