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Gen Sci Module 10
Classifying Life Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prokaryotic Cell | A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles |
| Eukaryotic Cell | A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles |
| Pathogen | An organism that causes disease |
| Decomposers | Organisms that break down the dead remains of other oraganisms |
| Vegetative Reproduction | The process by which one part of a plant can form new roots and develop into a complete plant |
| Biology | the study of life |
| Five-Kingdom System | a way to classify living organisims: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia |
| Monera | contains all organisims composed of prokaryotic cells |
| Protiista | microscopic orangisms, made of eukaryotic cells larger than prokaryotic cells |
| Fungi | feed on dead organisms, ex. muchrooms, decomposers |
| Plantae | contains plants of creation, they make their own food and have roots, stems, and leaves |
| Animalia | animal, organisms with which we are familiar |
| algae | composed of eukaryotic cells and look like water palnts ex. seaweed |
| dehydrated food | food in which almost all the water has been removed |
| decomposers | organisms taht break down teh dead remains of other organisms |
| fungus | a part of the Kingdom Fungi ex. mushroom |
| mycelium | a vast network of interwoven filaments underneath the ground, this is the actual fungus |
| shelf fungi | grows on dead or dying trees |
| mold | a type of fungi that grows on fruit, bread and other foods |
| yeast | a type of fungi composed of a single cell |
| plant cells | a bit squarer than animal cells, has a membrane and a cell wall surrounding the outside of the membrane, and an organelle called the central vacuole that fills with water, increading in size |
| cyclops | a microscopic animal with one eye that detects light |
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