reproductive process that involves only ONE parent and produces offspring that are IDENTICAL to the parents

organism that makes its own food

system for naming organisms in which each organism is given a unique, two-part scientific name consisting of genus and species

organism whose cells contain nuclei

organism that does NOT have the ability to make its own food

any living thing

organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and some other cell structures

reproductive process that involves two parents (egg and sperm) that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents

The ___________ is the basic unit of life

The highest (or broadest) level of classification of living things is called

Three domains