six kingdom
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- decomposer
- organisims that break down dead organisims to get energy
- binary fission
- a form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells p52
- flagellum
- long, whip-like structure that helps a cell to move
- cuticle
- A waxy covering on the surface of stems and leaves that acts as an adaptation to prevent desiccation in terrestrial plants.
- protozone
- an animal like protist
- antibiotic
- a chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a person's cells p62
- symbiosis
- a close relationship between twp species that benifits at least one of them
- conjugation
- the process in which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism p52
- toxin
- a poison that can harm an organism p61
- asexual reproduction
- a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent
- infectious disease
- A disease that can pass from one organism to another
- sexual reproduction
- a reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism,which differs from both parents
- spore
- a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism
- tissue
- a group of similar cell that perform a specific function
- bacterium
- A single-celled organism that is a prokaryote; it belongs to one of two kingdoms- Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
- mutalism
- a type of symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
- cilia
- Thin hair-like projection from the cell
- pseudopod
- temperary budge in the menbrane that fills w/ cytoplasm
- endospore
- a small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell p53