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Organisms & Biological Classification

QuestionAnswer
organism Any living thing
Stimuli Changes in the environment, anything that causes a reaction in organisms. Sunlight, temperature, and other environmental factors are all examples.
Taxonomy The scientific study of how living things are classified
binomial nomenclature Classification system in which each species is assigned a two
species Group of living organisms that can exchange genes or interbreed
Autotrophs An organism that makes its own food; "self
photosynthesis The production of energy using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
spore A plant cell that is like a seed and can produce a new plant.
asexual reproduction process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
heterotrophs "other -nutritive" they eat other (living or dead) organisms to feed themselves
vertebrates animals that have backbones & other bones that protect & give mobility
invertebrates animals that have no backbones
arthropods largest group of invertebrates
virus A strand of viral hereditary information (DNA) enclosed in a protein coat.
active cycle The virus uses the cell to assemble its identical offspring, and then it bursts the cell open, releasing all of the replicated viruses
inactive cycle letting its genetic information get replicated along with the cell's genetic information
bacteriophage A virus that infects bacteria
immunity the ability to resist infection again
interferons The proteins that protect your cells from infection
vaccine A small dose of the disabled virus to help build immunity
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