chapter 6 Flashcards
an organism that converts light energy to usable energy.
autotroph
an organism that obtains energy from other organisms.
heterotroph
the place within an ecosystem where an organism lives; provides the biotic and abiotic factors an organism needs to survive and reproduce.
habitat
a naming system that gives each organism a two-word scientific name.
binomial nomenclature
a group of organisms
taxon
a cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles.
prokaryotic cell
a cell that has a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles.
eukaryotic cell
a liquid part of a cell inside the cell membrane; contains salts and other molecules.
cytoplasm
an organelle that breaks down food and releases energy.
mitochondrion