1. Biology Vocabulary
Word Group IV

2. A quality that describes an object
PROPERTY
A quality that describes an object

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

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

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

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

10. 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)

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

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

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

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

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

16. 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

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