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Science Vocab JCE
Science vocab stacks for JCE students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| invertabrate | an animal without a backbone |
| kingdom | the highest level of biological classification |
| nonvascular | lacking a water transport system |
| protist | a single celled or multi celled organism that may share characteristics with plants fungi and animals |
| protozoa | animal like protists including amoebas and parameciums |
| symmetry | matching form on opposite sides of dividing line |
| vascular | having a tube like waer transport system |
| vertebrate | an animal with a backbone |
| amphibian | a vertebrate that begins its life in water but lives part of the time on land |
| angiosperm | a vascular plant that produces seeds from flowers |
| archaebacteria | meaning ancient bacteria a kingdom of single celled living things that resemble eubacteria but typically live in extreme conditions |
| bacteria | small single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus |
| cnidarian | invertebrate with radial symmetry a saclike body a true mouth and the ability to digest food |
| dichotomous key | a tool used to identify organisms based on the contrasting pairs of characteristics |
| eubacteria | meaning true bacteria a kingdom of single celled living things that lack a nucleus and are found in most every enviornment |
| fungi | a kingdom of organisms with a nucleus that get nutrients by decomposing other organisms |
| gymnosperm | a vascular plant that produces seeds but not flowers or fruits |