Taxonomy and Cell Organelles

mode of reproduction with only one parent

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

organisms, known as producers in a food chain, capable of synthesizing their own food by a process known as photosynthesis; all plants and some forms of bacteria and other organisms

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

a basic unit of structure and function in living organisms

• cell theory

• cell

states that the cell is the basic unit of life, all living organisms are composed of cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells Domain – broadest taxonomic classification of organisms

• cells

• cell theory

cell that contains an organized nucleus

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

organisms, known as consumers in a food chain, which cannot synthesize their own food; carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores

• Eukaryotic

• Heterotrophic

second broadest taxonomic classification of organisms

• Kingdom

• Domain

broadest taxonomic classification of organisms

• Domain

• Kingdom

organism made up of more than one cell

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

a structure within a cell that contains the cell’s DNA and is responsible for providing instructions to the cell, regarding growth and reproduction

• Nucleus

• Nucleotide