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 organisms live ; provides the biotic and antibiotic factors an ecosystem needs to survive and produce.
habitat
a naming system that gives each organism a two word scientific name
binomial nomenclature
a group of organism
taxon
a cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles
prokaryotic cell
a cell that has a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles
eukaryotic cell
a liquid part of a cell inside membrane ; contains salts and other molecules
cytoplasm
an organelle that breaks down food and releases energy
mitochondrion