Updated Biology Basics

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What is an organism whose cells lack a nucleus called?

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Prokaryote

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What is an organism whose cells have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles called?

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Eukaryote

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What is an organism made up of only one cell called?

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Unicellular or Single-Celled organism

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What is an organism made up of many cells called?

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Multicellular organism

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What type of organism produces its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis?

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Autotroph

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What type of organism obtains its energy by consuming other organisms?

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Heterotroph

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What are organisms that create their own food and provide energy to the food chain called?

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Producers

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What are organisms that eat other organisms to obtain energy called?

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Consumers

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What are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms to recycle nutrients called?

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Decomposers

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What are non-living components of an environment, such as sunlight, water, and temperature, called?

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Abiotic factors