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module 10
Apologia General Science Module 10 vocab and other info
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pathogen | an organism that causes diseases |
| dehydrated food | food in which almost all water has been removed |
| decomposers | organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms |
| 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 convenient way to classify living organisms |
| Monera and Protista | the 1st and 2nd kingdoms - contain most of the organisms in the microscopic world |
| Fungi | the 3rd kingdom - contains organisms like mushrooms and molds |
| Animalia | the 5th kingdom - contains animals |
| Plantae | the 4th kingdom - contains plants |
| prokaryotic cell | a cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles (cells without a nucleus) |
| eukaryotic cell | a cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles (cells that have a nucleus) |