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1
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Are animals multicellular?

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Yes

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2
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Are plants multicellular?

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Yes

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3
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Are fungi multicellular?

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Sometimes

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Are protoctists/protista multicellular?

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Depends, usually no

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5
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Are prokaryotes multicellular?

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No

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6
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Do animal cells have nuclei

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Yes (but not red blood cells) - 1 per cell

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7
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Do plant cells have nuclei?

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Yes, 1 per cell

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8
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Do fungi have nuclei?

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Yes…lots and lots of nuclei…

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9
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Do protoctist/Protista cells have nuclei?

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Yes

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10
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Do prokaryotes have nuclei?

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No

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11
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Do animal cells have cell walls?

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No

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12
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Do plant cells have cell walls?

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Yes - they’re made of cellulose

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13
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Do fungi have cell walls?

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Yes, and they’re made of chitin (and glucans and glucapeptein? idk so just remember chitin)

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14
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Do protoctists have cell walls?

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Sometimes

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15
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Do prokaryotes have cell walls?

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Yes, and they’re made of peptidoglycan (think pep-tea-dog-lichen)

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16
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Do animals have chloroplasts?

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No

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17
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Do plants have chloroplasts?

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Yes

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18
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Do fungi have chloroplasts?

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No

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19
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Do protoctists have chloroplasts?

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Sometimes

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20
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Do prokaryotes have chloroplasts

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No

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21
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Animal feeding habits

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Heterotrophic - eat other stuff

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22
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Plant feeding habits

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Autotrophic (makes its own food) - photosynthesis

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23
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Fungi feeding habits

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Saprotrophic (digest then ingest), sometimes heterotrophic

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24
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Protoctist feeding habits

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Sometimes heterotrophic, sometimes autotrophic

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25
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Prokaryote feeding habits

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Heterotrophic or autotrophic

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26
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Amoebas are…

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Protoctists

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27
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Bacteria are…

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Prokaryotes

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28
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Mammal blood temp

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Warm

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29
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Mammal skin topping

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Hair/fur

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30
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Reproduction style of mammal

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Baby grows inside body - live birth

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31
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Mammal breathing style

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Through nose and mouth with lungs

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32
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Common feature of mammals

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Make milk

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33
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Fish blood temp

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Fish skin topping

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Fish reproduction

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Fish breathing

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Reptile blood temp

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Reptile skin topping

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Scales or scutes

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Reptile reproduction

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Reptile breathing

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Reptile common feature

42
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Amphibian blood temp

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Amphibian skin topping

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Amphibian reproduction

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Amphibian breathing

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Lungs, skin

46
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Common feature of amphibian

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Complex life cycle - born in water adult on land

47
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Bird blood temperature

48
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Bird skin topping

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Bird Reproduction

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Bird breathing

51
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Bird common feature

52
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Arachnid legs

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8 legs - 4 pairs, attached to abdomen

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Arachnid body segments

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Arachnid antennae (pairs)

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Arachnid eyes (number and type)

56
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Arachnid wings

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Nonexistent

57
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Arachnid other stuff

58
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Insect legs

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6 - 3 pairs, attached to the thorax

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Insect segments

60
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Insect pairs of antennae

61
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Insect eyes (number and type)

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2 compound

62
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Insect wings

63
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Myriapod legs

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<10 - 750
1 jointed pair per segment

64
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M in MRS. GREN

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Movement - consciously changing position from one place to another

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R in MRS. GREN (first one)

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Respiration - metabolic reaction to produce glucose

66
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S in MRS. GREN

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Sensitivity - The ability to detect stimuli in the internal or external environment and make appropriate responses

67
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G in MRS. GREN

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Growth - Permanent increase in dry mass by an increase in cell number/size

68
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R (second one) in MRS. GREN

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Reproduction - process to make more of the same kind of organism

69
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E in MRS. GREN

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Excretion - The removal of waste products of metabolism

70
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N in MRS. GREN

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Nutrition - Absorption or ingestion of materials for energy, growth, and development - animals need organic compounds, ions, and usually water, while plants need nitrates, phosphates, magnesium potassium, sunlight, and CO2

71
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System of calling organisms by their genus and species

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Binomial System

72
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Classification

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A system that groups organisms that have shared features together - demonstrates how it has evolved and changed over time

73
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Levels of classification pyramid

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

74
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Organisms are sorted into different categories according to their _____ characteristics

75
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Species

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A group of similar organisms that can interbreed and make fertile babies - about 99.999% of DNA is shared

76
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Genus

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A group of similar organisms capable of interbreeding to make infertile babies

77
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Dichotomous key

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A sequence of paired questions that can be used to identify organisms - designed around visible features

78
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Common ancestors of different species can be found through

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Evolutionary relationships

79
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DNA sequencing

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The sequences of the bases within DNA can identify close sequences between different species - similar base DNA = close relationship. It’s powerful as it doesn’t rely on visual features.

80
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Common features of arthropods

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No backbone, jointed legs, segmented bodies, exoskeleton

81
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Viruses aren’t considered living organisms because

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They aren’t made up of cells and don’t do the Mrs. Gren stuff

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