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Toad Biology
Classification of Organisms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________ nomenclature is a system used for classifying organisms | Binomial |
| cell type that has a nucleus with out a membrane around it. | Prokaryote |
| cell type that has an organized nucleus surrounded by a membrane | Eukaryote |
| a characteristic which enable the organism to survive in its environment | adaptation |
| organisms that manufacture organic nutrients from inorganic raw materials | autotrophs |
| the theory that all living things only come from preexisting living things | biogenesis |
| large, easily differentiated community unit arising as a result of complex interactions of climate ans other physical factors and biotic factors | biome |
| the phylum of animals characterized by the presence of a notochord at some stage of developement | Chordate |
| Association of unicellular or multicellular organisms of the same species | Colony |
| an assemblage of populations that live in a defined habitat | community |
| organisms that eat other plants or animals | consumer |
| the study of the interactions between living things and their environment | Ecology |
| All of the organisms of a given area | ecosystem |
| the theory that development proceeds from a structureless cell by successive formation and addition of new parts which do not preexist in the fertilized egg | Epigenesis |
| any remains of an organism that have been preserved in the Earths crust | Fossil |
| Taxonomic classification in which closely related species are grouped together | Geneus |
| plant eating animal | Herbavore |
| organisms that cannot synthesize their own food form inorganic materials | Heterophs |
| a member of a class of vertabrates characterized by having hair abs mammary glands includes such diverse types as shrews, bats, cats, whales, cattle, and humans | mammals |
| the mating of individuals of unrelated strains | outbreeding |