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1
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5 characteristics of life

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  • Organization
  • Reproduction, Growth & Development
  • Energy
  • Internal consistency (Homeostasis)
  • Evolution
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What are Emergent properties

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Things or characteristics we see as we move up and down the levels of organization

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What are the requirements to be considered alive?

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Have to have all of these characteristics:

  • Organization
  • Uses energy
  • Ability to maintain homeostasis (internal consistency)
  • Ability to Reproduce, Grow, and Develop
  • Ability to Evolve
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4
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What is heat

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Energy that has been lost

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What is Homeostasis

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Process by which we maintain our internal consistency for normal function

Ex: eating, shivering, hydration

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6
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What are the 2 types of reproduction

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Asexual

Sexual

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What happens in Asexual reproduction?

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Organisms make a copy of them selves with similar genetic make up

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What happens in sexual reproduction

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Where 2 parents produce an offspring with different genetic make up than the parents’

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9
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Evolution is…

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The genetic change over time

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What is energy needed for?

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  • To keep organized
  • Carry of reactions
  • Transportation of molecules
  • Maintenance of internal consistency
  • Reproduction
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What is Taxonomy?

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The classification of living and extinct organisms

Taxis (arrangement) nomos (law)

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How are organisms grouped

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By:

  • Characteristics
  • Features
  • Genetically
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13
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Are prokaryotes single cell organisms?

True or Flase

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True

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What are the two domain types of prokaryotes?

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Domain Bacteria

Domain Archaea

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Are Eukarya unicellular or multicellular organisms?

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Multicellular organisms

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What are the 3 Domains of life?

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Domain Bacteria

Domain Archaea

Domain Eukarya

17
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What does Prokaryotic mean

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The cell does not have a nucleus or any other organelles

18
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What are the kingdoms of the Eukarya domain?

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Kingdom Protista

Kingdom Animalia

Kingdom Fungi

Kingdom Plantae

19
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What kingdom is classified as being: an Autotroph and unicellular?

A

Kingdom Plantae

20
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What kingdom is considered Unicellular or Multicellular and can have autotrophs and heterotrophs?

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Kingdom Protista

21
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Kingdom Protista

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  • Multicellular or unicellular
  • Heterotrophs or Autotrophs
  • Kind of a catch all for things that don’t fit into the other 3 kingdoms of the Domain Eukarya
22
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What kingdom is considered Multicellular and a Heterotroph (Through ingestion)

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Kingdom Animalia

23
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What kingdom is considered mostly multicellular and a heterotroph (through external digestion)

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Kingdom Fungi

24
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What is the big difference between Domain Eukarya and Domains Bacteria and Archaea

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Domain Eukarya have larger and more complex cells with nuclei

25
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What does a Primary producer do?

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They extract energy and nutrients from the non living environment

26
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How does a Consumer gain energy and nutrients

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By eating other organisms

27
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How do Decomposers gain energy and nutrients?

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From dead organisms and organic waste

28
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Is a Decomposer considered a consumer?

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Yes

29
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What is Homeostasis

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The process in which we maintain internal consistency for normal functioning

30
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Examples of Homeostasis

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  • Hydration
  • Shivering
  • Eating
31
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What are the 8 levels of the Taxonomic Hierarchy?

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  • D - Domain
  • K - Kingdom
  • P - Phylum
  • C - Class
  • O - Order
  • F - Family
  • G - Genus
  • S - Species
32
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Inductive reasoning is

A

Something you know

Ex: from doing something over and over and knowing the results, experience

33
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Deductive reasoning is

A

Something you learn or gather knowledge about and apply

34
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What is the Scientific method

A

The process of examination that is used to explore observations and answer questions

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