Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Scince Vocab #2
Cells
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classification | Is the process by which scientists group living organisms. |
| Organism | Refers to any individual living thing that can react to stimuli, reproduce,grow and maintain homeostasis. |
| Diversity | Means the variability among living organisms from all source including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems. |
| Characteristics | A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of n individual, thing ,disorder, etc. |
| Dichotomous key | Is constructed using contrasting characteristics to divde the organisms in the key into smaller and smaller groups. |
| Taxonomy | IS the science of defing and nameing groups of biological organism on the basis of shared characteristics |
| Domain | Is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms. |
| Six kingdom system | Organisms are classified into three domains nad into one of six kingdoms of life. |
| Microorganism | An organism that can be seen oly with the aid of a microscope. |
| Single-celled | Is an organism that consists of only one cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of more than one cell. |
| Multi-celled | Having or consisting of many cells or more than one cell to perfom all vital functions. |
| Prokaryotic | A microscopic single-celled organism which has neither a distinct nucleus with a memebrane . |
| Eukaryotic | Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cell contains a distinct, membrane-bound |
| Autotroph | An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide |
| Heterotrooph | An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. |
| Decomposer | Are an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organims. |
| Carnivore | An animal or plant that requires a staple diet consisting of meat |
| Herbivore | Is an anmial tht gets energy from eating plants, and only plants. |
| Omnivore | Animals that feed on meat and plants |
| Detritiore | An organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter. |
| Insecrivore | A type of carnivore that primarily or exclusively eats insects and other similar invertebrates. |
| Phylogeny | The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic |
| Cladogram | A branching diagram showing the cladistic realtionship between a number of species. |
Created by:
cvaughn
Popular Science sets