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6th Grade Unit 9
Investigating Taxonomic Groups
Term | Definition |
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Asexual reproduction | Mode of reproduction with only one parent |
Autotroph | Organisms, known as producers in a food chain, capable of synthesizing their own food by a process known as photosynthesis; all plants and some forms of bacteria and other organisms |
Cell | A basic unit of structure and function in living organisms |
Cell theory | States that the cell is the basic unit of life, all living organisms are composed of cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells |
Domain | Broadest taxonomic classification of organisms |
Eukaryotic | Cell that contains an organized nucleus |
Heterotrophic | Organisms, known as consumers in a food chain, which cannot synthesize their own food; carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores |
Kingdom | Second broadest taxonomic classification of organisms |
Multicellular | Organism made up of more than one cell |
Nucleus | A structure within a cell that contains the cell’s DNA and is responsible for providing instructions to the cell, regarding growth and reproduction |
Prokaryotic | Cell that does not contain a nucleus |
Sexual reproduction | Mode of reproduction with two parents |
Taxonomy | The process or system of describing the ways in which organisms are grouped or classified according to similarities and differences |
Unicellular | Organism made up of only one cell |