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Prokaryotic
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Any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes.
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Eukaryotic
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A single-celled or multicellular organism whose cells contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus.
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Unicellular
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Having or consisting of a single cell.
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Sessile
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Permanently attached; not freely moving.
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Autotrophic
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An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy.
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Heterotrophic
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Capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food.
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Dichotomous
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Divided or dividing into two parts.
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Asexual
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Having no sex or sexual organs.
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Motile
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Moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
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Photosynthesis
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Use by green plants of the energy in sunlight to carry out chemical reactions, such as the conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen.
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Prokaryotic
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Any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes.
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Eukaryotic
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A single-celled or multicellular organism whose cells contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus.
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Unicellular
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Having or consisting of a single cell.
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Sessile
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Permanently attached; not freely moving.
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Autotrophic
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An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy.
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Heterotrophic
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Capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food.
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Dichotomous
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Divided or dividing into two parts.
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Asexual
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Having no sex or sexual organs.
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Motile
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Moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
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Photosynthesis
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Use by green plants of the energy in sunlight to carry out chemical reactions, such as the conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen.
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