Living Organisms
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- Living organisms
- the biological system
- arthropod- an important group of invertebrates.
- an animal without a backbone
- binomial- classification for each organism and species
- cladistic- classification of each organisms common characteristics
- DNA- carries genetic information
- gills- the respiratory organ found in fish
- have a large surface area and good blood supply for gas exchange in water.
- parasite- an organism that lives in another organism (the host)
- eg. a flea on a dog
- species- a type of organism that is the basic unit of classification
- arthropod- an important group of invertebrates.
- chitin- hard and tough material made from glucose molecules.
- chloroplasts- contains green pigment chlorophyll used in photosynthesis
- chromosomes-structure of DNA which codes fro characteristics
- dry mass- mass of an organism after water has been removed
- glycogen- animals store glucose as glycogen in their muscles tissue and liver
- pathogen- microorganism that causes disease
- plasmid- small circles of genetic material that is used in cells in genetic modification
- =altered of certain characteristics
- startch- a type of carbohydrate
- plants turn glucose into starch for storage (in photosynthesis)
- they turn it back into glucose for respiration
- plants turn glucose into starch for storage (in photosynthesis)
- Vacuole - a space where plants store cell sap
- chloroplasts- contains green pigment chlorophyll used in photosynthesis
- the biological system
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