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| classificatioin | The sorting of things into groups of similar items. |
| fungus | An organism that has cell walls but does not have chloroplasts. |
| protists | A microscopic organism that may have characteristics of plants, animals, or fungi. |
| bacteria | Single-celled organisms that lack nuclei. |
| genes | A group of organisms that share major characteristics and are, therefore, closely related. |
| species | A single kind of organism that can reproduce among its own kind |
| chloroplasts | Organelles, found in plant cells, in which sugar is made during photosynthesis |
| cell wall | A stiff outer layer that surrounds a plant cell, protects it, and gives it shape |
| nucleus | The control center of a cell hat directs the cell's activities |
| chromosomes | Structures in the nucleus that contain an organism's genetic information and regulate the cell's activities |
| DNA | The abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, the chemical that provides detailed instructions for cells |