Evolution Flashcards

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Parasitism

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A non mutual symbiotic relationship between species where one species benefits at the expense of the other

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Symbiosis

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A close and long term interaction between two or more different biological series

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Mutualism

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The way two organism of different species exist in a relationship in which each individual benefits

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Medulla oblongata

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Deals with involuntary functions (breathing, heart rate and blood pressure)

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Cerebrum

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Largest part of brain, focuses on thought and action

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Cerebellum

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Involved in fine movement coordination, balance and equilibrium and muscle tone

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Thalamus function

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Is apart of motor control, receives auditory and visual sensory signals

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Hypothalamus function

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Links nervous system to endocrine system via the pituitary gland

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Gymnosperms

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Seed producing plants

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Angiosperms

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Flowering plant

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Chondrichthyes

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Cartilaginous fish (oil producing liners)

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Osteichthyes

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Bony Frisch (swim bladders

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Nematocysts

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Stinging cells found in cnidarians

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Sessile

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Porifera

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Coelem

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A body cavity contained in the mesoderm of segmented worm

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Tunicates

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An invertebrate chordate

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Homeothermic

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Warm blooded