Ch 2 & Ch 15 Sec 4 vocab Flashcards

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Bacteria

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a domain made up of prokaryotes

that usually have a cell wall and usually reproduce by cell division; this domain aligns with Eubacteria

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Archae

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In modern a taxonomic system, a domain made up of prokaryotes (most known to extreme climates)

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Eukarya

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A domain made up of all eukaryotes Aligns with kingdoms Protista & plantae

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Protista

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A kingdom made up of mostly one celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, bacteria and fungi.

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Fungi

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  • A kingdom
  • nongreen, eukaryotic
  • no means of movement,
  • reproduced by spores,
  • and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients
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Planate

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A kingdom made up of multicellular organisms that are usually green, have a cell walls made up of cellulose, cannot move & use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosynthesis.

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Animalia

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A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their environment.

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Classification

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A method of scientific taxonomy used to group and categorize organisms hierarchically and are based on specific characteristics

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Taxonomy

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The science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms. It includes all plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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Dichotomous key

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An aid that is used to identify organisms and consists of the answer to a series of questions.

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Eukaryotes

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Any organism having as its fundamental structure with cells with cytoplasm, nucleaus with genetic material including chromosomes. Division by meiosis or mitosis

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Prokaryotes

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Archae and bacteria, no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles and the simultaneous occurrence of DNA transcription and protein synthesis.
Single celled.

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Protist

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Eukaryotic organism that is not fungi, plants, or animals and are unicellular or colonial. Basically single celled or simple multicellular organisms

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Protozoans

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Any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, primarily uni cellular, non-photosynthetic usually

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Algae

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Plant-like Protists and are eukaryotic

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Species

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A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate in order to produce fertile offspring

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Genus

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The usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily. Is the second smallest form of classification

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Family.

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Division of the classification of organisms. Right above Genus

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Order

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In the classification of organisms. It is right above family.

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Class

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Subdivision of the phylum. Above order

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Phylum

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Subdivision of the kingdom. Right above class

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Kingdom

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He brought his form of classification. It is right above phylum.

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The law of universal gravitation

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The force of gravity depends on the product of the masses divided by the square distance between the objects.

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Gravity

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The mass divided by the square distance of two objects. It keeps our planet rotating around the sun. Everything is affected by gravity