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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abiotic | Non-living things |
| animal | a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli. |
| antibiotic | A medicine that kills bacteria. It is made of mold |
| asexual reproduction | Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself |
| Autotroph | An organism that makes its own food |
| Bacteria | single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes |
| binomial nomenclature | Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name |
| Biotic | living things |
| Cell | Basic unit of life |
| cell membrane | A cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell. |
| cell wall | A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell |
| Chloroplast | An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs |
| Cilia | The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner |
| Classification | The process of grouping things based on their similarities |
| Decomposer | An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms |
| development | the process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | A system of membranes that is found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids. |
| Eukaryote | organism whose cells contain a nucleus |
| Evolution | Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms. |
| Flagella | whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement |
| Fungi | Kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many obtain energy and nutrients from dead organic matter |
| Genus | A group of similar species |
| Golgi apparatus | A system of membranes that modifies and packages proteins for export by the cell |
| Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food. |
| Homeostasis | process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment |
| Kingdom | First and largest category used to classify organisms |
| Lysosomes | An organelle containing digestive enzymes |
| Metabolism | All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism |
| Mitochondria | Powerhouse of the cell |
| Multicellular | Consisting of many cells |
| Nucleus | Control center of the cell |
| Organelle | A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell |
| Organism | A living thing |
| parasite | An organism that feeds on a living host |
| plant | multicellular eukaryote that produces its own food through photosynthesis |
| Prokaryote | unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus |
| Protist | A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus. |
| Pseudopod | A temporary, foot-like extension of a cell, used for movement or eating food |
| response | a reaction to a stimulus |
| Ribosomes | Makes proteins |
| sexual reproduction | A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents |
| Species | A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring. |
| Stimulus | a signal to which an organism responds |
| Taxonomy | The scientific study of how living things are classified |
| Unicellular | Made of a single cell |
| Vacuole | A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area |
| yeast | single celled fungi |
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