Biology Vocabulary Word Group IV

A quality that describes an object PROPERTY A quality that describes an object

A living thing that can carry out all the basic life activities ORGANISM A living thing that can carry out all the basic life activities

One of the five groups into which living things are classified KINGDOM One of the five groups into which living things are classified

The science of classifying organisms based on the features they share TAXONOMY The science of classifying organisms based on the features they share

An organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope MICROORGANISM An organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope

PROTIST An organism that usually is one-celled and has plant-like or animal-like properties

Protists that make their own food and usually live in water ALGAE Protists that make their own food and usually live in water

A protist that has animal-like qualities PROTOZOAN A protist that has animal-like qualities

A whip-like tail that helps some one-celled organisms move FLAGELLUM A whip-like tail that helps some one-celled organisms move (plural is flagella)

Hair-like structures that help some one-celled organisms move CILIA Hair-like structures that help some one-celled organisms move

PSEUDOPOD Part of some one-celled organisms that sticks out like a foot to move the cell along

A protozoan that moves by pushing out parts of its cell AMOEBA A protozoan that moves by pushing out parts of its cell

FUNGUS An organism that usually has many cells and decomposes material for its food (plural is fungi)

To break down or decay matter into simpler substances DECOMPOSE To break down or decay matter into simpler substances

An organism that absorbs food from a living organism and harms it PARASITE An organism that absorbs food from a living organism and harms it

An organism, usually one-celled, that does not have organelles MONERAN An organism, usually one-celled, that does not have organelles