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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| classification | organizing things by their similar traits |
| binomial nomenclature | a formal system of naming organisms |
| prokaryote | cell without a nucleus |
| eukaryote | cell with a nucleus |
| dichotomous key | a key to help find an unknown species |
| archaea bacteria | a bacteria-like organism but is a prokaryote |
| virus | a particle that invades and reproduces inside a cell |
| host | a cell that allows the virus to invade itself |
| parasite | bugs that carry bacteria and disease |
| flagellum | whip like structure on a cell to help move |
| binary fission | way a cell reproduces asexually by splitting in half |
| conjugation | the way cells reproduce sexually by connection with another cell |
| endospore | a covering on a cell that protects the cell until conditions are right to reproduce |
| decomposer | a bacteria that gets rid of waste |
| protist | a cell that can not be classified as a fungi or plant but is very similar |
| protozoans | unicellular organisms that can not be classified |
| pseudopod | a false foot that help amoeba move |
| cilia | little hairs on a cell to help make move |
| algae | grass that grows on the bottom of the ocean |
| spore | what fungi use to reproduce |
| fungi | the kingdom that holds the organisms that reproduce by using spores |
| hyphae | the long strands that make up fungi |
| fruiting body | the spore producing organ of a fungus |
| budding | way cells reproduce by growing off the body of the parent |
| lichen | bacteria that grows on moist surfaces |