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House cat’s scientific name is Felix Domesticus what is its genus

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Felix

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Scientific name for humans

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Homo sapiens

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Classification levels

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Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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Genera can be divided into

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Species

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Which kingdom contains multicellular heterotrophs

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Animal

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The father of taxonomy was

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Carolus Linneaus

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What percentage of all living things are currently living on earth

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5%

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What do we call a scientist who studies the classification of all living things

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Taxonomists

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What is a dichotomous key

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Pairs of statements that lead to identities

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Why use a dichotomous key

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To indentify things quicker and easier

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What is binomial nomenclature

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A classification system in which all living things has a 2 part name

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An organisms scientific name consists of

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The genus & species

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What is the largest classification level

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Domain

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Which classification level occurs after phylum

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Class

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What stain was used to observe human cheek cells

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Methylene blue

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The type of plant leaf we observed was

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Elodea dens

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Packages & ships protein, like UPS

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Golgi Bodies

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Colored bodies of DNA within nucleus

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Chromosomes

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Transports proteins, comes in smooth & rough

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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The powerhouse of the cell, makes ATP

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Mitochondria

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Layer that surrounds & protects the cell

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Cell membrane

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Contains RNA & makes ribosomes

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Nucleolus

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The workers of the cells are the cell’s

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Organelles

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Site of protein synthesis, made of two subunits

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Ribosomes

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The basic unit of life

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Cell

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Large structure that contains the cell’s DNA

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Nucleus

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Gel-like substance within the cell’s membrane holding all the cell’s internal structures in

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Cytoplasm

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The trash compactors that break down or digest materials in a cell

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Lysosomes

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There was an announcement that 3 mean had won a Nobel Prize in Medicine for the way vesicles are packaged around the cell. What is one organelle likely involved

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Golgi bodies

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29
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Th inner folds of the mitochondria are called foldia

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False called the matrix

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Carolus Linneaus was an 18th century scientist of taxonomy

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True

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A life function that requires ingesting food or nutrients

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Nutrition

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A life function that requires moving nutrients & gases around the inside of the organism

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Transport

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A life function that requires responding to changes in the environment

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Regulation

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Internal harmony or stability, of body temperature, for example

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Homeostasis

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The life function of exchanging gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Respiration

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Ability to get rid of waste products

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Excretion

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Ability to respond to changes

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Regulation

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Ability to build necessary molecules

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Synthesis

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39
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Ability to increase in size

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Growth

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Ability to make more of the same kind

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Reproduction

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Who was the first person to see cell’s under a microscope and give them a name

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Robert Hooke

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He discovered that all plants were made of cells, which contributed to the development of the cell theory

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Matthias Schleiden

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He advanced the cell theory with his conclusion that cells could only come from other cells

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Rudolph Virchow

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Name the cell theory

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All living things are made of cells, cells can only come from other cells, cells are the basic unit of life

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What was essential for the development of the cell theory

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Microscope

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46
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He discovered all animals are made of cells which contributed to the cell theory

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Theodor Schwann

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What is the level of organization from smallest to largest

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Cell, tissue, organs, & organ systems

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What is the most basic unit of life

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Cell

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49
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Cells go their name because they look like little rooms

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True

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50
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Cellswere called animalcules by Leewenhoek when he first look at teeth bacteria

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True

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51
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Made his own microscope and saw bacteria

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Anton Von Leewenhoek

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52
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Stated all plants are made of cells

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Matthias Schleiden

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53
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Called the little rooms, cells for the first time

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Robert Hooke

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54
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Made the first microscope

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Zachariah Janssen

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55
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Established that cells came from cells

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Rudolf Virchow

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56
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What are 3 types of microscopes

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Compound light microscope, stereoscope, electron microscope

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57
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What are 2 abilities of microscopes

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Magnify & resolve

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What does compound light microscope mean

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Compound refers to the 2 magnifying lenses

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The exchange of gases like oxygen & carbon dioxide

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Respiration

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Removing wastes & poisons from the body

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Excretion

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Organisms that can make their own food

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Autotrophs

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62
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Cells are to _______ as organs are to organ systems.

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Tissues

63
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What does the basic structure of a virus consist of

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Genetic material surrounded by a protein coat

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What can treat viruses

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Antiviral medications, vaccines, strong immune systems

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Which is not a virus: Ebola, chicken pox, polio, strep throat

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Strep throat

66
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What are disease causing microorganisms

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Pathogens

67
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What do antibiotics treat

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Bacterial infections only

68
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Why does the lytic cycle take place

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To make more viruses

69
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What happens to the host cell after the lytic cycle

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It gets destroyed

70
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When would the lytic cycle take place

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During a viral infection

71
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What is the difference between the lytic & lysogenic cycles

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The lysogenic cycle involves genetic material being taken in by the host cell DNA

72
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Can the lysogenic cycle lead into the lytic cycle

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Yes

73
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What can viruses contain

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Either DNA or RNA

74
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Why are viruses considered alive by some people

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They can reproduce

75
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What are some virus shapes

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Polyhedral, spaceship or complex, and cylindrical

