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1
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A tiny, non-living particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell

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Virus

2
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An organism that a parasite lives with, in, or on, and which provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for the parasite

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Host

3
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An organism that benefits by living with, on, or in a host in a parasitism interaction

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Parasite

4
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A substance used in a vaccination that consist of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the body to produce chemicals that destroy the pathogens

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Vaccine

5
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Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus prokaryotes

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Bacteria

6
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An organisms that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returning raw materials to the soil and water

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Decomposer

7
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An eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus

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Protist

8
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Plantlike protists

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Algae

9
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An eukaryotic organism that has cells walls, uses spores to reproduce and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing its food

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Fungus`

10
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The combination of a fungus and either an algae or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a relationship that benefits both organisms

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Lichen

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