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How do you remember the levels of classification?

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Did king Philip come over for good soup

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List the levels of classifcation, largest to smallest

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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

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What is an organism?

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Any living thing

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What is a cell

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Organisms composed of one cell are called what?

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Unicellular

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Organisms composed of many cells are called what?

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Multicellular

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Cell theory explains that all living things are composed of what?

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Cells

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Cells are the basic unit of ________ and _________?

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Basic unit of structure and function

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All cells are _________ from other cells

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Are different

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An organism that CAN make their own food is called an ________?

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Autotroph

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An organism that CANT make its own food is called a ______?

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Heterotroph

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Which Protists are unicellular?

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All Protists

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12
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Which Protists are colonies?

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Volvox

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13
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Which Protists are autotrophs?

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Paramecium, euglena

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Which Protists are heterotrophs?

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Volvox, amoeba and paramecium

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Which Protists move with cilia?

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Paramecium

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Which Protists move with flagella?

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Euglena and volvox

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17
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Which Protists move with pseudopods?

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Amoeba

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18
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What does euglena move with?

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Flagella

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19
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What does an amoeba move with?

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Pseudopods

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How does euglena eat?

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How does an amoeba eat?

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P

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How does a plant cell differ from an animal cell? (Explain)

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Cell wall–
Chloroplasts–
Chlorophyll–

23
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What part of a cell provides structure and protection?

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Cell membrane

24
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What part of a cell directs protein synthesis?

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P

25
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What part of a cell is a Gel like fluid that organelles float in?

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Cytoplasm

26
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What part of a cell breaks down food, recycles old cell parts?

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Lysosomes

27
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What part of a cell produces protein for a cell?

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Ribosomes

28
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What part of a cell produces the cells energy?

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Mitochondria

29
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What part of the cell provides structural support within the cell?

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Cytoplasm

30
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What part of the cell is for photosynthesis?

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Chloroplasts

31
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What part of the cell receives protein packages, re-sends out to the cell?

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Golgi bodies

32
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What part of the cell gives shape, provides a barrier, regulates what goes in and out?

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Cell membrane

33
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What part of the cell directs all cell activities?

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Nucleus

34
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What part of the cell is a network of passageways, carries info?

A

Endoplasmic reticulum

35
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What part of a cell contains DNA, genetic material?

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Chromosomes

36
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What part of the cell is a storage space for food, water and waste?

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Vacuole

37
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What is the order of levels of organization in the human body from simplest to most complex?

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Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems

38
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What is the way to remember the names of the 11 organ systems?

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DR. I.E. MCSNIRE

39
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the mouth, lungs and throat are all a part of which system?

A

Respiratory

40
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Which body system defends against disease?

A

Immune

41
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Which body systems work together to bring oxygen to the cells?

A

P

42
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Which body system is responsible for keeping the heart beating?

A

Circulatory

43
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What level of organization is a stomach?

A

P

44
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What does it mean to classify?

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The process of grouping things based on their similarities.

45
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Why do scientists classify organisms?

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P

46
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When an organism is given a two part name, the first part is the ________ and the second part is the ___________

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First is the GENUS and the second is the SPECIES

47
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Define domain

A

P

48
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List the 3 domains

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Eukarya, bacteria and archae

49
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What is the special way to remember the characteristics of life?

A

MRS. GREEN

50
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What are the 8 characteristics of life?

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Made of cells
Reproduce
Sense and react
Grow
Respire
Eat
Eliminate waste
Needs water
51
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Why are all bacteria prokaryotic?

A

Have no nucleus

52
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Organisms with a nucleus are what?

A

Eukaryotic

53
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What are tiny organisms that can thrive in extreme environments?

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Archaea

54
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Which kingdom contains organisms with cell walls, and chloroplasts?

A

Plantae

55
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Which kingdom contains organisms with cell walls, but no chloroplasts?

A

Fungi

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