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B2 Flashcards

1
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What is classification?

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Where biologist put living things into groups, making them easier to study

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2
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Living things are grouped together if….

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they share lots of similar characteristics

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3
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What are kingdoms?

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Kingdoms are the five major groups living things are placed into

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4
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Give five characteristics of plants

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Made of many calls
Cells walls made of cellulose
Cells contain chloroplasts
Light used to make food by photosynthesis
Grow in a spreading manner
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Give five characteristics of animals

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Made of many cells
No chloroplasts
Unable to make food so feed on other organisms
Compact body shape
Most are capable of moving around
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Give three characteristics of fungi

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Cell walls are produced of chitin
They reproduce by forming spores
Do not photosynthesise

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7
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Give one characteristic of protoctista

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Mostly single-celled (except for large algae)

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Give one characteristic for prokaryotes

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No nucleus

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9
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What are some examples of plants

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Flowers, mosses grasses

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10
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Give some examples of animals

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Fish, insects, humans

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Give some examples of fungi

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Mushrooms, toadstools, yeast

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Give some examples of protoctista

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Amoeba, algae

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13
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Give an example of prokaryotes

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Bacteria

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14
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What are vertebrates?

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Animals with a backbone

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15
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What are the five kingdoms?

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Animals, plants, fungi, protoctista, prokaryotes

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16
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What is the largest animal phyla? How much of animal species do they represent?

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Arthropods. They represent 75% of animal species

17
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What are the 4 classes of arthropods?

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Myriapods

Crustacea…

18
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…

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…

19
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What are species?

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Species are a group of similar organisms that are capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring

20
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What is the binomial system?

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It is used by biologists to name organisms

21
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Explain the two part name in the binomial system

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Each species are known by a two part name

The first name is the genus, and the second name identifies a single species

22
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How may closely related species look different?

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If they live in different habitats

23
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What are the 4 similar characteristics chimpanzees share with humans?

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Have a backbone
Feed young with milk
Skin covered in hairs
Grasping hands

24
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What is a hybrid?

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Where the individuals of two closely related species can breed together. The offspring is a mixture of two different parents

25
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How do bacteria reproduce?

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Asexually

26
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What is the concept of constant evolution?

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That organism are slowly changing. They can eventually become new species

27
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What does a food chain show?

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A food chain shows what organisms can eat, and the flow of energy form one organism to the next

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What is each link in the food chain called and why?

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Each link in the food chain is a separate feeding level called a trophic level

29
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What are producers?

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They are organisms such as plants that can make their own food. These always start the food chain

30
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What are consumers?

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These are organisms that eat other organisms

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What are herbivores? What are they known as? What link are they in the food chain?

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Herbivores are animals that eat other animals. They are also know as primary consumers. They are the second link in the food chain.

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What are carnivores? What are they known as? What link are they in the food chain?

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These are animals that eat other animals. They are called secondary consumers. They are the third link in the food chain.

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What are top carnivores

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Top carnivores are animals that eat other animals

34
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What are omnivores?

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These are animals that eat both plant and animals meaning they are primary and secondary consumers

35
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What are detrital food chains?

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These are food chains that start with dead material or waste

36
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What are the two feeding types in the detrital food chain?

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Detritivores - organisms that eat dead material such as dry leaves
Decomposers - decay the bodies of other organisms, but they do not eat them

37
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What is the difference between food chains and food webs?

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Food chains show animals eating only one food source. Food webs are where animals may link to several food chains.

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