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In multicellular organisms, _____ are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can change into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same ______. They are the earliest type of cell in a cell lineage. They are found in both embryonic and adult organisms, but they have slightly different properties in each.

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Stem Cells

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______, also known colloquially as the “white death”, or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium ______ bacteria. It generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body.[ Most infections show no symptoms, in which case it is known as latent ______ Around 10% of latent infections progress to active disease which, if left untreated, kill about half of those affected. Typical symptoms of active _____ are chronic cough with blood-containing mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight loss.Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms.[8]

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Tubercolosis

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it is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other vertebrates.[6][7][3] Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches.[1][8] In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death.[1] Symptoms usually begin 10 to 15 days after being bitten by an infected Anopheles mosquito.[9][4] If not properly treated, people may have recurrences of the disease months later.[3] In those who have recently survived an infection, reinfection usually causes milder symptoms.[1] This partial resistance disappears over months to years if the person has no continuing exposure to malaria.[1]

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Malaria

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A ______ (from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) ‘to bear’, and hormone) is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.

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Pheromone

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__________- are any members of the mammalian infraclass ______ia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a pouch.

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Marsupials

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_________ is a part of the cell cycle in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei. Cell division by ________ is an equational division which gives rise to genetically identical cells in which the total number of chromosomes is maintained.

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Mitosis

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Blood cells are produced by the _______, which is a spongy tissue located in the center of the bone cavity.

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Bone marrow

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“_______” animals are animals whose body temperatures are dependent on their external environments, as they
cannot generate internal body heat on their own.

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Cold-Blooded

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___ is the biological study that deals with the defining and classification of organisms using a branching tree syste,

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Taxonomy

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Unlike eukaryotes, ____ lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. They are usually small bacteria.

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Prokaryotes

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