classification and 6 kingdoms
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| species | a group of organisms that reproduce among themselves
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| taxonomy | branch of biology that names and groups organisms according to their charateristics
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| dichotomous key | instrument used to identify an organism based on certain charateristics
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| binomial nomenclature | method of naming organisms by their genus and species
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| metabolism | a set of chemical reactions that allow an organism to maintain life
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| prokaryotic | a cell with no nucleus, such as bacteria
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| eukaryotic | cell with a nucleus
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| unicellular | organism made of only one cell
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| multicellular | organism made of many cells
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| autotroph | an organism that makes its own food (producer)
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| hererotroph | an organism that consumes other organisms (consumer)
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| bionary fission | asexual reproduction in bacteria;it splits into two
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| conjugation | sexual reproduction in bacteria
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| anaerobic | without air
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| aerobic | with air
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| diploid | the full number of chromosomes
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| hapliod | half the regular number of chromosomes
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| xylem | carries water and nutrients in a plant
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| phloem | carries food in a plant
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| phototropism | growth toward light
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| geotropism | growth downward because of gravity
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| hydrotropism | growth toward water
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| sessile | organism does not move
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| hermaphrodite | an organism that contains both male and female sex organs
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| decomposers | organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
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| regeneration | organism regrows a body part (example a starfish)
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| exoskeleton | external skeleton; skeleton on the outside
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| endoskeleton | internal skeleton; skeleton is on the inside
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| ectohermic | cold-blooded organism; control body temerature through external means
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| endothermic | warm-blooded organism; able to maintain its own heat
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