Topic 1 Flashcards
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Species
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A group of organisms that produce fertile offspring
2
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Growth
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The process by which the size and dry mass of an organism increases permenantly
3
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Birds
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- feathers and wings
- scaly feet
- beaks for feeding
- warm blooded
- lay eggs to produce offspring
4
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Sensitivity
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The ability to detect and respond to changes in its external or internal environment
5
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2 types of plants
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Flowering (daisies) and non flowering (moss)
6
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Mammals
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- hair/fur
- sweat glands
- wings + external ears
- warm blooded
- give birth to young
- females produce milk from mammary glands
7
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Fish
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- live in water
- skeleton made of bone
- scales
- gills
- cold blooded
- lay eggs
8
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Myriapods
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- 1 set antena
- many legs
- centipede/milipede
9
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Crusteaceans
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- jointed legs
- 2 sets antenna
- (most) live in water
10
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5 kingdoms (examples)
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- Animals (mammals/fish)
- Plants (trees/grasses)
- Fungi (mushrooms/yeast)
- Prokaryotes (single celles, no nucleus; bacteria)
- Protoctis (eukaryotic, singke celled or multiple; algae)
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Fungi
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- have structure called mycelium: made up of hyphae which contains lots of nuclei
- cell wall made up of chitin
- reproduce using spores
- store carbs as glycogen
12
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Binormal naming system
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Genus + species
13
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Amphibians
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- live on land + water
- smooth, permeable skin
- adults: lungs
young: gills - cold blooded
- lay eggs
14
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2 Animal groups
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Vertabrates + Invertabrates
15
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Excretion
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The removal of metabolic waste products and of substances that are in excess of what the organism needs
