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Formative 1#
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classification | The process of grouping things by their characteristics. |
| binomial nomenclature | The system for naming organisms in which each organism is given a unique, two-part specific name. |
| Prokaryote | A cell that lacks a nucleus |
| Eukaryote | A cell that has nucleus |
| Dichotomous key | It is a table used to identify certain organisms |
| Archaea Bacteria | They are members of the kingdom Archaea |
| Virus | A tiny non-living particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell. |
| Host | The organism that parasite or virus lives in or on. |
| Parasite | The organism that benefits by living on or in a host and harms it. |
| Flagellum | A long, whip-like structure that helps a cell to move. |
| Binary Fission | A form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells |
| conjugation | The process in which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism |
| Endospore | A small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell. |
| Decomposer | An organism that breaks down chemicals from wastes and dead organisms, and returns important materials to soil and water. |
| Protist | A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus. |
| Protozoan | An animal-like protist. |
| pseudopod | A "false foot" or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans |
| Cilia | The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wave-like manner |
| Algae | Plant-like protozoans. |
| spore | A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism |
| Fungi | A eukaryotic organism that has cell walls, uses spores to reproduce, and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing its food. |
| Hyphae | The branching threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi |
| Fruiting body | The reproductive structure of a fungus that contains many hyphae and produces spores. |
| Budding | A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body as a parent |
| Lichen | The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotrophic bacterium that live together that live together in a mutualistic relationship. |
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