LEVES OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING THINGS Flashcards

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Prokaryotic

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Any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane.

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Eukaryotic

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Any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm.

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Unicellular

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Single cell

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Multicellular

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A lot of cells

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Autotrophic

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any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis

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Heterotrophic

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Capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food.

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Sexual Reproduction

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reproduction involving the union of gametes.

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Asexual Reproduction

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reproduction, as budding, fission, or spore formation, not involving the union of gametes

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Stimuli

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something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought. The approval of others is a potent stimulus.

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Homeostasis

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the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability

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Evolution

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Any process of formation or Growth

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Classification

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The assignment of organisms to groups within a system of categories distinguished by structure, origin.

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Taxonomy

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The science technique of classification

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Cell

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a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane

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Tissue

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An aggregate of similar cells

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Organ

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A part of an organism that is typically self contained

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Organ systems

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A biological system is a complex network of biologically

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Organism

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An individual animal, plant or single-called life form