Classification of Organisms

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to the classification of organisms based on the provided notes.

Classification

The process of grouping organisms based on common features.

Eukaryote

Organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within a membrane.

Prokaryote

Simple, single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.

Genus

The first part of a scientific name, representing a group of species.

Species

The most specific classification, identifying an individual organism.

Saprotrophic nutrition

The feeding process of fungi, where they secrete enzymes to digest food externally.

Chitin

A structural polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi.

Animals

The kingdom that contains multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are typically motile.

Plant

The kingdom that includes multicellular organisms capable of photosynthesis.

Fungi

A kingdom of primarily multicellular organisms that decompose organic material.

Protocist

A diverse kingdom of microscopic organisms, some resembling plants or animals.

Virus

A non-living infectious agent that can only reproduce within a host cell.

Kingdom

The highest and broadest level of classification grouping all living things.

Pathogen

An organism that causes disease in another organism.