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Domain

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Domain is the highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchical biological classification system. three domains of life, the Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eukarya.

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Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eukarya.

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Both Bacteria and Archaea are prokaryotes, single-celled microorganisms with no nuclei, and Eukarya includes us and all other animals, plants, fungi, and single-celled protists

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Kingdoms

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.

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What is the role of cholesterol molecules in the plasma membrane of animal cells?

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Cholesterol molecules regulate membrane consistency

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Explain why the shape an leave is an advantage to the plant when little water
is available.

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when leaves are rounded and needle-like in shape they have a reduced
surface area:volume ratio which means that the rate at which water is lost by
transpiration is reduced

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What purpose does a thick cuticle serve in leaf tissue?

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A thick cuticle prevents water loss by creating a water-proof barrier between the
external environment and the inside of the leaf

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What is a vascular plant?

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Vascular plants are plants that use specialised tissue for transporting food and water to
different areas in a plant

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Explain briefly how DNA sequences can be used to determine the evolutionary
relationships between the different species and subspecies of Panthera.

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DNA sequences provide molecular evidence of the relationships between species. The
more similar the DNA sequence between organisms the more closely related they are

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