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1
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What is taxonomy?

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Branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying

organisms

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What are the taxonomic clade levels from smallest to largest?

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Species,genus,family,order,class,

phylum,kingdom and domain

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What is an example of an asymmetrical organism?

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Sponge

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What is an example of a radically symmetric organism?

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Jellyfish or starfish

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What is an example of a bilaterally symmetric organism?

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flatworms, butterflies, and humans

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What are two organisms that develop from diploblastic tissue layers?

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Two organism that develop from diploblastic tissue layers are sea anemones and corals

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What are two organism that develops from triploblastic tissue layers?

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Roundworm and anthropoda

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What is Phylum Porifera?

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A sponge (lowest multicellular animal)

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What is an Cnidarian?

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a group made up of many invertebrate species that are Mostly marine animals. They are characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a coelenterate.

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What are example of Cnidarian?

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any invertebrate animal, such as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria

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What are characteristics of a hydra?

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(Tentacles, mouth and epidermisFound in fresh water,reproduces asexual/sexual, and don’t age/die

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What are the 9 major phyla?

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Porifera,Cnidaria,nematodes,anthropods,platyhelminthes,annelids,mollusc,echnicodermata and chordata

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What are platyhelminths?

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Flatworms(tape worms,threadworms,pinworms and blood flukes) characterized by a flat body & no organs

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What are Phylum annelids?

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earthworms who have segment bodies closed circulatory system and a hydrostatic skeleton

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What are nematodas?

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Roundworms (ascaris and trichnella) that are non segmented,have hydrostatic skeletons and false body cavities.

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What are Molluscs uses and characteristics?

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Snail-like animals that naturally lack a shell (snail slug)characterized by three parts of the body such as the visceral mass,mantle and foot)

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What are the uses of mollusca and what are the parts of a Mollusca function?(visceral mass, mantle and foot)

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Visceral mass- contains organs
Mantle - shell or gills (lungs)
Uses: skin care,food and agriculture

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What is PHYLUM ARTHROPODA?

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An invertebrate animal have an exoskeleton like insects,spiders and crustaceans.

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What are examples of Echinodermatas?

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Starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers

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What are four Characteristics of chordates?

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Notochord,dorsal tubular nerve cord, pharyngeal pouches and tail.

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What are Characteristics of non-vertebrate chordates (notochord)?

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Notochords like lancelets persist and are never replaced by a vertebral column

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What are characteristics of a vertebrate?

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Has vertebral column,skull,endoskeleton,internal organs and efficient respiration and excretion

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What are the characteristics of agnathostomes?

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Are jawless fishes (gills and no bony skeleton)

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What are characteristics of gnathostomes?

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Jawed fish(lungs and bony skeleton)

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What are cartilaginous fishes and examples?

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Chondrites with cartilage instead of bone. (Sharks,sting ray and skates)

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What are bony fishes and characteristics?

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Bony fishes are fishes with bone skeleton. Mostly ray-finned fish or lobed finned fish.

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What are features of amphibians?

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Usually are tetrapods,moist skin,lungs present in adults,ectothermic and uses water to aid in reproduction.

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What are features of a reptile?

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Paired limbs,thick scale skin, lungs, ectothermic, lays eggs, has efficient respiration and excretion

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What are characteristics of birds?

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Feathers,lay eggs,endothermic,four chambered heart,modified skeleton and lungs.

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What are characteristics of a mammal?

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Hair, produces milk, has skeleton and internal organs

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What are the types of tissue?

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Epithelial tissue,muscular tissue,nervous tissue and connective tissue

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What are the functions of epithelial tissue?

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Covers body and organs to protect, secrete, absorb,excrete and filtrate

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What are the functions of connective tissue?

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Transport fluids/material,protect organs,support tissue ,store energy and defend body

34
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What’s the function of muscular tissue?

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Support skeleton,pumps blood and move substance in digestive tract.

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What are the functions of the nervous system?

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Conduct signals,transmits information and motor output(reflex/response)

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What are Epithelial tissue types ?

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Simple,stratified and transitional are epithelial tissue types.

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where are simple epithelial tissue found in body?

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Squamous- blood and lungs
Cuboidal - kidney
Columnar- intestines

38
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Where is stratified epithelial tissue located in body?

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Nose,mouth,anus,vagina,esophagus and skin

39
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Where are glandular epithelial what does it do?

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(Excretes product)

exocrine glands= excretion into ducts endocrine glands=excretion into bloodstream

40
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Types of connective tissue?

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Fibrous
Supportive
Fluid

41
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What is the composition and function of blood?

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Rbc=transport oxygen
WBC = immune support
Platelet= clot

42
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What are the types of the muscular tissue?

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Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle.

43
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What are the parts of a nueron?

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dendrites, cell body & axon

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What are the 3 type of nueroglia and their functions?

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Microglia-Supports neurons, engulf
bacteria & and cellular debris.
Astrocytes: Provides nutrients to neurons
Oligodendrocytes - form myelin

45
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What is homeostasis?

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Internal balance

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