Cells Flashcards
Autotroph
An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to put do use its own food
Heterotroph
An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things
Characteristic
a feature that helps to identify something
Organism
A living thing
Cell
The basic unit of structure and function in living things
Unicellular
Made of a single cell
Multicellular
Consisting of many cells
Stimulus
Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way
Response
An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of stimulus
Spontaneous generation
The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources
Homeostasis
The condition in which an organism‘s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
Classification
Species
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and reproduce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
The scientific study of how living things are classified
Taxonomy
Domain
The most basic level of organization in the classification of organism
Evolution
Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from Angie the organisms.
A tiny, non living particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell
Virus
An organism that provides a source of energy or suitable environment for a parasite to live with, in, or on
Host
A substance used in a vaccination that consist of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the body to produce chemicals that destroy the pathogens
Vaccine
Single called organisms that lack a nucleus;prokaryotes
Bacteria
A Eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus
Protist
An organism that benefits by living with, on, or in a host in a parasitism interaction
Parasite
Able to work against or hold off an opposing force
Resistant
A group of similar cells that preform a specific function
Tissue
A plant that has true vascular tissue for transporting materials
Vascular plants
A low growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transporting materials
Nonvascular plants
An animal with a backbone
Vertebrates
An animal without a backbone
Invertebrates
A body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together
Organ
A balance of body parts
Symettry
A vertebrate who’s body temperature is reguladles by its internal heat, and tat has skin covered with fur or hair and glans that produce milk to feed its young
Mammals
Yeast
Fungi
Streptococcus
Bacteria
Ebola
Virus
E.coli
Bacteria
Penicillium
Fungi
Amoeba
Protist
Bacteriophage
Virus
