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Who was binomial nomenclature developed by?

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Carolus Linnaeus

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What is taxonomy?

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Taxonomy is when a scientist classifies organisms and assigns each organism A universally accepted name

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What is binomial nomenclature?

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In binomial nomenclature each species is assigned a two-part scientific name . the scientific name is always written in italics. the first word is capitalized and the second word is lowercase. The first word is the genus and the second word is the species

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What was Linnaeus’s system of classification?

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It was a hierarchal system of classification that included seven levels …small to largest ..species genus family order class phylum kingdom

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What is a taxon and what are some examples

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Level of Linnaeus’s system… Family , kingdom, phylum

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What is the plural of taxon

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Taxa

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What is phylogeny?

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The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms , and when organisms are grouped into categories that represent lines of evolutionary descent not just physical similarities

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What is evolutionary classification

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The strategy of grouping organisms together based on the evolutionary history

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The higher the level of the taxon,…

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The farther back in time is a common ancestor of all the organisms in the taxon

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Convergent evolution

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When natural selection operating on species in similar ecological environment causes similarities in appearance

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What is cladistic analysis

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A method that identifies and considers only those characteristics of organisms are evolutionary innovations or new characteristics that arise as lineages evolve over time

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What are derived characters

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Characteristics that appear in recent parts of the lineage but not its older members

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What is a cladogram

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Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms

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What is a molecular clock

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A model that uses DNA comparisons to estimate the length of time that two species have been evolving independently

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Mutations that have an effect on the organisms phenotype.,..

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Are affected by natural selection

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Neutral mutations…

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Accumulate in the DNA of different species at about the same rate

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The more similar the DNA sequences of Two species…

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The more recently they shared a common ancestor and the more closely they are related in evolutionary terms

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DNA and RNA are similar….

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Across all forms of life

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What are the six kingdoms

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Eubacteria, archaebacteria ,Protista ,fungi ,Plantae , and Animalia

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The three domains ,which are all larger than kingdoms , are

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Eukarya, bacteria, archae

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Are the members of the domain bacteria unicellular or multicellular and prokaryotic or eukaryotic

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Unicellular and prokaryotic

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What Do the members of the domain bacteria have in their Cell walls

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They have thick rigid cell walls that surround a cell membrane, cell walls contain a substance known peptidoglycan

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What are the kingdoms in the domain bacteria

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Eubacteria

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Are the members of the domain Archae unicellular or multicellular and prokaryotic or eukaryotic

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Unicellular and prokaryotic

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What are the cell walls and cell membranes of the members of the domain Archae like?

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Their cell walls lack peptidoglycan and the cell membranes contain unusual lipids that are not not found in any other organism

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What are the kingdoms of the domain Arcadia

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Archaebacteria

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Are Bacteria autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Autotroph or heterotroph

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Are Archaebacteria autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Both

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Are protists autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Both

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Are fungi autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Heterotrophic (absorption)

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Are plants autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Autotrophic

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Are animals autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Heterotrophic

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Which kingdoms are in the domain eukarya

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Protista, fungi, Plantae ,a and animalia

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Most diverse kingdom is…

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Protista

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Are protists unicellular or multicellular and eukaryotic or prokaryotic

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Mostly unicellular but some multicellular , but all eukaryotic

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Protists are

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All eukaryotic organisms that aren’t plants, fungi, or animals

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Fungi feed on…

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Dead or decaying organic matter

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Are fungi multicellular or unicellular

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Mostly multicellular

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Are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes

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Eukaryotes

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Are plants eukaryotic or prokaryotic and multicellular or unicellular

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Eukaryotic, multicellular

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Are animals eukaryotic or prokaryotic and multicellular or unicellular

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Eukaryotic, multicellular

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Protists cell wall:

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Some have cellulose and chloroplasts(algae), or pectin, or silica or none

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Fungi cell wall:

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Cell walls of chitin

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Plant cell wall:

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Cellulose ,have chloroplasts

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Animal cell wall:

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No cell walls or chloroplasts

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Plants carry out…

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Photosynthesis

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Plants are non motile or motile

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Non motile

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Animals are motile/mobile .

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Yes at least for some part of their lives

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A unique trait used to construct a cladogram is called a

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Derived character

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Level of organization of Archae

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Cell

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Level of organization of bacteria

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Cell

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Level of organization of protists

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Mostly cells

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Level of organization of fungi

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Most of them are tissues

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Level of organization of plants

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Systems

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Level of organization of animals

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Systems

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Which of the six kingdoms reproduce asexually

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Archae and bacteria

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which of the six kingdoms reproduce both asexually and sexually

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Protist ,fungi, plants, and animals

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What is the motility or mobility of Archae

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Non-motile

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What is the motility or mobility of bacteria

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Some are motile

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What is the motility or mobility of Protists

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Motile/non motile

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What is the motility or mobility of fungi

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Mostly nonmobile

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What is the mobility or motility of plants

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Non mobile

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What is the mobility of animals

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Mobile

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What are the symbiotic relationships of Archae

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Aid in digestion

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What are the symbiotic relationships of bacteria

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They fix nitrogen, some are pathogenic , and some aid human digestion

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What are the symbiotic relationships of fungi

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Many are pathogenic

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The symbiotic relationships of plants

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Epiphyte, mycorrihizahe, mistletoe

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The symbiotic relationships of animal

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Parasitic worms, barnacles ,clownfish

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What is the ecological importance of Archae

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Decomposers

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What is the ecological importance of bacteria

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Fix nitrogen and decomposers

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The ecological importance of protists

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Algae make up aquatic oxygen and food, protists are producers
Algal blue
Cellulose digestion

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What is the ecological importance of fungi

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Decomposers

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Is he ecological importance of plants

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Major oxygen and food source

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What is the ecological importance of animals

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Human impact on the environment

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Archae can live in BLANK environments

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Extreme

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Bacteria gave rise to

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Eukaryotic organelles

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Protists are used in

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Toothpaste and teeth Whitener

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Fungi are also used for

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Fermented food , as a food source ,and for antibiotics

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What are plants also used for

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Medicine

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Which kingdom is considered the ancestor of all eukaryotes

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Archae

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Which Kingdom gave rise to eukaryotic organelles

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Bacteria

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Which Kingdom can animals not live without

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Plants

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Which kingdoms have the shapes of coccus, bacillus, and spirilla

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Eubacteria and archaebacteria

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Spirogya kingdom

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Protist

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Paramecium kingdom

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Protists

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Rhizophus stolonifer

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Fungi

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Yeast kingdom

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Fungi

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Elodea kingdom

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Plants

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Onion kingdom

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Plants

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Which kingdoms have organisms that are prokaryotes

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Archaebacteria and bacteria

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Which kingdoms have organisms that are eukaryotes

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Plants protist fungi and animals

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Which Kingdom doesn’t have a cell wall

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Animal

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What are the differences between plant cell and animal cell

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Plant cells have chloroplasts for food making ,they have cell walls outside of their cell membranes ,they have a large central vacuoles

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What can an autotroph do that a heterotroph cannot do

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Make their own food

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