Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards
an organism that converts light energy to usable energy
autotroph
an organism that obtains energy form 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 nucleus and and other membrane bound organelles
eukaryotic cell
the liquid part of a cell inside the cell membrane; contains salt and other molecules
cytoplasm
an organelle that breaks down food and releases energy
mitochondrion