Science of Life Flashcards

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Characteristics of life

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Cells, nutrition, respiration, excretion, growth, movement, reproduction, sensitivity, adaptability

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Nutrition

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Intake of food into the body and its conversion into new protoplasm

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Respiration

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Breakdown of food substances to release energy in cells

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Excretion

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Removal of metabolic waste products formed inside living cells

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Growth

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Permanent increase in size with changes in form and structure

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Movement

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Ability to move body parts and/or exhibit locomotion

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Reproduction

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Production of new individuals for the survival of the species

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Sensitivity

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Ability to detect and respond to changes in the environment

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Adaptability

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Ability of organism to change so as to improve its chances of survival

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Biological hierarchy

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Kingdom, phylum/division, class, order, family, genus, species

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5 kingdoms

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Prokaryote, protoctista, fungi, plantae, animalia

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Prokaryote

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bacteria

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Protoctista

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A collection of single celled organisms and some simple multicellular ones such as seaweeds

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Fungi

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Mushrooms, toadstools and molds

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15
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Plantae

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Green plants

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Animalia

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The animal kingdom

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Organism

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Living thing

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Biology

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Study of life

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How do plants make food?

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Photosynthesis

20
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Protoplasm

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Living matter that cells are made of

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Respiration process

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Glucose + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water + large amount of energy

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Metabolism

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Sum of all biochemical reactions in a cell

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Common excretory products

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Carbon dioxide, water, mineral salts, nitrogenous waste products

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Open system

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Continually receiving and disposing both energy and materials, is necessary for continued existence and if it stops the organism dies

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Development
Makes an organism more complex, or makes it change form
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Locomotion
Moving from one place to another
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Artificial classification
Grouping based off of properties relevant to humans/whether or not something has any specific property
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Natural (biological) classification
Grouping based off similarities and differences between organisms
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Viruses
The smallest 'organisms', borderline living
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Binomial system
The first name is the genus and starts with a capital letter, the second is the species name and starts with a lowercase letter
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What is the difference between offspring of two animals in the same and different species?
Offspring of the same species will be able to reproduce while offspring of two different species will not
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Homologous
Similar in structure but different in appearance
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Analogous
Similar in appearance but different in structure
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What specific formatting does the scientific name of a species have typed up and handwritten?
Typed up it will be in italics, handwritten will have each name underlined