76
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Disease causing microbes

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Pathogens

77
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Organism that viruses infect

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The host

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A shape of a virus

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Cylinders

79
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The cycle that destroys hosts

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Lytic

80
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Medicine that works against some viruses

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Antivirals

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The cycle that reproduces viruses when the host reproduces

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Lysogenic

82
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Bacteria eaters, viruses of bacteria

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Bacteriophage

83
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A machine that maintains a set temperature

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Incubator

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A hockey stick that disperses cells around a dish

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Spreader

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A scientist who studies with microscopic life

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Microbiologist

86
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A storage that holds test tubes

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Tube rack

87
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A scientist that studies viruses

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Virologist

88
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Edward Jenner and Salk & Sabin are scientist who work with

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Vaccinations

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Viruses are specific about their host or type of host

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True

90
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Why are viruses specific to who they pick

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Whether their surface markers match the cell’s receptors

91
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What are tiny holes called that are in a bacteria lawn

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Plagues

92
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Organisms that get their food from dead organic matter

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Decomposers

93
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Prokaryotes that prefer areas of high salt levels

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Halophiles

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Bacteria commonly found in and on humans

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Eubacteria

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Prokaryotes that prefer, hostile extreme environments

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Archaebacteria

96
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Prokaryotes that produce methane gas

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Methanogens

97
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Bacteria that prefer to live in areas with high temperatures

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Thermopiles

98
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What are bacteria shapes

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Spirilla, rod-shaped, bacillus

99
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What is the name of a cell with no nucleus

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Prokaryotes

100
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Happy bacteria can multiply every how many minutes

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20

101
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Which is incorrect: some bacteria breakdown the bodies of dead plants & animals, all bacteria are parasites of living cells, the digestive tract of humans has bacteria that help with nutrition, some bacteria cause illness such as strep throat, food poisoning, and tooth decay

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All bacteria are parasites of living cells

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What do we use Petri dishes for

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To grow bacteria

103
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How do you hold the lid while inoculating the agar

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Clamshell the lid

104
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What is the food source that was in the Petri dish

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Luria Broth Agar

105
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What has the kingdom Monera been divided into

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Archaebacteria and eubacteria

106
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How can bacteria meet their needs of nutrition

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Photosynthesis, chemosynthesis, decomposing

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A bacteria flagellum is what

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A tail like structure for movement

108
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You will always find a cell nucleus in a bacteria

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False

109
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How can eubacteria live

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Anaerobically, aerobically

110
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What is anaerobically living

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Without oxygen

111
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How is aerobically living

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With oxygen

112
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Some bacteria can be the cause of disease

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True

113
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Some bacteria are able to conduct photosynthesis

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T

114
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In medicine some fungi can kill bacteria

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True

115
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Prokaryotes like bacteria are larger than eukaryotic cells

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False

116
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What can bacteria be found in

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Yogurt, cheese, sour cream, in the intestines or mammals, on plant roots

117
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Where would you find Salmonella

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Undercooked eggs & chicken

118
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What temperature do you set the incubator to

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37° C

119
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What are examples of bad bacteria

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Strep Throat, tooth decay, Tetanus

120
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What are the areas called where no bacteria can grow

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Zones of inhibition

121
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What is a cell with a nucleus or true kernel

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Eukaryotes

122
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What is a lichen

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A symbiotic relationship between a fungi and an algae

123
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What are the types of fungi

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Club fungus, sac fungus, imperfect fungus

124
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What is the underside of a mushroom cap lined with

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Gills

125
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Yeast

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Fungus

126
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Athletes foot

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Fungus

127
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Liverwort

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Plant

128
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Green algae

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Protist

129
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Mushroom

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Fungus

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Angiosperms

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Plant

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Paramecium

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Protist

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Euglena

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Protist

133
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Amoeba

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Protist

134
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Moss

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Plant

135
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What are protists

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Unicellular, plant like, animal like, or fungus like in nature, aquatic

136
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An organelle that pumps out excess water

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Contractile vacuole

137
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Process of engulfing food as vesicles or vacuoles

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Phagocytosis

138
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Structures used for moving around

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Cilia & flagella

139
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False feet that amoeba use

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Pseudopods

140
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Make up cell walls of fungi

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Chitin

141
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Food enters through an oral groove

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Paramecium

142
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Has chloroplasts & uses flagella

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Euglena

143
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Helps keep shape of euglena and paramecium more rigid

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Pellicle

144
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First animals

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Protozoa

145
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Come bearing naked seed plants

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Gymnosperms

146
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Nonvascular spore bearing plants

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Bryophytes

147
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Flower bearing hidden seed plants

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Angiosperms

148
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Ancestor to all plants

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Green algae

149
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Composition of cell walls

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Cellulose

150
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Helps convert light energy into chemicals

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Chloroplasts

151
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Waxy layer protecting plants from drying outs

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Cuticle

152
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Opening underneath leaves for gas exchange

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Stomata

153
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Vascular spore bearing plants

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Ferns

154
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What do vascular plant shave

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A phloem for carrying glucose and a xylem for carrying water

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