Mini Exam 4 Flashcards

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1
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Mosses

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low lying plants, no vasc system, grow in moist surfaces, lack roots, rhizoids anchor plant

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2
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moss in prison program

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do experiments to learn how to commercially grow moss

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ferns

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first to have vasc system, grow in moist environments, no seeds or flowers, sperm swims to egg

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fronds

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ferns leaves, unfurl as they grow

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5
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fiddleheads

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ferns leaves look like fiddlehead as they grow (unfurl)

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6
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sori

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ferns: sperm on underside of frond

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7
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resurrection fern

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epiphyte, can lose 75% of water, shrivels to grayish/brown clump of leaves

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gymnosperms

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1st to have pollen and seeds, pollen contains sperm cells (prevents drying out), evergreen

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9
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“gymno”

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naked

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10
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“sperm”

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seed

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giant redwood tree

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gymnosperm, branched up to 5 ft. in diameter, bark up to 12 in. thick, live 2,000 years

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12
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angiosperms

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flowering plants, drop leaves in winter (deciduous), produce flowers, pack seeds into fruit

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13
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female parts (flower)

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ovary (develops into fruit), carpel

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14
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male parts (flower)

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stamen w/ anther (houses pollen)

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15
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support structures (flower)

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petal, sepals

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16
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petals

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advertise location of rewards to pollinators

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17
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sepals

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protect delicate petals (usually green)

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18
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bird

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see RED, blue, and green

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19
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bees

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DONT see red, see yellow and UV

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20
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moths

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blue green, WHITE GOOD AT NIGHT

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21
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bats

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green, blue, red, WHITE GOOD AT NIGHT

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22
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butterflies

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green, blue, violet

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23
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nectar

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sugary fluid, at base (must reach for it)

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24
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smell (flower)

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most are sweet, some mimic rotting flesh (for flies)

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25
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prokaryotes

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most ancient, single celled

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26
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eukaryotes

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have nucleus and organelles

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27
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plants

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cells w walls, chloroplasts, roots stems and leaves

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28
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root system (plants)

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anchor plant, bring water + nutrients, root hair increase surface area

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29
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shoot systems (plants)

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stems structural (upright), leaves exchanges gasses (photosynthesis)

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30
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dermal tissue

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outer layer, protects plant

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31
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ground tissue

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middle layer, bulk of plant, carries out most functions

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32
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vascular tissue

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central layer, “circ system”, tubes distribute water + nutrients through body

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33
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phloem (vasc tiss)

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tubes that move sugar from leaves to all tissues

34
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xylem (vasc tiss)

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tubes that move water from roots to leaves

35
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transpiration

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movement of water through plant, xylem forms chain, connected via hydrogen bonds

36
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photosynthesis

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CO2 + H2O + Sunlight -> glucose (C6H12O6) + O2 [solar energy converted to chemical energy]

37
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seed dispersals

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wind (parachutes), animal (burrs/hooks)

38
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fleshy fruit

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drupes, pomes, berries (apples, oranges, cherries, etc.)

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dry fruit

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nuts, beans, grains (fruits of grasses)

40
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drupes

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have one large seed surrounded by fleshy,edible part of fruit (mangoes, peaches)

41
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pomes

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have multiple seeds embedded in a core with the fleshy edible part outside (pears, apples)

42
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[true] berries

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fleshy throughout, seeds embedded in the flesh (blueberries, bananas, grapes, tomato)

43
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sponges (phylum)

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no digestive tract, collar cells

44
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cnidaria (jelly, coral, anemones)

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radial symmetry, simple digestive tract, stinging cells, two body forms

45
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jellies

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1st w digestive system, swim vertically, sting w cells on tentacles

46
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coral

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groups of small polyps secrete mineralized cup around itself, sit on top of skeleton as a sheet

47
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flatworms

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bodies are flat, get gasses through skin, have some organ systems but not well developed

48
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scolex [flatworm]

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“head” = hooks for anchoring to the intestine

49
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heartworm [roundworm]

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transmitted by mosquitos, can fill heart chambers

50
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earthworm

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body = segments, hermaphrodites, mutual insemination, important for soil

51
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mollusks

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muscular head-foot, mantle, shell (optional), (clams, snails, squid)

52
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geoduck [mollusk]

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burrows in intertidal, long siphon for filtering, live for 140 years

53
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arthropods

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bilateral symmetry, segmented bodies, exoskeleton, paired/jointed legs

54
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spider (arachnids)

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2 body regions, 8 legs, 8 eyes

55
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crustaceans

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2 body parts, 10 legs, breathe via gills, many have claws

56
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crabs (crustacea)

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sex of crab from the abdomen, scavengers and predators, front legs modified into claws

57
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mountain apron

A

male crab

58
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hill apron

A

female crab

59
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insects

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3 body parts, 6 legs, most have two pairs of wings on thorax, growth by molting

60
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incomplete metamorphosis

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larvae resemble adults, molt until they reach maturity (with wings)

61
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complete metamorphosis

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larval stage looks different from adult stage, includes pupal stage (transformative stage)

62
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bees, wasps, ants

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live in colonies, have caste system, mostly female

63
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bees

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hairy and robust, broader waist, flat legs for gathering pollen

64
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wasps

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slender with smooth body, narrow waits, slender legs

65
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echinoderms

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5-sided body plan, tube feet for locomotion

66
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sea stars [echinoderm]

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eat mollusks, tube feet grip shells and rip them apart, exerts stomach for feeding

67
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chordates

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vertebrates are the main group, animals with backbones, have bilateral symmetry

68
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water to land

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fish -> amphibians -> reptiles -> mammals -> dinos/birds

69
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fish

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1st with backbone, breathe w gills, covered in scales

70
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amphibians

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1st vertebrate to live outside water, breathe via lungs or skin diffusion, reproduce in water

71
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internal fertilization

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prevents gametes from drying out

72
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amniotic egg

A

portable aquarium

73
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reptiles

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1st vertebrate to evolve amniotic egg, 1st fully terrestrial vertebrate, scaly skin, wide stance

74
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Komodo dragon

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largest living lizard (10 ft), eats alive or dead, locates prey via smell, swallow food whole or chunks (15-20 min), breathes via tube under tongue

75
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birds

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forelimbs modified to wings, feathers, beak without teeth, tail = no vertebrae just feathers, amniotic egg with mineralized shell

76
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magpies

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common on palouse, scavengers, noisy, steal objects, eat crops, smart & curious

77
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mammals

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fur, mammary glands

78
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monotremes (mammals)

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egg layers (amniotic egg), platypus

79
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marsupials (mammals)

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young born @ embryonic stage, crowls through hair to pouch, attaches to nipple for several months

80
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placental (eutherian) (mammals)

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retain embryo in uterus, embryo nourished via placenta, embryo connected via umbilical cord (HUMANS!)

81
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bats (placental)

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only flying mammal, use echolocation

82
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white nose bat syndrome

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arrived in WA on March 31, 2016