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Describe: Prokaryote.

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State the cell theory.

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Describe: Eukaryotes.

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Give examples of prokaryotes

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Give examples of eukaryotes

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Organelle

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State the organelles found in plant and animal cells

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).

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Cytoplasm

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Cell membrane

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Golgi bodies

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Vacuoles

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State the organelles found in plant cells only

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Vacuole (plant)

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Chloroplasts

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What dos cell division allow?

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What do all types of cells use to reproduce?

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What does a parent cell dividing result in?

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What is very important for each new cell to have?

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Asexual reproduction

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What type of reproduction can multicellular organisms do?

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Sexual reproduction

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What is different about parent cells or “gametes” from normal body cells?

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What do some parents cells undergo to produce gametes?

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What happens when two gametes combine?

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What are one of the main characteristics of life?

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What do plant and animal cells both need?

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Why is it important for cells to have lots of water?

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What must cells excrete?

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Why does the number of cells increase as an organism grows?

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Diffusion

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Concentration

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Osmosis

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Diffusion and osmosis take…

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Time

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What must be available for a cell to function properly?

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Why is it important that wastes products diffuse out of the cell quickly?

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What happens when a cell becomes too large?

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40
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Your body replaces each red blood cell about every…

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120 days

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What do all organisms need to do to stay alive?

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What happens when a part of an organism is damaged?

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Where does cell division occur?

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44
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What is cell division similar to?

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45
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What are to parts of cell division?

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Mitosis, and cytokinesis

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46
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What are the 3 reasons for cell division?

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Cytokinesis

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48
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Cell division is…

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Exponential or increasingly rapid

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What does each cell division result in?

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50
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Why is it important to have a high surface area to volume ratio?

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51
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Does diffusion require energy?

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No, because it occurs passively

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52
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Is mitosis a big or small part of the cell cycle?

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53
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Describe: Interphase

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54
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What types of cells go through cell division more often than others?

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Different types of cells also spend…

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Describe: Mitosis and name it’s phases. Remember PMAT*

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57
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How many chromosomes do cells have?

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4 chromosomes

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Describe: Prophase

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Describe: Metaphase

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Describe: Anaphase

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Describe: Telophase

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Describe: Cytokinesis

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Describe: Interphase

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What is an important part of maintaining cell health?

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What happens if a cell has a lot of damage?

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66
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(Checkpoints in the cell cycle) A cell remains in interphase if…

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Describe the appearance and behaviours of normal cells vs. cancer cells.

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Describe: Unicellular organisms

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Describe: Multicellular organisms

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70
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With respect to all cells remember that…

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71
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What is the structure of cells related to?

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72
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What else is related to a cell’s function?

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Shape, size, numbers to organelles, and the biochemical composition of cells.

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73
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State some examples of related shape and size of cells.

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State some examples of function related to organelles.

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Describe when and how cells specialize in humans?

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List the hierarchy of components in animals. And think about where stem cells might be located in this list and why.

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Tissues

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Organ

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Organ system

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Name the 4 types of tissues.

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Epithelial tissue

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Connective tissue

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Muscle tissue

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Nervous tissue

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Describe: Stem cells

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Describe: Embryonic stem cells

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Describe: Tissue stem cells

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Mouth

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Esophagus

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Stomach

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Small intestine

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Large intestine

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Anus

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Define and list the structures the use: Physical digestion

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Define and list the structures that use: Chemical Digestion

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96
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What are the 4 substances that are added to food in the digestive tract?

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What us a disease that results from a problem in the digestive system?

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Colitis (expand)

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What is function of the circulatory system?

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What are substances that are carried away by the circulatory system?

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What systems do the circulatory system interact with?

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What systems do the digestive system interact with?

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What is an angiogram and how is it different from a regular X-Ray?

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Describe: Blood and the type of tissue it is.

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Describe: Cells and the type of tissue it is.

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Describe: The heart and the type of tissue it is.

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Describe: Blood vessels and what type of tissue it is.

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How is cardiac muscle different from stomach muscle?

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108
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State diseases associated with the circulatory system.

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109
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How many times do you breathe in and out on average each minute? When does this rate increase?

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How many litres of air dies the average person move in and out of their lungs each day?

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Respiratory system

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What other system does the respiratory system rely on and interact with?

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Draw or describe how materials nice through the respiratory system and the rest if the body.

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What does the respiratory system consists of?

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Describe how air enters the lungs.

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What do cilia help do?

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What do bronchi do?

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Describe: Trachea

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Cartilage

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What is the main purpose of gas exchange?

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Describe: Gas exchange

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Alveolus

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What do oxygen and CO2 have only to diffuse through two…

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124
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The concentration of oxygen in the blood that flows through the lungs is amazed less than the concentration of oxygen in the air in the…

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125
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Describe how oxygen and carbon dioxide mice thorough the respiratory system.

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126
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Is breathing voluntary or involuntary?

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Involuntary

127
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What is breathing controlled by?

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128
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Describe how breathing works?

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129
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Describe the respiratory system in other animals such as fish.

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130
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Describe and state diseases of the respiratory system.

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131
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Since when has tissue and or organ transplantation been performed?

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132
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When was the first successful organ transplantation performed? What organ was it?

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List the successfully transplanted organs.

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List the successfully transported tissues.

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Can all transplantation be done on living donors?

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What are the benefits and risks of organ transplantation?

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137
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Describe: Living Donor Organs and transplantation

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Describe: Deceased donor organs and transplantation

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139
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Xenotransplantation

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Musculoskeletal system

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List the structural feature of the musculoskeletal system.

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What does the skeleton consists of?

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Bone tissue

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Canals

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Ligaments

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Cartilage

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Muscle

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What is the main role of the skeleton?

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149
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What types of movements do we use skeptical muscle for?

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Voluntary movements of the body, such as walking.

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Describe how muscles make bones move.

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151
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State problems and diseases associated with the musculoskeletal system.

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152
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Describe the skeletal system in other animals.

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153
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State and define the nervous system.

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What do sensory receptors do?

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What are some problems and diseases associated with the nervous system?

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156
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What are the components of the nervous system?

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157
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Describe each component of the nervous system.

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158
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State three interactions of their fan systems within the mammal.

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159
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What organ system interacts the most with the other systems? Why?

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Circulatory system

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What are the two systems amphibians use for gas exchange?

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161
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What does the hierarchy of structures in plants describe?

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State the hierarchy of structures in plants.

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What are the two main differences between plants and animals?

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What do differences in plants and animals suggest?

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165
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What are the 3 types of tissue systems in plants?

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Dermal tissue system
Vascular tissue system
Ground tissue system

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Dermal tissue system

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Vascular tissue system

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Ground tissue system

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169
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What is the main photosynthetic structure of the plant?

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170
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What are some leaves adapted for?

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Support, protection, attraction, and reproduction

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Describe the stem.

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Root system

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173
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What is the primary function of a flower?

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174
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What are the ways plants carry out reproduction?

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175
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What is the purpose of cell division in plants?

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176
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What are some other types of tissue in a plant?

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Epidermal tissue (epidermis)
Periderm tissue
177
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What is the function of the xylem?

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178
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Why is it important for a leaf to be waterproof?

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179
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What direction of the movement of water and minerals on Xylem?

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Upwards

180
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Describe the palisade layer.

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181
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Describe the spongy mesophyll.

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Cuticle and guard cells

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183
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Describe the differences in cell division between plant and animal cells.

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Apical meristem

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Lateral meristem

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186
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How can roots push through soil?

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187
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What does the inner lateral meristem do?

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188
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What is similar to embryonic stem cells in plants?

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