Term
| organisms that require oxygen for cellular respiration |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| organisms that do not require oxygen for cellular respiration |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| system developed for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consists of the genus, which is always capitalized, followed by the species, which is never capitalized |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| both terms are italicized or underlined |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| a protein coat that surrounds the DNA of a virus |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| tightly packed rows of short hair-like projections located on the surface of cells and used for movement |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| in biology, the placing of similiar organisms together into categories ranging from the broadest to the most specific |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| listed in order they are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| long whip-like structures which grow on the surface of a cell and allow it to move |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| a group of living things that feed on dead organisms, cannot move, and reproduce using spores |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| a group of living things that are single celled, have no membrane-bound organelles, and are microscopic |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| bacilli, cocci, and spirilli are types of bacteria belonging to this kingdom |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| eukaryotic organism that is unicellular or multicellular and can move about freely |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| a virus that uses a special enzyme that reverses the process of transcription to create DNA from RNA |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| HIV, the virus that causes AIDS is a type of what? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| organisms that feed by absorbing dead organic matter |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| the science of naming and classifying organisms |
|
Definition
|
|
