7scClassification Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
dichotomous key | key for the identification o organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters |
fungi | multicellular eukaryotes that feed on dead or decaying organisms |
sexual reproduction | reproductive process that involves two parents who combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents |
heterotroph | organism that cannot make its own food; a consumer |
controlled variable | part of an experiment that is kept the same to isolate the effect of another part |
archaebacteria | unicellular prokaryotes that live in extreme conditins |
eubacteria | unicellular prokaryotes that do not need extreme condition in order to survive |
asexual reproduction | reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
autotroph | organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis or chemiosynthesis |
hypothesis | testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation |
plants | multicellular eukaryotes that make their ow food |
animals | multicellular eukaryotes that cannot make their own food |
eukaryote | cell that contains a nucleus and other organelles |
responding variable | part of an experiment that is observed or reacts to the conditions of the experiment |
conclusion | results of an experiment |
taxonomy | scientific study of how living things are classified |
protists | mostly unicellular eukaryotes, the 'odds and ends' kingdom |
prokaryote | cell that does not contain a nucleus or other organelles |
manipulated variable | part of an experiment that is changed or altered for a certain effect. |
homeostasis | maintaining stable internal conditions, such as temperature |
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