| A | B |
|---|
| Asexual reproduction | mode of reproduction with only one parent |
| Autotroph | 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 |
| Cell | a basic unit of structure and function in living organisms |
| Cell theory | 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 |
| Eukaryotic | cell that contains an organized nucleus |
| Heterotrophic | organisms, known as consumers in a food chain, which cannot synthesize their own food; carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores |
| Kingdom | second broadest taxonomic classification of organisms |
| Multicellular | organism made up of more than one cell |
| Nucleus | astructure within a cell that contains the cell’s DNA and is responsible for providing instructions to the cell, regarding growth and reproduction |
| Prokaryotic | cell that does not contain a nucleus |
| Sexual reproduction | mode of reproduction with two parents |
| Taxonomy | the process or system of describing the ways in which organisms are grouped or classified according to similarities and differences |
| Unicellular | organism made up of only one cell |
