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Animalia

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multi-cellular; ingestive heterotrophs (consume food and digest it within their bodies); feed on plants or animals

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Eukaryote

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organisms whose cells are orgainxed into complex structures by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton; have a membrane bound nucleus which comes from the Greek (karyon meaning good/true); includes animals, plants, fungi and protists.

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diagram showing how organisms are related based on shared, derived characteristics such as feather, hair or scales

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cladogram

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a series of chemical reactions in which energy stored in food is converted to a form of energy that the cell can use

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cellular respiration

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cell wall

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a structure outside the cell membrane of plants, algae, fungi and many types of bacteria (NOT animal cells); it helps support and protect these cells

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organelle

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excnot in bacteria; specialized cell parts inside the cell membrane that perform cell activities necessary for life

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organ

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a structure formed when different types of tissue work together

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Cuticle

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A waxy, protctive layer secreted by cells on the surface of the plant. Shows the loss of water (helps plants to survive on land).

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a group of organs that work together to do a certain job.

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organ system

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a structure formed when different types of tissue work together

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organ

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bacteria, some of which cause human diseases, some are beneficial, are present in almost all habitats on Earth

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Eubacteria

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groups of cells that all do the same sort of work.

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tissue

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cell organelles that convert food energy into a form that the cell can use (a process called cellular respiration)

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mitrochondria

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taxonomy

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arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities also known as classification

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prokrayote

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(pro-before + karon- nut or kernal, referring to the cell nucleus); organisms without a cell nucleus - or any other membrance bound organelles; most are unicellular, but some are multi-cellular. Includes Archaea and Eubacteria

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chloroplast

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green organelles in green plants and algae where the most photosynthesis takes place

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taxonomists

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scientists that identify and name organisms

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Vascular Plants

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have tube-like strutures that carry water, nutrients, and other substances throughout the plant

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makes its own food

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autotrophic

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a category into which related organisms are placed

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taxon (taxa plural)

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heterotrophic

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doesn’t make its own food

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Plantae

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multi-cellular; autotrophic (makes its own food) ; absorb sunlight to make glucose through photosynthesis

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Organisms first to grow in new or disturbed areas like lava fields or after a forest fire

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Pioneer Species

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a flexible structure that holds the cells together; forms a boundary between the cell and its environment; it helps control what enters and leaves the cell.

