The Variety Of Life Flashcards

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Sugar is broken down inside animals and plants to get the energy out. When they do this, we call it p___________

A

Photosynthesis

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Try to name 7 things that all living things have in common

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They all feed, grow, get rid of waste, move, reproduce, respire and use senses

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What gas is needed for the sugar to be broken down?

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Oxegen

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Besides energy, what else is made when the sugar is broken down?

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Carbon Dioxide and water

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Where do plants get the energy they need to make their food?

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Sunlight (the sun)

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What is the main difference between a vertebrate and a invertebrate?

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Vertebrates have a backbone, invertebrates don’t

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What do all Arthropods have in common?

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They are invertebrates with jointed legs

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Name the five groups of vertebrates

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Birds, fish, mammal, amphibian, reptile

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In which group would you put a eagle?

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Birds

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What group would you put a cod in?

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Fish

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What group would you place a monkey?

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Mammals

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What group would you place a frog in?

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Amphibian

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In what group would you place a lizard?

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Reptiles

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Name the four main groups of plants

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Mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants

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Name the three main parts of an animal cell and day what they do

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Nucleus - controls the cell
Cell membrane - controls what passes in and out of the cell
Cytoplasm - the place where the chemical reactions happen in a cell

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Chloroplasts are found in plant cells. What do they do?

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They trap energy from the sunlight during photosynesis

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What job do your kidneys do in your body?

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They get rid of waste and control your water balance