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Bio 170 Exam 1 Flashcards

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What is a prokaryote?

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A type of cell lacking a membrane bound nucleus and membrane bound organelles

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What is a eukaryote?

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A type of cell with a membrane bound nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

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Does the kingdom level approach to classification completely represent biological reality?

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No. It is supplemented by domains.

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What are the 5 kingdoms?

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Plants, animals, fungi, Protista, and monera

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What are the three domains?

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Bacteria, Archae, and Eukarya

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What are two main types of prokaryotes?

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Bacteria

Archaea

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Why are archaeas sometimes called extremophiles?

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They like to live in extreme conditions.

Hot springs, hyper saline environments etc

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What are the distinctive traits of archaea?

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Lack peptidoglycan
Some have histones
Anti biotic response is negative

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What are the most widespread forms of life?

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Bacteria

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