Diversity of Living things Flashcards

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1
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give an example of why classification of living organisms is important.

A

farmers need to separate crops from weeds

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2
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what are the three species concepts?

A

biological morphological and phylogenetic

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3
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What is the biological species concept

A

ability of organism to interbreed in nature and produce viable fertile offspring

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4
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What is the morphological species concept?

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compares measurements and description of similar organisms, consider variation.

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5
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What is the phylogenetic species concept?

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considers evolutionary relationships among organisms.

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6
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what is Taxonomy

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the identification, classification, and naming of species

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7
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what is Binomial nomenclature

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the two-part naming system

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8
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when naming species what levels in the DKPCOFGS does the name come from?

A

Genus and then species

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9
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What is the order of the hierarchy

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Domain, Kindom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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10
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is bacteria a Prokaryotic cell or Eukaryotic

A

Prokaryotic

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11
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Bacteria is ____cellular

(multi or uni)

A

unicellular

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12
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coccus

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round shaped

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13
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coccus

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rod-shaped

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spirillum

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spiral-shaped

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15
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Mono

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singular

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diplo

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double

17
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strepto

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chain

18
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staphylo

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cluster

19
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what colour will the bacteria turn if it’s gram positive?

A

Purple

20
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if bacteria turns pink with the stain, is it gram positive or gram negative?

A

gram negative

21
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what does autotrophic mean

A

self feeding

22
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how do autotrophic (self feeding) organisms feed themselves

A

photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

23
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is you are non-self feeding are you autotrophic or heterotrophic

A

heterotrophic

24
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what does aerobic mean?

A

an organism that requires oxygen to grow

25
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what is an obligate anaerobes mean

A

an organism that cannot grow in the presents of oxygen

26
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what is a facultative anaerobes?

A

an organism that can in the presents or absents of oxygen

27
Q

Explain the bacteria habitat thermophiles

A

grow best in high temperatures

28
Q

explain the bacteria environment acidophile

A

lives best in an acidic event

29
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what are two body parts that can help bacteria move

A

flagellum and cilia

30
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Asexual reproduction, also known as

A

binary fission

31
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sexual reproduction, also know as

A

conjugation

32
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what is bacteria called when it goes dormant for the purpose of survival from extreme conditions.

A

endospores

33
Q

give an example of a harmful bacteria

A

E. coli

strep throat

34
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what is a product that bacteria is in

A

yogurt
cheese
beer

35
Q

what are viruses made of?

A

dna or rna surrounded by a protective protein coat.

36
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what are the two cycles of replication for viruses?

A

lyric cycle

lysogenic cycle

37
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what’s one way viruses can be prevented

A

vaccines

38
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Match the two
LIVING AND NON LIVING
BACTERIA AND VIRUSES

A

bacteria is living

viruses is non living.

39
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match the two
BIGGER AND SMALLER
VIRUS AND BACTERIA

A

bacteria is bigger

virus is smaller