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Science Gallager Dec
Mr. GallagherÅ› Grade 7 Test Wednesday, Dec. 15
Term | Definition |
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Kingdom /KING dom/ | One of the five groups into which living things are classified |
Classify /CLASS i fy/ | to put something in a group. |
biology /by OL o gee/ | the study of living things |
taxonomy /tax ON o mee/ | the science of classifying organisms based on the features they share. |
microorganisms /my CROW or gan izms/ | An organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope |
Micro- /MY crow/ | micro means small |
protist /PRO tist/ | an organism that usually is one-celled and has plant-like or animal-like properties. |
Algae (AL gee) | protists that make their own food and usually live in water. |
Protozoan /pro TOE zo an/ | a protist that has animal-like qualities. |
Flagellum /FLAH gell um/ | A whip-like tail that helps some one-celled organism move. |
Cilia /SILL e ah/ | hair-like structures that help some one-celled organisms move |
Pseudopod /SOOO doh pod/ | part of some one-celled organisms that sticks out like a foot to move the cell along |
Amoeba /AH me bah/ | a protozoan that moves by pushing out parts of the cell |
Fungus /FUNG us/ | an organism that usually has many cells and decomposes (becomes rotten) material for its food. |
Decompose /DEE com pose/ | to breakdown or decay matter into simpler substances |
Parasite /PARA site/ | an organism that absorbs food from a living organism and harms it. |
Moneran /MON er an/ | an organism, usually one-celled that does not have organelles. |