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1
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step in a food chain

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trophic level

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2
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all of the members of a particular species that live in an area

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population

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3
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symbiotic relationship in which ones species benefits and the other is unaffected

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commensalism

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4
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predictable changes that occur in a community over time

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succession

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5
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movement of organisms out of a population

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emigration

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6
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organisms with similar physical characteristics are thought to have descended from a

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common ancestor

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7
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all of the genes of all members of a population

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gene pool

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8
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type of selection in which both extreme forms of a trait are favored

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diversifying

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9
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proportion of all species that have ever lived that are now extinct

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99%

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10
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type of isolation in which species breed at different times

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temporal

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11
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the current system of classification used to give species universally accepted names

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binomial nomenclature

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12
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order of taxa from most general to most specific

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kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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13
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term for round bacterial shape

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cocci

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14
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three roles of bacteria in the emnvironment

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photosynthesis, recycle nutrients, fix nitrogen

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15
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organism that causes ringworm

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fungi

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16
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process used by bryophytes to obtain water

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osmosis

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17
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two types of vascular tissue

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xylem and phloem

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18
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part of the flower that produces pollen grains

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anther

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19
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purpose of a flower’s petals

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attract pollinators

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20
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part of the flower that holds the ovules

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ovary

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21
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purpose of the seed coat

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tough outer layer for protection

22
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four groups of gymnosperms

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cycads, conifers, gnetophytes, ginkoes

23
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type of plant that produces seeds in ovaries

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angiosperm

24
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part of a plant’s leaf where photosynthesis occurs

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meosphyll

25
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early growth stage of a plant

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germination

26
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period where the embryo of a seed is alive but not growing

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dormancy

27
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plant response that causes shoots to grow up and roots to grow down

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gravitropism

28
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circular or round symmetry

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radial

29
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symmetry with right and left sides

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bilateral

30
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most important function of the skin

A

protection

31
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what swollen lymph nodes indicate

A

infection

32
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type of blood cells that contain hemoglobin

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red

33
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organ that transports food from the pharynx to the stomach

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esophagus

34
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where fertilization takes place

A

fallopian tube

35
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term for a fertilized egg

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zygote

36
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body’s most important nonspecific defense

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skin

37
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cells targeted by HIV

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helper t cells

38
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system of the body immediately affected by alcohol

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nervous

39
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difference between a producer and a consumer

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producer is able to make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

40
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all members of a population are also members of the same

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species

41
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difference between a community and a population

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community consists of many populations

42
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symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed

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parasitism

43
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a living factor

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biotic

44
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type of selection in which one extreme form of a trait is favored

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directional

45
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the two parts of a scientific name

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genus and species

46
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substance that makes up cell walls of fungi

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chitin

47
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how fungi get their food

A

absorption

48
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function of fungi in the environment

A

break down dead organisms

49
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type of vascular tissue that conducts water

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xylem

50
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a plant that lives for one year

A

annual

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