Egg Cell - The female gamete, or sex cell, which carries the hereditary material of the female parent and unites with the male sperm cell during sexual reproduction.⏎
Endemic - The baseline level of disease usually present in a community.⏎
Disease - Any abnormal condition that affects all or part of an organism, resulting in symptoms such as pain or loss of function.⏎
Climate Change - The process of shifting from one prevailing state in regional or global climate to another. Climate change is typically the preferred term over “global warming” because it helps to convey that the characteristics of climate change are not limited to rising temperatures.⏎
Fungi - A taxonomic kingdom of spore-forming organisms distinct from plants, animals, and bacteria that includes microorganisms such as yeast and molds, as well as mushrooms.⏎