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Classification
Life Science
Question | Answer |
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classification | Process of grouping things based on their similarities. |
domain | Most basic level of organization in the classification of organisms. |
kingdom | The second highest taxonomic rank for classifying organisms, comes right after domain. |
multicellular | Consists of many cells. |
evolution | The process by which organisms change over time. |
autotroph | An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food. |
species | A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. |
heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food and get energy by consuming other living things. |
sexual | reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism. |
asexual | Reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. |
unicellular | Made of a single cell. |