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1
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Living things have 6 criteria

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1) cellular orginzation

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Spontaneous generation

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does not happen - verified from Redi & Pasteur exp

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4 Basic needs

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1) water
2) food
3) living space
4) homeostasis

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4
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Autotrophs

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make their own food

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Heterotrophs

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consumes other organisms for energy

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6
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Homeostasis

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stable living conditions

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Classification define & scientist

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grouping of living things & Linnaeus

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Classification levels

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

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5 Kingdoms

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bacteria, protist, fungi, plants, & animals

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10
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Eukarya

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multicellular organisms with nucleus

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11
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Microscope history

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1st 1590 Robert Hooke used light/ lens

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Magnification

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ability to make things appear bigger to observe

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13
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2 Differences between plant & animal cells

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plants have: cell wall & chloroplast

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2 Types of lens/ describe

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  1. concave –thin in middle
  2. convex – fat in middle
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Cell wall

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plant only: rigid layer that holds the cell up

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Cell membrane

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plant & animal: controls what goes in and out of cell

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Cytoplasm

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plant & animal: jelly like substance to protect organelles

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Nucleus / chromatin

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plant & animal: “brain” of the cell/ genetic info of cell

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Mitochondria

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plant & animal: power house of the cell

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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plant & animal: carries protein to parts of cell for repair

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Ribosomes

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plant & animal: produce proteins

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Golgi bodies

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plant & animal: gets materials from endoplasmic reticulum & fix problems with cell

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Vacuole

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stores water and waste

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Chloroplast

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plant only: collect sunlight for photosynthesis to make energy

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Lyosomes

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chemicals that break down old cell parts

25
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Binomial naming

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scientific name using Genus & Species levels

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