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1
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First person to think of classification

A

Aristotle

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2
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Define classification

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The process of arranging things into groups or sets according to some common properties

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3
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Define Taxonomy

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The branch of biology that deals with naming and classifying organisms

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(3) What are some advantages of classifying?

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Helps in identifying organisms and categorizing them into groups

  • Leads to a systematic study of living organisms
  • it provides information about plants and animals living in different geographical regions
  • it helps understand how different types of organisms have evolved over millions of years
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5
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Person who developed a way to organise plants and animals

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Carolus Linnaeus

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6
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What are the two parts of a binomial name?

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genus and species

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Who proposed the five kingdom taxonomic classification?

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1969, Robert Whittaker

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Define prokaryotic cell

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A cell that does not have a well-defined nucleus

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9
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Define Eukaryotic cell

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a cell that has a well-defined, membrane bound nucleus

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10
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What are the two modes of nutrition?

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autotrophic and heterotrophic

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11
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What are the five kingdoms?

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Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

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12
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Who all come under the kingdom monera?

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unicellular prokaryotic organisms with cell wall

(all bacteria)

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What are the 4 main shapes of bacteria?

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Cocci (ball shaped)

Vibrio (comma shaped)

Bacillus (rod shaped)

Spirillum (spiral shaped)

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14
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What is a capsule?

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A gelatinous outer layer surrounding the cell wall

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15
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What do some useful bacteria do? (5)

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  • Can help in Production of medicines
  • can help in the production of vaccines
  • can help modify food
  • help in the tanning of leather
  • help in the retting of fibres
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16
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What are some antibiotics produced by bacteria?

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Streptomycin

Tetracycline

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17
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What is curdling?

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When bacteria (lactobacillus) is used to ferment milk and prepare cheese, they convert lactose into lactic acid
This is known as curdling

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18
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What can some harmful bacteria do?

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Spoil food

Cause diseases

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19
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What are some diseases caused by bacteria?

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Typhoid

Cholera

Diphtheria

Tuberculosis

Pneumonia

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20
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What causes cholera?

What causes typhoid?

What causes diphtheria?

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Vibrio Cholerae

Salmonella typhi

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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21
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What causes pneumonia?

What causes tuberculosis?

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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22
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What protists make their own food?

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Euglena and Diatoms

23
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What protists do not make their own food?

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Paramecium and Amoeba

24
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What are pseudopodia

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(meaning fake feet) they are temporary, finger-like cytoplasmic projections

25
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What are the 5 parts of amoebic nutrition?

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Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation, Egestion

26
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What are the two types of amoebic reproduction?

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Binary Fission

Multiple Fission

27
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Who all are part of the Kingdom Fungi?

A

Eukaryotes who are saprophytes

they have a cell wall made of chitin

Multicellular (except yeasts)

28
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What are hyphae?

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tiny, long, and generally white thread like structures (grow on rhizopus)

29
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What is mycelium?

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A network of hyphae

30
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What is sporangia?

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Tiny sac-like structures which grow on the end of hyphae

31
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What is the scientific name for bread mold?

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Rhizopus

32
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From which fungus is penicillin obtained from?

A

Penicillium Notatum

33
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What are some mushrooms that can be eaten?

A

Morchella
Agarius

34
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What are some diseases caused by fungi in plants?

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Mildew
Canker

35
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What are some diseases caused by fungi in humans?

A

Ringworm
Athlete’s foot

36
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what are the characteristics of the kingdom plantae?

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multicellular, autotrophic eukaryotes

Cell walls are made of cellulose

Most contain chlorophyll

37
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Who are all part of Kingdom Animalia?

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Multicellular, heterotrophic eukaryotes

mostly reproduce by sexual reproduction

motile and can move freely

complex body containing multiple organs and organ systems

38
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Sycon and sponges are part of which phylum?

A

Phylum Porifera

39
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In phylum porifera, water enters through which pores

A

ostia

40
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in phylum porifera, water exists from which pores

A

osculum

41
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Jellyfish and sea anemone are part of phylum _____

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Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata)

42
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tapeworms, planarians, and flukes are in this phylum

A

Platyhelminthes

43
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What is the scientific name for flatworms

A

Platyhelminthes

44
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Ascaris, pinworm and whipworm are part of which phylum

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Phylum Nematoda and Aschelminthes

45
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Scientific name for round worns

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nematodes/aschelminthes

46
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Worms in phylum _____ have nephridia

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Phylum Annelida

47
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animals which have jointed legs and segmented bodies belong to phylum

A

Arthropoda

48
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What are the 4 classes of phylum arthropoda

A

Crustacea

Myriapoda

Insecta

Arachnida

49
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Centipedes and millipedes are part of what class and phylum

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class - myriapoda

phylum - arthropoda

50
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animals in this phylum have a tongue called radula and a muscular foot for locomotion

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Phylum Mollusca

51
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Star fish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers are examples of what?

A

Phylum Echinodermata

52
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What are the 5 phylums of vertebrates

A

Pisces

Amphibia

Reptilia

Aves

Mammalia

53
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what phylum gives birth to living young

A

Mammalia

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