Question 1

binomial nomenclature

Accepted Answer

a scientific system proposed by Carolus Linnaeus for classifying organisms using the genus and species names in Latin.

Question 2

cell

Accepted Answer

the basic unit of life

Question 3

cell membrane

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the outside of a cell that separates the cell contents from the external environment.

Question 4

chromosomes

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a small strand of genetic material that resides in the nucleus.

Question 5

cytoplasm

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the jelly-like substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus.

Question 6

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Accepted Answer

a genetic compound that controls inheritance.

Question 7

endoplasmic reticulum

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a network of membranes that connects the cell membrane to the nucleus and processes all incoming raw materials by breaking them down into simpler components.

Question 8

feral

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animals that were once domestic and have returned to the wild.

Question 9

gametes

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an animal sex cell.

Question 10

genes

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DNA material that contains hereditary codes.

Question 11

golgi bodies

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flat, membrane-encased fibers that assist in the processing of raw materials entering a cell.

Question 12

haploid

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the number of paired chromosomes present in every cell.

Question 13

Linnaeus

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a Swedish botanist who developed a system for classifying all organisms according to their similarities.

Question 14

lysosomes

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a round organelle that digests proteins in a cell through the release of enzymes.

Question 15

meiosis

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the reduction division of sex cells.

Question 16

mitochondria

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small, egg-shaped organelles that manufacture an energy source for the cell.

Question 17

mitosis

Accepted Answer

the division of nonsex cells.

Question 18

nucleus

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controls all cell activity.

Question 19

ribosomes

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manufactures new proteins in the cell.

Question 20

taxonomy

Accepted Answer

a system of scientific classification.

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