Adaptation and Diversity Vocabulary

Group of organisms that have cells with a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

a microscopic, unicellular eukaryotic organism that lives in warm freshwater environments;

An organism that shares genes (traits)

Kingdoms are divided into categories called phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

Classification is the process of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities.

unicellular microorganism that is classified as a protist

A living thing (made of one cell)

A Kingdom that contains all prokaryotes except archaebacteria

a change in an organism’s environment that cause a response

A kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme environments [very hot, very cold, very salty, etc.]

Archaea, Bacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plants, Animal

An inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment.

A kingdom made up of non-green eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement and obtain food by breaking down

An organism made of more than one cell working together in groups

The most common and diverse group of prokaryotes, or organisms without a nucleus

A kingdom of mostly unicellular eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi