Term | Definition |
cell | the smallest unit of an oganism that performs life functions |
nucleus | a structure found in eukaryotic cells that contain dna and is responsible for controlling the activites of the cell |
eukaryotic | a cell containing a membrane -enclosed nucleus organelles |
prokaryotic | a cell lacking a nucleus or any other membrane-enclosed organilles |
unicellular | an organism made up of one single cell |
multicellular | an organism made up of more than one cell |
classification | the process of grouping things based on simalarites |
taxonomy | the branch of science thatformally names and classifies as organisms by their structure function and relationship |
domain | the highest and the largest rank grouping orginisms |
domain bacteria | prokaryotic,single celled orginism that lacks a nucleus in its cell |
domain archaea | prokaryotic, single celled organism that lacksa nucleusin its cell |
domain eukarya | organisms with cells that contain a nucleus |
kingdom | a taxonimic rank below domain 6 groups,animilia fungi,plante,and bacteria |
autotroph | an organism that is able to make its own food;known as a produser in the food chain |
heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food it is known as a consumerin the food chain. |
a sexual reproduction | a method of reproduction that requires only one parent |
sexual reproduction | a method of reproductionthat requires both male and female |
cell theory | states that all living orginisms are made up of more than one cellcells are the basic unit of life and all cells are made up of other cells |
kingdom archea | unicellular,asexual auto and heterotroph prokaryotic orginism |
kingdom eubacteria | unicellular multicellular sexual asexual heterotroph |
kingdom protista | sexual and asexual |
kingdom fungi | uni and multicellular |
kingdom plante | multicellular sexual asexual autotrophs |
kingdom animilia | asexual heterotrophs eukaryotic |