Abiotic physical rather than biological; not

derived from living organisms.

Factor one of the elements contributing to a

particular result or situation: Poverty is
only one of the factors in crime. S

Acellular ince life is made out of cells, how can

an organism exist without them?
Viruses are small, acellular microbes in
the gray area between a living and
nonliving organism. Learn more about
them in this lesson.

Animalal deserve certain kinds of

consideration—consideration of what
is in their best interests, regardless of
whether they are “cute,” useful to
humans, or an endangered species
and regardless of whether any human
cares about them at all.

Archaea constitute a domain of single-celled

organisms. These microorganisms
are prokaryotes, and have no cell
nucleus

Bacteria are microscopic living organisms,

usually one-celled, that can be found
everywhere. They can be dangerous,
such as when they cause infection, or
beneficial, as in the process of
fermentation (such as in wine) and
that of decomposition.
Biodiversity Biodiversity is defined as “the
variability among living organisms
from all sources including, inter alia,
terrestrial, marine and other aquatic
ecosystems and the ecological
complexes of which they are part; this
includes diversity within species,
between species and of ecosystems.”
Biotic relating to or resulting from living
things, especially in their ecological
relations.

Eukaryota A eukaryote is an organism whose cells

contain a nucleus within a membrane. ...
In fact, most living things are eukaryotes,
made up of cells with distinct nuclei and
chromosomes that contain their DNA.

Fungi ungi is the plural word for "fungus".

A fungus is a eukaryotic organism.
Yeasts, moulds and mushrooms
areexamples of fungi. ... Like
animals, humans and most bacteria,
all fungi are heterotrophs.

Growth the process of increasing in physical size.

Ivitability unable to be avoided, evaded, or

escaped; certain; necessary:
an inevitable conclusion.
Metabolism Metabolism: The whole range of
biochemical processes that occur within
a living organism. Metabolism consists of
anabolism (the buildup of substances)
and catabolism (the breakdown of
substances).

Movement an act of changing physical location or

position or of having this changed.

Metabolism the chemical processes that occur within

a living organism in order to maintain
life.

Plantae the taxonomic kingdom comprising all

living or extinct plants. Synonyms:
kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom Type of:
kingdom. the highest taxonomic group
into which organisms are grouped

Prokaryote a microscopic single-celled organism

that has neither a distinct nucleus with
a membrane nor other specialized
organelles. Prokaryotes include the
bacteria and cyanobacteria.

Protista - any of a diverse taxonomic group and

especially a kingdom (Protista synonym
Protoctista) of eukaryotic organisms that
are unicellular
Reproduction the production of offspring by a sexual or
asexual process.
sinónimos: breeding, producing
young, procreation, multiplying,
propagation, proliferation,

Unicelular (of an evolutionary or developmental

stage) characterized by the formation or
presence of a single cell or cells.

Viruses an infective agent that typically

consists of a nucleic acid molecule in
a protein coat, is too small to be seen
by light microscopy, and is able to
multiply only within the living cells of a
host.