chapter 6 Flashcards
(9 cards)
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autotroph
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An organism that converts light energy to usable energy
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heterotroph
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An organism that obtains energy from other organisms.
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habitat
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the place within an ecosystem where an organism lives provides the biotic and abiotic factors an organism needs to survive and reproduce
4
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binomial nomenclature
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A naming system that gives each organism a two word scientific name
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taxon
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a group of organism
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prokaryotic cell
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A cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles
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eukaryotic cell
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a cell that has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
8
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cytoplasm
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the liquid part of a cell inside the cell membrane contains salt an other moleculles
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mitochondrion
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an organelle that break down food and releases energy
