Definitions Flashcards
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Mutation
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change in DNA; Deoxyribonucleic Acid
2
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Protist
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A single celled organism
3
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Animal
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a living organism that feeds on organic matter
4
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Fungi
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A plant-like organism that does not make chlorophyll
5
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Plant
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an organism that makes its own food from the sun (photosynthesis)
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Bacteria
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small single-celled organism; some can live under extreme temperature and pressure conditions
7
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Archaea
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a group of micro-organisms that are similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from bacteria
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Virus
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a very simple microorganism that infects cells and may cause disease
9
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meiosis
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a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in gametes; where a cell separates in order to reproduce
