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39 Terms
Bio
Life
-ology
Study of
Abiotic
Not living, never was alive
Biotic
Living or once living
Ecosystem
All living and nonliving things interact in an area
Peptidoglycan
A polymer material that forms the cell wall in eubacteria
Chitin
A polymer that make the cell walls of fungi
Cellulose
A polymer that makes up the cell wall of plants
Eukaryotic
A cell that have a true nucleus and are more complex
Prokaryotic
A cell that has no nucleus around DNA and has more cells
Autotroph
An organism that makes their own food
Heterotroph
Eats other living things for energy
Hybrid
The offspring of 2 different species (usually sterile)
Niche
The role of an ecosystem and everything that interacts with interactions
Competitve executive principle
No two species can occupy the same niche
Vector
An insect or tick that transmits a bacteria that cause disease
Pathogen
A bacteria, virus, or fungus that causes disease
Archaea
Bacteria that live in extreme places
Eubacteria (Bacteria)
A common bacteria that has peptidoglycan in their cell wall
Protista
Also called “ catch all kingdoms”, and they can be unicellular or multicellular
Fungi
A multicellular organism that has chitin in their cell wall
Plantae
A multicellular organism that has cellulose in their cell wall
Animalia
A multicellular organism that eats other living things
Domain
The highest level of biological classification
Kingdom
The second highest level in classification under Domain and above Phylum
Genus
A level that is under Family and above Species
Order
A level that is under Class and above Family
Species
An important level of classification that is under Genus
Class
A kingdom that is under Phylum and above Order
Family
A level that is under Order and above Genus
Phylum
A level that is above Kingdom and under Class
Sexual Reproduction
When two parents of the same species have a baby
Asexual reproduction
Having a baby with only one parent
Chordates
Animals that has a spinal cord
Multicellular
An organism made up of many cells
Unicellular
An organism only containing a single cell
Dichotomous key
A step by step tool to name and classify species
Resource partitioning
A process where competing species divide resources
Classifying
To name and classify different organisms and species