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classification

TermDefinition
organism any individual living thing that can function on its own.
cell the basic building block and smallest unit of life that can live on its own.
unicellular a living thing that consists of just a single cell.
metabolism the complete set of chemical processes in your body's cells that turn food and drink into energy and building blocks to keep you alive .
stimulus any event,change,or input that causes a physical behavioral,or functional reaction.
response an answer or a reaction or a question, an event, or any other type of stimulus.
devolopment the process of growing, changing, or improving to become more advanced,larger, or mature.
axesexual reproduction a type of reproduction that creates offspring from a single parent without the fusion of sex cell or gametes.
sexual reproduction a biological process where genetic material from two parents combines to crates a genetically unique offspring.
spontaneous generation the discarded scientific theory that living organisms can develop directly and routinely from nonliving matter without parents, seeds, or eggs.
autotroph an organism that produces its own food from simple inorganic substances using light or chemical energy.
heteotroph an organism that cannot make its own food and must consume other plants, animals, or organic mattress for energy and nutrients.
classification the act or process of organizing items, people, or ideas into groups based on shared characteristics or types.
taxonomy the science and practice on naming, describing, and classifying groups of living organisms or other thing based on shared characteristics.
binomial nomenclature the formal, universe two-part naming system used in biology online to identify every species of living thing.
genus the basic unit of biological classification and a group of living organisms that can breed together and produce fertile offspring.
species a single-celled organism that does not have a distinct nucleus or other membrane-bound internal structures.
prokaryote living organisms made of complex cells that contain a men=membrane-bound nucleus and other specialized, membrane-bound structures called organells.
eukaryote living organisms made of complex cells that contain a membrane-bound nucleus and other specialized.
nucleus a central core or control point found in biology, physics, and general language.
evolution the gradual process by which living organisms change, diversity, and develop over successive generations.
branching tree diagram a visual tool that starts with a single starting point and splits into multiple paths or categories, looking like the trunk and branches.
shared derived characteristics a trait that two or more groups share.
convergent evolution the independent development of similar features or traits in unrelated or distantly related species.
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