Term | Definition |
classification | organizing things by their similar traits |
binomial nomenclature | a formal system of naming organisms |
prokaryote | cell without a nucleus |
eukaryote | cell with a nucleus |
dichotomous key | a key to help find an unknown species |
archaea bacteria | a bacteria-like organism but is a prokaryote |
virus | a particle that invades and reproduces inside a cell |
host | a cell that allows the virus to invade itself |
parasite | bugs that carry bacteria and disease |
flagellum | whip like structure on a cell to help move |
binary fission | way a cell reproduces asexually by splitting in half |
conjugation | the way cells reproduce sexually by connection with another cell |
endospore | a covering on a cell that protects the cell until conditions are right to reproduce |
decomposer | a bacteria that gets rid of waste |
protist | a cell that can not be classified as a fungi or plant but is very similar |
protozoans | unicellular organisms that can not be classified |
pseudopod | a false foot that help amoeba move |
cilia | little hairs on a cell to help make move |
algae | grass that grows on the bottom of the ocean |
spore | what fungi use to reproduce |
fungi | the kingdom that holds the organisms that reproduce by using spores |
hyphae | the long strands that make up fungi |
fruiting body | the spore producing organ of a fungus |
budding | way cells reproduce by growing off the body of the parent |
lichen | bacteria that grows on moist surfaces |