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Diversity of Life Quiz 3
Diversity of Life Quiz 3
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6th Grade
10/28/2013

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Kingdom
Definition
A taxonomic category grouping together all forms of life.
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Larva
Definition
The immature,wingless,feeding stage in the life cycle of many insects.
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Metamorphasis, complete
Definition
The life cycle of some insects that progresses from egg, to larva, to pupa, and finally to adult.
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Metamorphasis, incomplete
Definition
The life cycle of some insects that progresses from egg, to number of nymphal stages, and finally to adult. Different insects have different number of nymphal stages.
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Mitochondrion
Definition
A cell organelle that processes sugar, providing energy for the cell and releasing simple chemicals into cell cytoplasm.
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Monera
Definition
one of the five kingdoms of life. Organisms in this kingdom are all prokaryiotic cells called bacteria
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Nucleus
Definition
This cell organelle regulates the production of proteins and contains genetic material.
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Organelle
Definition
Structure inside eukaryotic cells that performs specialized function
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Organism
Definition
An individual living thing, suck as a plant, animal, fungus, bacteria, or protist
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Ovary
Definition
The part of the plant at the base of pistil that contains the egg. After fertilization the ovary turns into a fruit
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Ovule
Definition
The potential seeds found within the ovaries of a plant
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Paramecium
Definition
A ciliated protists that lives in fresh water and eats other tiny organisms for food
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Pheromone
Definition
A chemical released by an animal to communicate with or influence another member of the same species
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Phloem
Definition
the tissue within a plant that transports food made in the leaves to all other parts of the plant
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Photosynthesis
Definition
The process by which a plant and some protists and bacteria use light energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar
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Pistil
Definition
A part of a flower. It is female reproductive structure. It consists of the ovary, containing seeds, and stigma
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Pollen
Definition
the tiny particles that contain the male sex cells. Pollen develops on the anthers. The pollen must be transported to the pistil for fertilization to occur
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Pollination
Definition
the transfer of male pollen grains from the anther in one flower to the stigma on the female pistil in another flower
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Prokaryotic
Definition
A primitive kind of cell containing no nucleus or organelles. All prokaryotic cells are organisms called bacteria
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Protista
Definition
One of the five kingdoms of life. This very diverse kingdom is made up of eukaryotic cells, most of which single-celled organism
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