Taxonomic Groups

Term Definition
cell the smallest unit of an organism that performs
nucleus a structure found in Eukaryota cells that contain DNA and is responsible for controlling the activities of the cell
eukaryotic a cell containing a nucleus or any other membrane-enclosed organelles
prokaryotic a cell lacking a nucleus or any other membrane-enclosed organelles
unicellular organism made up of 1cell
multicellular organism made more than one cell
classification process of grouping things based on similarities
taxonomy the branch of science that formally names and classifies organisms by their structure, function and relationship
domain the highest and largest rank of grouping organisms three groups: Archean, Bacteria, and Eukarya
domain bacteria prokaryotic, single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus in its cell
domain eukarya organisms with cells that contain a nucleus
domain archaea prokaryotic single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus in its cell and can live in extreme enviroments
kingdom a taxonomic rank below Domain 6 Groups: Animal, fungi,, plantade, protista, archaea, and Eubacteria
autotroph an organism that make its own food; known as a producer in the food chin
heterotroph CANNOT make its own food; known as a consumer in the food chin
asexual reproduction requires only one parent 100% DNA from 1 parent
sexual reproduction requires both parents 50% from 1 parent and another 50% from the other parent
cell theory that all living organism are made up of 1 or more cells; cells are the basic unit of life
kingdom archeabacterea unicellular, asexual, auto and heterortroph, pro karyota organisum lives in extreme enviroments
kingdom eubacteria uni cellar , asexual ,,auto and hetrerotroph, prokaryotic orgainisum that live in moderate enviroments
kingdom protista uni- and muticellular sexual or asexual , auto and hetrotrophic,
kingdom fungi uni- and muticellular sexual or asexual hetrotrophic, , eukaryotic and is a decompose in the food chain
kingdom plantae multicellular, sexual and asexual ,autotrophs orgainisum
kingdom animilia multicellular, sexual and asexual , hetorotoph ' eukaryotic orgainisums; known as a consumer in the food chain
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