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Taxonomy Groups

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Definition
cell   the smallest unit of an organism that performs life functions  
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nucleus   a structure found in eukaryotic cells that contain DNA and is responsible for controlling the activities of the cell  
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Eukaryotic   a cell containing a membrane- enclosed nucleus and organelles  
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Prokaryotic   a cell lacking a nucleus or any other membrane - enclosed organelles  
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unicellular   an organism made up of a single cell  
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multicellular   an organism made up of more than 1 cell  
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classification   the process of grouping things based on similarities  
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taxonomy   the branch of science that formally names and classifies organisms by their structure, function and relationship  
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Domain   the highest and largest rank of grouping organisms. Three: Archea, Bacteria and Eukarya  
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Domain Bacteria   prokaryotic single- celled organism that lacks a nucleus in its cell  
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Domain Archea   prokaryotic single- celled organism that lacks a nucleus in its cell and can live in extreme enviroments  
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Domain Eukarya   organisms with cells that contain a nucleus  
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Kingdom   a taxonomic rank below Domain 6 groups: Animalia, Fungi, Plantae, Protista, Archaea, and Eubacteria  
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autotroph   an organism that is able to make its own food; known as a producer in food chain  
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heterotroph   an organism that CANNOT make its own food; known as a consumer in the food chain  
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asexual reproduction   a method of reproduction that requires only one parent 100% DNA from 1 parent  
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sexual reproduction   a method of reproduction that requires both male and female parent 50% from 1 parent 50% from 1 parent  
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cell theory   states that all living organisms are made up of 1 or more cells; cells are the basic unit of life and all cells come from other cells  
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Kingdom Archeabacteria   unicellular, asexual, auto and heterotroph, prokaryotic organism that live in extreme enviroments  
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Kingdom Eubacteria   unicellular, asexual, auto and heterotroph, prokaryotic organism that live in moderate enviroments  
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Kingdom Protista   uni- and multi-cellular sexual or asexual auto- and heterotrophic eykaryotic organism that are microscopic  
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Kingdom Fungi   uni- and multicellular sexual or asexual, heterotrophic, eykaryotic organism; known as a decomposer in the food chain  
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Kingdom Plantae   multicellular, sexual and asexual, autotrophs, eukaryotic organism; known as a producer in the food chain  
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Kingdom Animilia   multicellular, sexual and asexual, heterotrophs, eukaryotic organism; known as a consumer in the food chain  
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