Taxonomy Groups

Question Answer
cell the smallest unit of an organism that performs life functions
nucleus a structure found cells that contain DNA and is responsible for controlling the activities of the cell
Eukaryotic a cell containing a membrane – enclosed organelles
Prokaryotic a cell lacking a nucleus or any other membrane – enclosed organelles
unicellular an organism made up of one single cell
multicellular an organism made up of more than one cell, and often made up of different types of cells
classification the process of grouping things based on similarities
taxonomy the branch of science that formally names and classifies organism by their structure function and relationships
domain the highest and largest rank of grouping organism Three groups: Archaea,Bacteria
Bacteria Prokaryotic single- celled organism that lacks a nucleus in its cells
Archaea prokaryotic, single- celled organism that lacks a nucleus in its cell and can live in extreme environment
Eukarya organism with cells that contains a nucleus
Kingdom a taxonomic rank below Domain 6 Groups
Autotroph an organism that is able to make its own food,known as a producer in food chain
Heterotroph an organism that cannot make its own food, known as a consumer in the food chain
Asexual a method of reproduction that requires only one parent 100% DNA from 1 parent
sexual a method of reproduction that requires both male and female parent 50% from 1 parent 50% from 1 parent
Cell Theory states that all living organisms are made up of 1 or more cells, cells are the basic unit of life and all cells come from other cells
Archeabacteria unicellular, asexual,auto and heterotroph, prokaryotic organism that live in extreme envirments
Eubacteria unicelleular,asexual auto and hetero-troph, prokaryotic organism that live in moderate environments
Protista uni- and multicellular sexual or asexual auto and hetero- trophic eukaryotic organism that are microscopic
Fungi uni and multicellular sexual or asexual
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