New vocab Flashcards
(15 cards)
Cell
Is the smallest living unit of an organism.
Uni-cellar
Tiny organisms made of one cell.
Multi Cellular
Organisms made up of many cells.
Energy
The ability to do work.
Cell Theory
The theory that all living things are made of cells.
Molecule
The smallest unit of a substance that consists of two or more atoms.
Carbohydrates
An organic compound that contains only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen such as sugar and starch.
Lipids
Fats
Protein
An organic molecule made of long chains of amino acids that may serve as a enzyme.
Nucleic Acid
Contains all the instructions that living cells need to make protein and maintain life.
Taxonomy
The science of classifying living organisms.
Kingdom
In the modern classification system on of the six groups is kingdom which is composed of phyla.
Phylum
In the modern classification system a subdivision of a kingdom that includes one or more classes of organisms.
Species
A group of organisms that interbreed and produce offspring capable of reproducing a group of organisms.
Scientific name
the unique two word name for an organism.