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MMS Classification
classification system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| classification | grouping items based on similarities |
| taxonomy | science of naming and classifying living organisms |
| species | a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. |
| flagella | whip-like tail used to propel a cell |
| multicellular | many-celled |
| unicellular | one celled |
| eukaryotic | cell with a true nucleus |
| prokaryotic | cell without a true nucleus |
| producer | organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis |
| consumer | organism that must eat for a food source |
| decomposer | organism that breaks down dead things for a food source |
| bacilli (bacillus) | rod-shaped group of bacteria |
| cocci (coccus) | sphere-shaped group of bacteria |
| spirilla (spirillum) | spiral-shaped group of bacteria |
| variable | describes the information being collected in a data table from an experiment |
| unit | describes how information is being measured |
| ordered pair | two pieces of data that go together |
| graph | picture form of data in a data table |
| plant kingdom | Eukaryotic multicellular producer |
| animal kingdom | eukaryotic multicellular consumer |
| fungus kingdom | eukaryotic decomposers which can not move around |
| What is one way bacteria help us? | help flavor foods |
| What is one way bacteria harm us? | cause disease |
| Do bacteria have a nucleus? | no-they are prokaryotic. they only have a chromosome floating in the cytoplasm |
| what are extreme environments of archaebacteria? | deep ocean vents, hot springs, salty water |
| archaebacteria kingdom | prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments |
| eubacteria kingdom | prokaryotic organisms that live in "normal" environments |