Key Terms: Ch. 6
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| Binomial nomeclature | the naming system for organisms in which each organism is given a two-part name ( genus and species)
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| Budding | A form of asexual reproduction in which a new organism grows out of the body of a parent
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| Cilia | The hair-like projections on the outside of cells that move in a wave like manner
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| Classification | The process of grouping things based on their similarities
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| Conjugation | The process in which a unicellular organism transfers some if its genetic material to another unicellular organism
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| Cotyledon | A seed leaf that stores food
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| Decomposer | An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
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| Embryo | The young organism that develops from a zygote
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| Algae | Plant-like protists
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| Endospore | A small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell
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| Fertilization | The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell
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| Flagellum | A long, whip-like structure that helps a unicellular organism move
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| Flower | The reproductive structure of an angiosperm
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| Fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures that enclose one or more seeds of an angiosperm
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| Genus | A classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species
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| Hormone | The chemical product of an endocrine gland that speeds up or slows down the activites of an organ or tissue; also a chemical that affects a plant's growth and development
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| Host | An organism that provides a source of every or a suitable environment for another organism to live
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| Hyphae | Branching thread-like tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi
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| Ovule | A plant structure in seed plants that contain an egg cell
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| Parasite | An organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host
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| Pistil | The femail reproductive part found in the petals of a flower in a seed producing plant
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| Pollen | Tiny particles produced by plants that contain the microscopic cells that later become sperm cells
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| Protozoan | An animal-like protist
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| Pseudopod | A "false-foot" or temporary bulge of the cell membrane used for feeding and movement of some protozoans
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| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering
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| Species | A group of similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring
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| Spore | A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism
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| Stamen | The male reproductive part of a flower
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| Taxonomy | The scientific study of how living things are classified
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| Tropism | The growth response of a plant towards or away from a stimulus
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| Vascular Tissue | The internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tube-like structures
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| Zygote | A fertilized egg, produced by the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell
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| Binary Fission | A form of asexual reproduction in which one-cell divides to form two identical cells
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