Science Taxonomy Vocabulary Flashcards
The reproductive process that involves one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent.
Asexual Reproduction
An organism that makes its own food.
Autotroph
One of the three taxonomic domains of organisms; consist of a specialized group of unicellular prokaryotes that can live in extreme environments.
Domain Archaea
One of the three taxonomic domains of organisms; includes prokaryotic, single-celled organisms that lack a membrane - enclosed nucleus and can be classified by shape.
Domain Bacteria
One of the three taxonomic domains of organisms; has cells that contain a membrane-enclosed nucleus.
Domain Eukarya
The highest level of the taxonomic hierarchy; includes three groups: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.
Domains
A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Eukaryotic cell
what something does.
Function
An organism that must consume other organisms for energy.
Heterotroph
Kingdom of heterotopic eukaryotes that includes all animals.
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom of prokaryotic, single-celled organisms that live in extreme environments
Kingdom Archaea
Kingdom of prokaryotic, single-celled organisms that lack a membrane-enclosed nucleus and can be classified by shape.
Kingdom Bacteria
Kingdom of heterotrophic eukaryotes that reproduce through asexual spores and have cell walls.
Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom of autotrophic eukaryotes that includes all plants.
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom of single-celled and simple multi-celled eukaryotic organisms.
Kingdom Protista
The second-highest level in the taxonomic hierarchy; contains six groups: Archaea, Bacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
Kingdoms
A category of organisms made up of more than one cell and of different types of cells.
Multicellular
A cell lacking a nucleus or any other membrane-enclosed organelle.
Prokaryotic Cell
The process by which organisms produce more of their own kind.
Reproduction
The reproduction process involving two parents whose genetic material is combined to produce a new organism different from themselves.
Sexual reproduction
The arrangement of parts that form a living thing.
Structure
The branch of science that formally names and classifies organisms by their structure, function, and relationships.
Taxonomy
a category of organisms made up of one cell.
Unicellular
