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Unit 11 science

cell the smallest unit of an organism that performs life functions
nucleus a structure found in eukaryotic cells that contain DNA and is responsible for controlling the activities of the cell
eukayotic a cell containing a membrane-enclosed nucleus and organelles
prokaryotic a cell lacking a nucleus or any other membrane-enclosed organelles
unicellular an organism made up of one single cell
multicellular an organism made up of more than one cell and often made up of different types of cells
classification the process of grouping things based on similarities
taxonomy the branch of science that formally names and classifies organisms by their structure,function and relationship
domain the highest and rank of grouping organisms.Three groups: Archaea, bacteria,and Eukarya
bacteria prokaryotic, single-celled organism that lacks a nuclues in it's cells
archaea prokaryotic single celled organism that lacks a nucleus in its cell and can live in extreme environments
eukarya organism with cells that contain a nucleus
kingdom a taxonomic rank below Domain 6 groups: Animalia,Fungi,Plantea,Protistia,Archaea,and Eubacteria
autotroph an organism that is able to make it's own food;known as a producer in the food chain
heterotroph an organism that CANNOT make it's own food;known as a consumer in the food chain
asexual a method of reproduction that requires only one parent 100% DNA from 1 parent
sexual a method of reproduction that requires both male and female 50% from 1 parent 50% from 1 parent
cell theory states that all living organisms are made up of 1 or more cells;cells are the basic unit of life and all cells come from other cells
archeabacteria unicellular,asexual,auto,and heterotroph,prokaryotic,organism
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