biology exam

Question 1

taxonomy

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process of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities

Question 2

linnaeus

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devised the practical method of scientific classification

Question 3

kingdom

Answer 3

the broadest category in classical or linaen taxonomy

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species

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a group of very similar organisms that can interbreed freely in nature

Question 5

kind

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a group of similar organisms that are all descended from a single group of originally created organisms

Question 6

binomial nomenclature

Answer 6

system for assigning scientific names

Question 7

prokaryotes

Answer 7

organisms that do not have membrane-bound nuclei

Question 8

gymnosperm

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plant that produce seeds but do not produce flowers

Question 9

ovulate

Answer 9

seed-producing cones

Question 10

staminate

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pollen-producing cones

Question 11

coast redwood

Answer 11

tallest known living things

Question 12

cycad

Answer 12

unusual gymnosperm; example is sago palm

Question 13

ginkgo

Question 14

spores

Question 15

alternation of generations

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bryophytes

Question 17

rhizoids

Question 18

peat

Question 19

algae

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plankton

Question 21

green algae

Question 22

diotons

Question 23

kelp

Question 24

dinoflagellates

Question 25

fungi

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non vascular, plant-like organisms that lack chlorophyll and depend upon other organisms for food

Question 26

saprophytes

Question 27

mold

Question 28

yeast

Question 29

parasites

Answer 29

an organism that lives on or in another living organism and derives its nutrition from that organism

Question 30

thoracic cavity

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chest area

Question 31

abdominopelvic

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contains several vital organs

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immune system

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the body's defense against disease-causing organisms and other foreign invaders

Question 33

integumentary system

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skin

Question 34

skeletal

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support and structure of the body

Question 35

reproductive

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responsible for the continuation of the human race

Question 36

epithelial

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tissue that lines the vital body parts

Question 37

connective tissue

Answer 37

tissue that connects parts of the body

Question 38

matrix

Answer 38

non living material surrounding cells

Question 39

vestigial

Question 40

cranium

Question 41

sutures

Question 42

cuantarels

Question 43

hyoid

Question 44

cartilage

Question 45

coccyx

Question 46

scoliosis