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Flashcards of key vocabulary terms and definitions from the lecture.
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Protists
Diverse group of mostly unicellular eukaryotes that exhibit a wide range of habitats, mobility, and resource acquisition.
Fungi
Heterotrophic eukaryotes closely related to animals, mostly multicellular, with interactions ranging from mutualism to parasitism.
Decomposers
Break down dead organic material.
Cyanobacteria, algae
Primary producers of oxygen.
Nitrogen fixation
Convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into useable nitrogen (NH3).
Pathogens and endoparasites
Live inside their hosts, affecting life history traits, population growth, distribution and range, behavior, and evolution.
Viruses
Obligate intracellular parasites found in all living organisms; possess either a DNA or RNA genome enclosed in a protein capsid and use the host to replicate their genome.
Zoonosis
Spread of animal viruses to humans.
Antibiotics
Key management tool for bacterial pathogens.
Plasmodium
Protozoan pathogens that cause malaria, vectored by mosquitos.
Fungal pathogens
Plant pathogens that cause rust, smut, blight, wilt, and have ecological and economic impact.
Chytrid fungus
Fungus impacting amphibians.
Horizontal gene transfer
Recombination between species, resulting in novel genes.
Plasmids
Mobile DNA with genetic variation that facilitates the rapid spread of resistant genes.
Vaccines
Introduces antigens that prime the immune system for a future infection.