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1
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Something is only alive if it does seven things.

What is called?

What are the seven things?

A

The seven life processes

All living things Move
All living things Reproduce
All living things are Sensitive
All living things need Nutrition
All living things Excrete
All living things Respire
All living things Grow

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Classification means

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The process of putting things into groups

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Dichotomous key means

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A key with two choices at each stage

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Taxonomy means

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The science of grouping and naming things

A classification system that groups things by the things they have in common

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5
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Taxonomist means

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A scientist who specialises in grouping and naming things

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6
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Binomial Nomenclature is the fancy way of saying

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Scientific names

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7
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What do scientific names do?

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The describe things, and show relationships. They also mean something

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8
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How do you write scientific names?

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Genus species - in italics, first letter of first word capital, first letter of second word lowercase

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9
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What language are scientific names?

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Mostly Latin but use some Greek

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10
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Classification system is:

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Dumb Kings Play Cards On Fibre Glass Surfboards

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11
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Does the amount of animals increase or decrease the further into the classification system you go?

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Less

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Which is the larger classification group and which is the smallest?

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Domain - largest

Species - smallest

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13
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What do Autotrophs do?

What do Hetertroughs do?

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Autotrophs - make their own food

Hetertroughs - need to get/find food

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14
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Phyla of Invertebrates

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Annelid worms
Arthropods
Cnidaria
Echinoderms
Molluscs
Nematode worms
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15
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Class of vertebrates

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Mammals
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
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16
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What’re the 5 kingdoms

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Protists, fungi, animals (Animalia), plants, monera

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Carnivore means

Omnivore means

Herbivore means

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Animal that eats other animals

Animal that eats plants and animals

Animal that eats only plants

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Ecosystem means

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A system made by organisms interacting with each other and their non-living surroundings in a balanced way

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Ecology means

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The study of interactions among organisms and their environment

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Habitat means

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The place where an organism lives

21
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Decomposer means

Scavenger means

Prey means

Predator means

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Organisms that get the energy they need by breaking down dead plant matter and waste products

An animal that feeds on dead animal and plant material

An animal that is eaten by a predator

A consumer that eats only other animals

22
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Consumer means

Producer means

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Organisms that need to eat other organisms to get the energy and nutrients they need

An organism that can make its own food

23
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Adaptation means

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Changes in the body to fit a location

When a species evolves characteristics over a period of time

24
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Adaptations allow animals do what?

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Survive in a particular location and live successfully in their habitat

25
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Reasons for adaptation are:

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Habitat
Movement 
Communication
Regulating body temperature
Nocturnal - live on during the night - or diurnal - live during day and night
Camouflage
Escaping predators
Effective hunting
27
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Protists are
Monera are
Plants are
Fungi are
Animals are
A 
Protists are autotrophs but can be heterotrophs
Monera are autotrophs and heterotrophs 
Plants are autotrophs
Fungi are heterotrophs
Animals are heterotrophs
28
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Which types of plants need more water?

A

The plants that produce spores. Plants that produce seeds can grow better in dryer climates

34
Q

What is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

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Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates don’t. Invertebrates have either a soft squishy body or a hard outer shell

35
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Basic characteristics of mammals are:

A

Mammary glands (produce milk)
Has fur (hair)
Three middle ear bones
Generally gives birth to live babies (or immature, or very rarely eggs)

36
Q

Basic characteristics of fish is:

A

Gills
Cold-blooded
Swim bladder
Fins

37
Q

Basic characteristics of reptiles

A

Cold-blooded
Lay eggs
Breathe through lungs
Scales

38
Q

Basic characteristics of amphibians

A 
Lay eggs
Fertilise eggs outside of body
Cold-blooded
Breathe through skin
Spend time on land and in water
39
Q

Basic characteristics of birds

A 
Feathers
Wings
Becks/bills
Adapted skeleton
Lays eggs
40
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Basic characteristics of arthropods

A

Exoskeleton
Segmented body
Jointed limbs

Arachnids, insects, centipede/millipede, crustaceans

41
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Basic characteristics of annelid worms

A

Segmented body

42
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Basic characteristics of Cnidaria

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One body opening
Stinging cells

Jellyfish

43
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Basic characteristics of nematode worms

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Microscopic - tiny
Long, thin, tube-like appearance
Unclear head and tail
Unsegmented body

Roundworm

44
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Basic characteristics of molluscs

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Soft body, sometimes a hard outer shell
Unsegmented body
Live in water or moist places

Snails, slugs, oysters

45
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Basic characteristics of echinoderms

A

Vascular system made of water
Marine animal
No brain
Have leathery, spiny skin

Sea urchin

46
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Some examples of monera are

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E. coli, heliobacter plyori, samonella

47
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Some examples of fungi are

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Mushrooms, yeasts, moulds, toadstools

48
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Some examples of protists are

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Algae, giant kelp

49
Q

How do monotremes reproduce

A

Lay eggs

50
Q

How do marsupials reproduce

A

Give birth to immature young

51
Q

How do placentals reproduce

A

By giving birth to live young

52
Q

What types of plants have no vascular system and produce spores?

A

Lichen, mosses, liverwort

53
Q

What types of plants have a vascular system and produce spores?

A

Ferns

54
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What types of plants have a vascular system and produce seeds?

A

Conifers - from cones

Flowering plants - from flowers

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