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Classification {Life Science}
Unit 6
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Science
6th Grade
03/21/2011

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Classification
Definition
The grouping of living things according to their CHARACTERISTICS!
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Taxonomy
Definition
The science of classifying Organisms!
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Seven Classification Groups
Definition
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species !{Kindly Put Clothes On For Goodness Sake}
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Cardiogram
Definition
A tree-like diagram showing evolutionary relationships
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Dichotomous Key!
Definition
An answer key to Identify Organisms
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Bacteria
Definition
Small 1 celled MONERONS
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Capsule {in Bacteria}
Definition
Keeps the cell from drying out and helps it stick to food or other cells
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Cell wall {in Bacteria}
Definition
Thick outer covering that maintains the overall shape of the bacterial cell
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Ribosomes {in Bacteria}
Definition
Ribosomes give the cytoplasm of bacteria a granular appearance in electron micrographs
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Nucleoid {in Bacteria}
Definition
A ring made up of DNA
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Flagella {in Bacteria}
Definition
A whip-like tail that some bacteria have for locomotion
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Pilli {in Bacteria}
Definition
Hollow hair-like structures made of protein, and allows bacteria to attach to other cells
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Cytoplasm {in Bacteria}
Definition
Clear jelly-like material that makes up most of the cell
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Binary Fission
Definition
The process of one organism dividing into two organisms Fission is a type of asexual reproduction
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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
Reproduction of a living thing from only one parent
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