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Cross section of the earth

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1) thin layer: crust
2) mantle: molten lava
3) core: center, solid

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plate tectonics

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earth’s crust is broken into 7-9 plates

  • crustal margin of 1 plate being thrust under margin of another plate
  • plate goes down and creates mountain chain
  • continents and islands like Hawaii have a weak spot
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Pangea (super continent)

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225 million years ago, all the continents together.

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Subcontinent: Laurasia

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northern subcontinent: N. America and Northern Europe, Asia including China

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subcontinent: Gondwanaland

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southern subcontinent: S. America, Africa, Australia, Antartica, India, S. Europe

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Age of Earth

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4.5 billion years old

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Archean

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  • 1st appearance of bacteria-3.8 billion years old

- archaebacteria and eubacteria

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Proterozoic

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-archaebacteria, eubacteria, protista, fungi, plantae

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paleozoic

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-archaebacteria, eubacteria, protista, fungi, plantae
-animalae: invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles and fish
(fossils of birds and mammals are missing)

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mesozoic

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  • all kingdoms
  • age of reptiles (Dinos)
  • animalae- 1st appearance of birds
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Cenozoic

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65 million years ago to present

  • all kingdoms
  • animalae- 1st appearance of mammals
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pathogen

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infectious, disease-carrying agents that invade the target organism and multiplies inside or on them
ex: bacteria, fungi

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infection vs. disease

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infection: any pathogen that invades cells
disease: have to have the infection and white blood cells could not fight it off

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epidemic vs. pandemic

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epidemic: effects smaller community, spreads quickly then gone
pandemic: around the world, affecting all over

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characteristics of bacteria

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  • all are prokaryotes,do not have nucleus
  • have circular DNA
  • all are microscopic
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16
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3 shapes of bacteria

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  1. round (coccus)
  2. rod (bacillus)
  3. spiral (spirillum)
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autotroph

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manufacture own food

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heterotrophs

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does not make own food

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Lactobacillus bacteria

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found in pickles, buttermilk, yogurt

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20
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actinomycetes

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manufacture antibiotics

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21
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e.coli

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manufacture vitamin k, assist in fat digestion, help newborn babies digest milk

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22
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clostridium botulinum

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food poisoning

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23
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clostridium tetanus

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tetanus or lockjaw

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24
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borrelia burgdorferi

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lyme disease

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25
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slime molds

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creep along

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26
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amoeboid protozoans

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adult amoebas move and capture prey through pseudopodia (false feet)
- foraminferans
heliozoans
radiolarians

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ciliated protozoans

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move with cilia

  • paramecium: typical example
  • didinium: parasitic protozoan
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flagellated protozoans

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move with 1 or more flagellum

ex: giardia-causes diarrhea
- trichomoniasis: sexually transmitted
- trypanosomiasis: sleeping sickness

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sporozoans

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parasites that must complete part of life cycle inside host cell
-plasmodium: causes malaria

30
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types of protists

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  • mostly photosynthetic single-celled protists
    ex: euglenas, diatoms, dinoflagellates
  • mostly photosynthetic multi-celled protists
    ex: red algae, green algae, brown algae
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brown algae

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far east,
ice cream, frozen foods, pudding, etc
source of food
source of mineral salts

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green algae

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closely resembles plants and may be closest relatives

33
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xylem

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bundles that transport water through all parts of plant

-can see

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phloem

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bundles that transport sugars and other photosynthetic products

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nonvascular plants

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plants without xylem and phloem bundles

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vascular plants

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with xylem and phloem bundles

37
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seed-bearing

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plants produce seeds

  • some do not produce flowers : gymnosperms
  • others produce flowers: angiosperms
38
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angiosperms

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one cotyledon (monocots)
2 cotyledons (dicots)
39
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fungi are heterotrophs

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  • cannot carry out photosynthesis

- must acquire organic molecules from environment

40
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lichens

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a combination of fungus and photosynthetic organism- cyanobacteria or algae

  • mutualistic relationship- both partners benefit
  • the organisms are symbionts- live together closely
41
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early warning signs

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lichens very sensitive to deteriorating environmental conditions

  • absorb toxins but cannot get rid of them
  • air pollution kills lichens
  • can serve as environmental indicator
42
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3 major fungal classification

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  1. zygomycota- ex: bread mold
  2. basidiomycota- club fungi
  3. asomycota- sac fungi
43
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aspergillus

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used in food production

-produces citric acid used in hard candies and soft drinks

44
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penicillium

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used in drug production and in cheese flavoring

45
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characteristics of animals

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  • all multi celled
  • all heterotrophs
  • aerobic respiration- require oxygen
  • reproduce primarily sexually
  • mobile during part of their life cycle
  • life cycle proceeds through period of embryonic development
  • all eukaryotes
46
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2 major division of animals

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vertebrates- animals with backbone

  • includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish
    2. invertebrates- animals without backbone
47
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radial symmetry

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body parts arranged regularly around central axis

48
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sac like gut

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only 1 opening for food and waste

49
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bilateral symmetry

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head and tail region, left and right equal halves

50
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tube like gut

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2 distinct openings- 1 for food and 1 for waste

51
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false coelom or body cavity

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organs not lined with peritoneum

52
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true coelom or body cavity

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organs lined with peritoneum

-humans

53
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segmentation

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earthworm, insect

54
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roundworms

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pinworms, hookworms

55
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echinoderms

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sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers

56
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segmented worms

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earthworms, leeches

57
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platyhelminthes (flatworms)

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flukes, tapeworms

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cnidarians

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corals, sea anemones, jellyfish

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arthropods

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crustaceans (Shrimp, crab, lobster) spiders, insects

60
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what is a vertebrate

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internal skeleton: endoskeleton- bone or cartilage

-brain protected inside of skull

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placoderms

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extinct, jaws and paired fins, aquatic, bottom-dwelling scavengers and predators, armor plated

62
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jawless fishes

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includes hagfish and lampreys, cylindrical body, no paired fins, no jaws, round mouth, aquatic

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cartilaginous fishes

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sharks, rays
-skeleton- cartilage
-5-7 gill slits
aquatic
-ectotherms or cold blooded
64
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bony fishes

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most fish- 96% of all fish
-skeleton- bone
aquatic 
includes eels, sea horses 
-cold blooded
65
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What are 2 characteristics of mammals

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  1. have hair

2. breast milk