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Cells

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Classification   Is the process by which scientists group living organisms.  
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Organism   Refers to any individual living thing that can react to stimuli, reproduce,grow and maintain homeostasis.  
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Diversity   Means the variability among living organisms from all source including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems.  
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Characteristics   A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of n individual, thing ,disorder, etc.  
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Dichotomous key   Is constructed using contrasting characteristics to divde the organisms in the key into smaller and smaller groups.  
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Taxonomy   IS the science of defing and nameing groups of biological organism on the basis of shared characteristics  
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Domain   Is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms.  
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Six kingdom system   Organisms are classified into three domains nad into one of six kingdoms of life.  
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Microorganism   An organism that can be seen oly with the aid of a microscope.  
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Single-celled   Is an organism that consists of only one cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of more than one cell.  
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Multi-celled   Having or consisting of many cells or more than one cell to perfom all vital functions.  
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Prokaryotic   A microscopic single-celled organism which has neither a distinct nucleus with a memebrane .  
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Eukaryotic   Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cell contains a distinct, membrane-bound  
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Autotroph   An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide  
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Heterotrooph   An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.  
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Decomposer   Are an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organims.  
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Carnivore   An animal or plant that requires a staple diet consisting of meat  
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Herbivore   Is an anmial tht gets energy from eating plants, and only plants.  
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Omnivore   Animals that feed on meat and plants  
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Detritiore   An organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter.  
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Insecrivore   A type of carnivore that primarily or exclusively eats insects and other similar invertebrates.  
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Phylogeny   The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic  
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Cladogram   A branching diagram showing the cladistic realtionship between a number of species.  
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