Unit 1: Simple Living Things

Table of Contents

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Part 1: Cells

• Vocabulary
• The Cell
• Many different kinds of life
• Classifying life
• How science works
• Homework

Part 2: Fungi

• Vocabulary
• Not plants
• How fungi get food
• Mushrooms
• Molds
• Yeasts
• Fungi good and bad
• Homework

Part 3: Protists

• Animalcules
• Making more protists
• Amoeba
• Homework

Part 4: Monerans and Viruses

• Vocabulary
• Monerans
• Different kinds of bacteria
• Bacteria: helpful or harmful?
• Viruses
• Virus reproduction
• Viruses and disease
• Are viruses alive?
• Homework

Unit Review

References

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