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Domain
Domain is the highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchical biological classification system. three domains of life, the Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eukarya.
Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eukarya.
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
Kingdoms
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.
What is the role of cholesterol molecules in the plasma membrane of animal cells?
Cholesterol molecules regulate membrane consistency
Explain why the shape an leave is an advantage to the plant when little water
is available.
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
What purpose does a thick cuticle serve in leaf tissue?
A thick cuticle prevents water loss by creating a water-proof barrier between the
external environment and the inside of the leaf
What is a vascular plant?
Vascular plants are plants that use specialised tissue for transporting food and water to
different areas in a plant
Explain briefly how DNA sequences can be used to determine the evolutionary
relationships between the different species and subspecies of Panthera.
DNA sequences provide molecular evidence of the relationships between species. The
more similar the DNA sequence between organisms the more closely related they are