Class 8 ISO Organisms Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the key organisms, their biological types, and fundamental characteristics for Class 8 ISO preparation.

Rhizopus

A genus of saprophytic fungi commonly known as bread mold, characterized by thread-like hyphae and sporangia used for spore reproduction.

Mastoct

An organism categorized among cyanobacteria or micro-organisms studied in basic biological classification.

Claminodomnus

A genus of unicellular green algae equipped with flagella for motility and chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

Fuchus

A genus of multicellular brown algae found in marine intertidal habitats.

Gelidium

A genus of red algae (Rhodophyta) widely known as a primary natural source for extracting agar.

Escherichia

A genus of rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria commonly existing as part of the normal gut flora in warm-blooded organisms.

Penicillium

A genus of fungi essential in food spoilage, natural decomposition, and the commercial production of the antibiotic penicillin.

Giardia

A genus of microscopic, flagellated protozoan parasites that colonize the small intestines of host organisms.

Anabena

A genus of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) capable of nitrogen fixation and forming filamentous colonies.

Vulvox

A genus of freshwater green algae that forms hollow spherical colonies comprising thousands of individual cells.

Sumodomonas

A genus of Gram-negative bacteria found in diverse environmental habitats, including soil and aquatic ecosystems.

Euglena

A unicellular flagellated organism that exhibits both autotrophic (photosynthetic) and heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

Paramecium

A slipper-shaped unicellular protozoan covered with fine hair-like structures called cilia used for movement and feeding.

Amoeba

A single-celled protozoan that constantly changes its shape and ingests food using temporary projections called pseudopodia.

Aspergillus

A common genus of saprophytic mold fungi that forms characteristic spore-bearing structures.