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Taxonomy Vocabulary
Taxonomy Vocabulary - 7th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| classifying organisms into groups based on their common characteristics | Taxonomy |
| a key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characteristics | Dichotomous Key |
| The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. | Biodiversity |
| Describes a cellular organism that does not have a distinct nucleus | Prokaryote |
| A single-celled or multicellular organism whose cells contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus; also has membrane-bound organelles | Eukaryote |
| having or consisting of many cells | Multicellular |
| having or consisting of a single cell | Unicellular |
| any organism capable of self-nourishment by photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. | Autotrophic |
| An organism that cannot make its own food and has to consume food for nutrition. | Heterotrophic |
| The kind of reproduction in which it is not necessary to have two parents to produce offspring. Example: the reproduction of single-celled organisms through binary fission. | Asexual Reproduction |
| The production of a new living thing by two parent organisms, with each parent contributing half the material in the DNA of the offspring. The young are genetically different from either parent thus allowing for genetic diversity. | Sexual Reproduction |
| process certain organisms use to produce their own energy, similar to photosynthesis, but using chemicals and no sunlight | Chemosynthetic |
| The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which food (carbohydrates/sugar) are made from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. | Photosynthetic |
| The rigid outer covering of a typical plant cell, composed mainly of cellulose and lying outside the cell membrane. Animal cells do not have cell walls. | Cell Wall |
| An individual belonging to a group of the same type of organism having common characteristics and (usually) are capable of mating with one another. | Species |
| the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom, consisting of the eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea. | Domain |
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