The terms used for Ask IFAS organization are selected with consideration of the terminology used in UF/IFAS publications and programs, as well as the terms recommended by the U.S. National Agricultural Library Thesaurus (NALT) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's AGROVOC thesaurus.&nbsp;

Browse AskIFAS Terms

Tipos de tópicos Ask IFAS

Organisms

Organismos

Plants

Plantas

Animals

Aquatic

Aquatic Organisms

Organismos acuáticos 

Plants or fish cultivated for decorative rather than functional purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Ornamental Organisms

Organismos ornamentales

Beneficial

Beneficial Organisms

Organismos beneficiosos

Disease Vectors: Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another.

Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases

Vectores y enfermedades transmitidas por vectores

Chewing Organisms

Organismos que mastican

Soil Organisms

Organismos del suelo

Soil-dwelling beetles and grubs

Fungi

Hongos

Invertebrate organisms that live on or in another organism (the host), and benefit at the expense of the other. Traditionally excluded from definition of parasites are pathogenic bacteria; fungi; viruses; and plants; though they may live parasitically. [NALT]
An organism that lives at the expense of another (host) during some portion of its life cycle. Usually a parasite does not kill its host. [AGROVOC]

Parasites

Parásitos 

Microorganisms, viruses and parasites that can cause disease.

Pathogens

Patógenos 

A general term for organisms which may cause illness or damage to humans or to crops, livestock, or materials important to humans. [NALT]
An animal, plant, fungus or other organism that thrives in places where it is not wanted by people, for example in fields, with livestock, in forests or in gardens. [AGROVOC]

Narrower Topics

Plants

Animals

Aquatic Organisms

Ornamental Organisms

Beneficial Organisms

Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases

Chewing Organisms

Soil Organisms

Fungi

Parasites

Parasites

Pathogens

Pests

Species

Biting and Stinging Organisms

Bacteria

Publications

The Life of Lichen