Bacteria, viruses, Immunity, the Kingdoms Flashcards
(34 cards)
Autotroph
An organism that gains nutrition through carbon dioxide (photosynthesize)
Chemotroph
An organism that obtains energy through chemicals
Bilateral Symmetry
Can only fold in half to be symmetrical (for ex, us humans)
Binomial nomenclature
The Latin two-part naming system
Radial Symmetry
Being symmetrical all ways around due to circular shape (for ex, jellyfish)
Cellulose
Cell wall of plant cells
Chitin
Cell wall of fungi cells
Chondrichthyes
Cartilage Fish (for ex, sting rays or sharks)
Chordata
Organisms with a spine and skeleton (for ex, humans)
Cilia
Tiny hairs on the exterior of most animal tissue cells
Class
Similar orders grouped together (check taxonomy sheet)
Conjugation
The sexual reproduction of bacteria
Cnidaria
Phylum in Animalia that have stinging structured cells for killing prey (jellyfish)
Echinoderm
Phylum with hard/spiny skin (for ex, starfish and sea urchins)
Eubacteria
Bacteria kingdom
Lysosomes
Defence spherical vacuoles (degrade material on the outside of the cell)
- and can be found in tears (primary defence)
MItochondria
powerhouse of the cell
osteichthyes
Boney fish (the fish on that dichotomous key)
Porifera
Phylum that absorbs water through tiny pores expel through large ones (sea sponges)
Chloroplasts
Organelle in a plant cell that allows for photosynthesis
Phagocytes
Cell that absorbs bacteria
streptococci
Chain of circles
Staphiospirilla
Cluster of spirals
Monobacillus
one rod