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JMS CHORG
Classification of Organisms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | The reproductive process that involves one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent. |
| Autotrophic | An organism that makes its own food. |
| Eukaryotic Cell | A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. |
| Heterotroph | An organism that must consume other organisms for energy. |
| Kingdom Animalia | Kingdom of heterotrophic eukaryotes that includes all animals. |
| Kingdom Bacteria | Kingdom of prokaryotic, single cells organisms that lack a membrane- enclosed nucleus and can be classified by shape. |
| Kingdom Fungi | Kingdom of heterotrophic eukaryotes that reproduce through asexual spores and have cell walls. |
| Kingdom Plantae | Kingdom of autotrophic eukaryotes that includes all plants. |
| Kingdom Protista | Kingdom of single-celled and simple multiple-celled eukaryotic organisms. |
| Multicellular | a category of organisms made up of more than one cell and of different types of cells. |
| Prokaryotic Cell | A cell lacking a nucleus or and other membrane-enclosed organelle. |
| Reproduction | The process by which organisms produce more of their own kind. |
| Unicellular | A category of organisms made up of one cell. |