Classification Flashcards

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1
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what are the requirements of life

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respiration
irritability
nourish
growth/development
excrete
reproduce

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2
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what is respiration

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  • chemical reaction
  • extracts energy from nutrients
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3
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what is irritability

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(movement + sensibility) responds to stimuli

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4
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what is nourish

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(nutrition) method of obtaining food

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5
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what is excretion

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producing waist (CO2)

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6
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what is reproduction

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asexual and sexual

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7
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what is growth

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to increase in size

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8
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what is classification

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placing living organisms into groups

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9
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why do we classification things

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to better study and understand organisms

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10
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how do we classify organisms

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  • by morphology
  • by anatomy
  • by genetic sequencing
  • by protein composition
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11
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what is a taxonomist

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scientists that work in classification (taxonomy)

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12
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what is the order of classification

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kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species

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13
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what are the five kingdoms

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fungi
prokaryotes
protoctista
plants
animals

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14
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points on fungi

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  • cells have cell wall, but not photosynthesis
  • are decomposers

eg. yeast, mushrooms

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points on prokaryotes

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  • AKA bacteria, no nucleus

eg. tuberculosis

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points on protoctista

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  • unicellular, have cell wall and a nuclues

eg. amoeba

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17
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points on plants

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  • do photosynthesis
  • have cell wall and are multicellular

eg. sunflower

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18
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points on animals

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  • multicellular

eg. humans, mice

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19
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what are the phylum’s of plants

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A) mosses/ bryophytes: short, no roots, live in moist environments
B) ferns/ filicinophyta: spores under leaves called sporangia, fronds
C) conifers/ gymnosperms: make cones and spiky leaves
D) angiosperms: make flowers

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20
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what are the phylum’s for animals

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A) chordata: spinal cord
B) arthropoda: have exoskeleton

21
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what are the classes of chordata + describe the table

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reptiles
mammals
aves
amphibians
fish

22
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what are the classes for arthropoda + descibe the table

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insects
arachnids
crustacea
myriapods

23
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full human classification

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kingdom: animals
phylum: chordata
class: mammal
order: primate
family: hominid
genus: homo
species: sapiens

24
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draw a diagram of a fungi

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should include:
nucleus
cell wall
membrane
ER
ribosomes
mitochondria
golgi body
glycogen granule

25
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fungi cell wall is make of

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chitin

26
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fungi reproduces

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by spores

27
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what does heterotrophic mean

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obtains nutrients by consuming others

28
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what is the glycogen granule

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glycogen is a carbohydrate used for energy storage

29
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what is the root system of a fungi

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  • mycelium
  • individual stands are called hyphae
30
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facts about fungi

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  • cause diseases
  • some are poisonous
  • used for food (yeast, beer)
  • used in biotechnology
31
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what are the two types of decomposers

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detritivores: decomposers that ingest dead organic materials
saprotrophs: decomposers that secrete digestive enzymes into organic matter and absorb the nutrients

32
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difference between dicots and monocots

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dicots:
- 2 cotyledons
- stems are organised vascular bundles
- leaves are variegated (branched veins)
- 4/5 petals multiples
monocots:
- 1 cotyledon
- stems are random vascular bundles
- leaves are parallel
- multiples of three

33
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the plant cell wall is make of

A

glycose

34
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the prokaryote cell wall is made of

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peptidoglycan

35
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what are single celled organisms that have a nucleus

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protoctista

36
Q

draw a diagram of a paramecium cell

A

should include:
nucleus
constructive vacuole
cytoplasm
ribosomes
pili/ fibrae

37
Q

what does autotrophic mean

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optain nutrients from yourself

38
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draw a diagram of a euglena cell

A

should include:
nucleus
eyespot
chloroplast
flagellum

39
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what does a eukaryote mean

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does have a nucleus

40
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what is a single celled organism that doesn’t have a nucleus

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prokaryotes/ bacteria

41
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draw a diagram of a bacteria

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should include:
capsule or slime layer
cell wall
cell membrane
chromosome/ DNA circular
pili/ fibrae
70S ribosomes
plasmid
cytoplasm
flagella

42
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what does the capsule do

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provides protection

43
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what are plasmid

A

small circular fragments of DNA

44
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what does the ribosome do

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organelle that makes proteins

45
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what do pili/ fibrae do

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exchange plasmids to other bacteria and/ or allow bacteria to attach itself on surfaces

46
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what does the flagella do

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allows movement

47
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describe characteristics of bacteria

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  • saprotrophs

shapes :
A) coccus (spherical)
B) bacillus (rod-like)
C) spirillus (spiral)

48
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what do viruses have

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  • protein coat
  • DNA/ RNA
  • receptors