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Organisms

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Taxonomic   Classifying groups of organisms based on their common characteristics  
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Domain   The broadest classification of organisms; consists of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya  
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Kingdom   The second broadest classification, in the scientific system of classification (6 kingdoms: Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Protists, Plants, Animals)  
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Organisms   Individual living system that is capable of reproduction, growth, and response to stimulus  
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Cell   The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms  
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Nucleus   Structure at the center of the cell which contains the genetic material  
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Eukaryotic   A type of cell, which contains a distinct nucleus  
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Prokaryotic   A type of cell with nuclear material floating "freely" inside the cytoplasm, NO nucleus. Pro=NO nucleus  
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Autotrophic   An organism that manufactures its own food  
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Heterotrophic   An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and must seek their own food from other sources  
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Multicellular   Having or consisting of many cells  
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Unicellular   An organism consisting of one cell  
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Asexual reproduction   Involving one parent organism, in passing on of genetic information  
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Sexual reproduction   Interaction of two organisms, in passing on of genetic information, to produce offspring  
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Archaea   Domain name for organisms that live in harsh, extreme environments (deep in oceans, oil wells, hotsprings), Unicellular, prokaryotes, autotrophs or heterotrophs, and asexual reproduction  
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Bacteria   Domain name for organisms that are Prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic, and asexual reproduction  
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Eukarya   Domain name for organisms that are all eukaryotic, multi and uni cellular, autotrophs and heterotrophs, and reproduce sexually and asexually  
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