Characteristics & classification of the living Flashcards

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Movement

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To get around and find nutrients, potential mates..etc

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Respiration

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Turn energy stored in chemicals+oxygen into a form of energy we can use

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Sensitivity

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To be able to respond to the environment

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Growth

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Increase size (permenantly)

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Reproduction

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To produce offsprings

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Excretion

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To get rid of waste products from respiration

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Nutrition

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To absorb the chemicals necessary for growth & respiration

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How is DNA sequencing used? [2]

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1) Sequences of bases in DNA are used as classification
2) Recent ancestors will be able to be identifed or show similar base sequence

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9
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2 types of plants

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Monocots & Dicots

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Features of monocots (4)

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1) Parallel veins
2) 1 cotyledon
3) 3 petals or multiples of 3
4) Fibrous root

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Features of dicots (4)

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1) Net like veins
2) 2 cotyledon
3) 4/5 petals or 4/5 multiples
4) Taproot

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12
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5 group of vertebrates

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1) Mammal
2) reptile
3) fish
4) amphibian
5) bird

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4 group of arthropod

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1) Myriapod
2) Crustacean
3) arachnid
4)insect

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14
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5 kingdom

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1) Animal
2) Plant
3) Fungi
4) prokaryote
5) protoctist

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Features of plant (4)

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1) Multicelluar
2) eukaryotic cell
3) cell wall made of celluose
4) autotroph

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Features of animal (4)

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1) Multicelluar
2) eukaryotic cell
3) no cell wall
4) heterotroph

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Features of fungi (4)

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1) Multicelluar
2) eukaryotic cell
3) cell wall made of chitin
4) Heterotroph

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Features of prokaryotes (3)

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1) Unicelluar
2) Prokaryotic cell
3) cell wall made of peptidoglycan

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Features of protoctist (3)

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1) unicelluar
2) eukaryotic cell
3) heterotroph or autotroph

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eukaryotic cell

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Nucleus & organelles bound by plasma membranes

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Prokaryotic cell

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No membrane bound nucelus or organelles

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Autotroph

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Organmism that produce their own food

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Heterotroph

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Does not produce its own food

24
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Crustacean features [2]

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1) 8+ legs
2) 2 pair of antennaes