Science Intro To Animals Test Review. Flashcards

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what is Taxonomy

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Scientific classification of organisms.

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What are the levels of taxonomical classification

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

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What are the levels of human Taxonomy

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Animal, Chordata, Mammal, Primate, Hominid, Homo, Homo sapiens.

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What is the phylum of the animal kingdom

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(Humans-Chordata) (Arthropods-Insects, Spiders, Crustaceans.) (Annelids-Segmented Worms.)

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Kingdoms Of Living Things

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Animals/Plants/Protists/Fungi/Bacteria.

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Benthos

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Animals Underwater or on/in the bottom.

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Sessile

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Fixed/attached to one location.

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Hermaphrodite

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an organism having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics.

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Detritus

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dead or decaying organic material.

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10
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Medusa

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Free Swimming jellyfish

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Polyp

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Attached jellyfish

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12
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Producer

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An organism that can make its own food.

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Decomposer

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Breaks down waste and dead organisms and returns the raw materials to the ecosystem.

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Herbivore

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an organism that only consumes plants

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Carnivore

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an organism that only consumes meat

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Scavenger

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carnivores that feed on dead organisms.

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Omnivore

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an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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Parasite

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An organism that relies on another organism or its “host” for food and a place to live.

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Host

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an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.

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Vertebrate

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an organism with a backbone

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Invertebrate

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an organism without a backbone.

22
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what is bilateral symmetry

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if you cut something in half it is the same on both sides.

23
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what is radial symmetry

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you can split it into more than 2 excess and all are the same.

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what is asymmetry

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it cannot be split equally among any amount of pieces.

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sexual reproduction.
the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types
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asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent.
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food pyramid
a graphic representation of predatory relationships in the food chain, in which various forms of life are shown on different levels, with each level preying on the one below it.
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Food Web
A system of interlocking food pyramids.