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cell membrane

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1. All living things are made of one or more cells; 2. The cell is the basic unit of life in which the activites of lif life occur; 3. All cells come from cells that already exist.
cell theory
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Archaea
live in harsh environments (extreme lovers) and may represent the first cells to have evolved
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a gelatinlike substance found inside the cell membrane; two thirds is water; also contains many chemicals that are needed by the cell; where the cell's activities take place
cytoplasm
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chromosomes
located in the nucleus; contains DNA - a chemical that determines which traits an organism will have.
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scientists that identify and name organisms
taxonomists
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arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities also known as classification
taxonomy
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green organelles in green plants and algae where the most photosynthesis takes place
chloroplast
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have tube-like strutures that carry water, nutrients, and other substances throughout the plant
Vascular Plants
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species
hierarchy of life
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live in harsh environments (extreme lovers) and may represent the first cells to have evolved
Archaea
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binomial nomenclature
two word naming system, Genus species -- Latin or Greek - Italicized in print - capitalize Genus but not species. Underline when written by hand
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organisms whose cells are orgainxed into complex structures by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton; have a membrane bound nucleus which comes from the Greek (karyon meaning good/true); includes animals, plants, fungi and protists.
Eukaryote
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a structure outside the cell membrane of plants, algae, fungi and many types of bacteria (NOT animal cells); it helps support and protect these cells
cell wall
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Rhizoid
thread-like structures that anchor nonvascular plants.
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Eukarya
Have membrane bound nucleus and organelles - Four Kingdoms: 1. Protista (protozoa, algae, etc.). 2. Fungi (mushroom, yeasts, ?) 3. Plantae (multicellular plants) 4. Animalia (multicellular animals)
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don't have tube-like structures and use other ways to move water and substances.
Nonvascular Plants
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A waxy, protctive layer secreted by cells on the surface of the plant. Shows the loss of water (helps plants to survive on land).
Cuticle
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Eubacteria
bacteria, some of which cause human diseases, some are beneficial, are present in almost all habitats on Earth
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Pioneer Species
Organisms first to grow in new or disturbed areas like lava fields or after a forest fire
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cell
smallest unit of life in all living things
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Protista
most are unicellular - some are multicellular; some are autotrophic (makes its own food) - others are heterotrophic (consume food)
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cladogram
diagram showing how organisms are related based on shared, derived characteristics such as feather, hair or scales
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located in the nucleus; contains DNA - a chemical that determines which traits an organism will have.
chromosomes
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tissue
groups of cells that all do the same sort of work.
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dichotomous key
used to identify organisms; characteristics given in pairs
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Nonvascular Plants
don't have tube-like structures and use other ways to move water and substances.
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stored plant food and in cell walls
cellulose
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(pro-before + karon- nut or kernal, referring to the cell nucleus); organisms without a cell nucleus - or any other membrance bound organelles; most are unicellular, but some are multi-cellular. Includes Archaea and Eubacteria
prokrayote
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cellular respiration
a series of chemical reactions in which energy stored in food is converted to a form of energy that the cell can use
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used to identify organisms; characteristics given in pairs
dichotomous key
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the process by which plants, algae and many types of bacteria convert some energy from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into food energy and oxygen.
photosynthesis
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cell membrane
a flexible structure that holds the cells together; forms a boundary between the cell and its environment; it helps control what enters and leaves the cell.
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cytoplasm
a gelatinlike substance found inside the cell membrane; two thirds is water; also contains many chemicals that are needed by the cell; where the cell's activities take place
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taxon (taxa plural)
a category into which related organisms are placed
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multi-cellular; ingestive heterotrophs (consume food and digest it within their bodies); feed on plants or animals
Animalia
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thread-like structures that anchor nonvascular plants.
Rhizoid
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hierarchy of life
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species
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excnot in bacteria; specialized cell parts inside the cell membrane that perform cell activities necessary for life
organelle
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smallest unit of life in all living things
cell
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fungi
multi-cellular except yeast; absorptive heterotrophs (digest food outside their bodies, then absorb it); cell walls made of chitin
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organ system
a group of organs that work together to do a certain job.
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cellulose
stored plant food and in cell walls
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cell theory
1. All living things are made of one or more cells; 2. The cell is the basic unit of life in which the activites of lif life occur; 3. All cells come from cells that already exist.
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multi-cellular; autotrophic (makes its own food) ; absorb sunlight to make glucose through photosynthesis
Plantae
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multi-cellular except yeast; absorptive heterotrophs (digest food outside their bodies, then absorb it); cell walls made of chitin
fungi
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two word naming system, Genus species -- Latin or Greek - Italicized in print - capitalize Genus but not species. Underline when written by hand
binomial nomenclature
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most are unicellular - some are multicellular; some are autotrophic (makes its own food) - others are heterotrophic (consume food)
Protista
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mitrochondria
cell organelles that convert food energy into a form that the cell can use (a process called cellular respiration)
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photosynthesis
the process by which plants, algae and many types of bacteria convert some energy from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into food energy and oxygen.
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autotrophic
makes its own food
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nucleus
an organelle which contains the hereditary material (chromosomes) of a cell of organisms (other than bacteria); acts as the control center of the cell
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doesn't make its own food
heterotrophic
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Have membrane bound nucleus and organelles - Four Kingdoms: 1. Protista (protozoa, algae, etc.). 2. Fungi (mushroom, yeasts, ?) 3. Plantae (multicellular plants) 4. Animalia (multicellular animals)
Eukarya
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an organelle which contains the hereditary material (chromosomes) of a cell of organisms (other than bacteria); acts as the control center of the cell
nucleus

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