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classifaction and 6 kingdoms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| species | a group of organisms that reproduce among themselves |
| taxonomy | a branch of biology taet names and groups organisms according to thier characteristics and evolutionary history |
| dichotomous key | instrument used to identify an organism based on certain characteristics |
| metabolism | a set of chemical reactions that allow an organism to maintain life |
| prokaryotic | cell with no nucleus such as bacteria |
| eukaryotic | cell with a nucleus |
| unicellular | one cell organism |
| multicellular | many celled organism |
| autotroph | an organism that makes its own food |
| heterotroph | an organism that consumes its own food |
| binary fission | splits in two |
| conjugation | sexual reproduction in bacteria |
| anaerobic | no air |
| aerobic | with air |
| diploid | the full number of chromosomes |
| haploid | half the regular number of chromosomes |
| xylem | carries water and nutrients in a plant |
| phloem | carries food in a plant |
| phototropism | growth toward light |
| hydrotrophism | growth towards water |
| sessile | organism that can not move |
| hermaphrodite | an organism that contains both male and female sex organs |
| decomposers | break down dead or decaying |
| regeneration | organism regrows a body part |
| exskeleton | outside skeleton |
| endoskeleton | inside skeleton |
| ecothermic | cold blooded organism |
| endothermic | warm blooded organism |
Created by:
robichaux1
on 2010-02-03