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1
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what is it when one benefits and the other is harmed in a relationship?

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Parasitism

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Draw the 3 domain system.

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Prokaryote:
Archae/ Archaebacteria
Eubacteria/ Eubactaeria

Eukaryote:
Eukaria...
Protista
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
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3 groupings patterns of bacteria?

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Strepto: chains
Diplo: paired
Staphylo: clusters

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Microbes?

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Extremely tiny things

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Streamers?

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Microbes intertwine to form long hair like filaments.

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Hyperthermophiles?

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Microbes that grow above 80°C or 176°F.

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Polymerase chain reaction? PCR

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Requires enzymes that can withstand repeated heating cycles. A method of copying DNA.

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Metabolism?

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The chemical changes in a cell that results in energy production and growth. Autotroph and heterotroph.

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Endospores?

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Dormant structures inside bacterial cells that are highly resistant to heat, dryness, radiation and disinfectants.

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What is the difference between Linnaean lawn and creationist orchard?

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LL has each species represented by their own individual lines. CO has the species branching off each other in a tree shape.

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Sinter?

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A grayish white material forming cones terraces and rims around Hot Springs. Carbonate based in Mammoth. Silica based in Norris.

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Solfataras?

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Hot sulfur rich environment.

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Travertine?

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Hot water dissolves the underlying limestone, forming white calcium carbonate.

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What is the importance of carotenoids?

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They take the rays from the sun to create the bright colors in vegetables.

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What is the importance of chlorophyll?

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It takes the sun raze and creates the color green.

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Ecology?

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It’s the study of the interactions between living creatures and their home.

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Biotic factors?

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It refers to the living portion of the ecosystem.

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Natural history?

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The abstract quantitive and mathematical aspects take a backseat and we emphasize qualitative, accurate, detailed observations of creatures in their natural habitat.

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Population?

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It is composed of all members of the same species at the same place and at the same time.

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Habitat?

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Where a creature naturally lives.

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Ecosystem?

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It is a naturally defined area comprised of all the living and all the nonliving factors of that environment.

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What two things is Carolus Linnaeus known for?

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Classification of plants and binomial system.

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Microhabitat?

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Subsets of the habitat.

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Ecological niche?

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Is it entire way of life.

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Symbiosis?

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Living together.

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Competition?

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It occurs when two or more species or after the same resources that form part of each species niche.

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Mutualism?

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Is the most harmonious and friendly.

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Where does the creature naturally live?

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habitat

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Parasitism?

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One benefits the other is harmed

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Ectoparasites versus endoparasites?

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Endo parasites live within and feed on their hosts tissue. Ectoparasites are parasites that reside on the outside of their hosts.

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What is an actually to find area comprised of all the living and all the nonliving factors of that environment?

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Ecosystem

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Interspecific versus intraspecific competition?

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Interspecific is fighting between animals outside of species. Intraspecific is competition that occurs between individuals of the same species.

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Caring capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals that a particular environment can sustain.

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What is it called when animals of the same species are fighting?

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Intraspecific competition

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What refers to the physical nonliving portion of the ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors

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Which parasite lives within and feeds on their hosts tissue?

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Endo parasite

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41
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Trophic levels?

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Levels in ecosystem with organisms that share the same function and save nutritional relationship to primary source. Different levels of producers and consumers.

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41
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What specific competition is it called when animals outside of each other species are fighting over something?

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Interspecific competition

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Food web?

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The familiar concept of energy flow through a community.

43
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Omnivore? Versus carnivore?

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Omnivores eat consumers and producers. Carnivores eat only consumers.

44
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Mats?

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Large communities of microbes growing together in layers of organic slime.

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Community?

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It consists of all the populations in a given area.

46
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How does geology impact biology?

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Animal habitats may change. Trees my die or grow. Plants can come back to life. Temperatures can drastically change to kill bacteria. Poison can live in the water. Microbes and bacteria can grow at different temperatures.

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Decomposers?

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Fungi that consumes the dead by the process of decay.

47
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What is one side that has benefited and the other side is neither benefited nor harmed?

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Commensalism

48
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What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

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Bacteria is very important in the nitrogen cycle to help change things so that it works.

49
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Scavengers?

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Animals that consume large chunks of dead plants or carrion.

50
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What does it mean when it says living together?

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Symbiosis

51
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4 common shapes of bacteria?

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Coccus: spherical
Spirillium: corkscrew shaped
Bacillus: rod shaped
Spirochaete: tightly coiled

51
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Producer?

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Plants or algae because they are the original source of food production in any food chain or web. chemotropic and autotrophic

52
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What is composed of all members of the same species at the same place and at the same time?

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Population

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Herbivore?

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Animals that only consume .producers.

53
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What is the familiar concept of energy flow through community?

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Food web

54
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What refers to the living portion of the ecosystem?

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Biotic factors

56
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What is the word that resolves the maximum number of individuals that a particular environment can sustain

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Carrying capacity

57
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Consumer?

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It has to have something else give it energy It can’t produce it on its own. Heterotrophic.

60
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Which parasite resides on the outside of their hosts?

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Ectoparasite

61
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Secondary and tertiary consumer?

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Secondaries consume primaries and tertiaries consume secondaries

63
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What is it when two or more species are after the same resources that form part of each species niche

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Competition

64
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Abiotic factors?

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It refers to the physical, nonliving portion of the ecosystem.

65
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What are subsets of the habitat called?

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Microhabitat

66
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Commensalism?

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One side is benefited and the other side is neither benefited nor harmed.

67
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Thermophiles?

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Microbes that can live in Hot Springs. 45°F to 85°F

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8 characteristics of life.?

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One: be based on a universal genetic code. Two: to grow and develop. Three: be able to reproduce
Four: metabolism.
Five: be able to respond to their environment.
Six: maintain stable internal environment.
Seven: adapt to it surroundings as a group.
Eight: made of units called cells.

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What is it called when it refers to the entire way of life?

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Ecological niche

72
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What is the most harmonious and friendly?

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Mutualism

73
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What consist of all the populations in a given area

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Community

84
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What is the abstract quantitative in mathematical aspects when I take a backseat and we emphasize qualitative accurate detailed observations of creatures in their natural habitat?

A

Natural history

89
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What is the study of the interactions between living creatures and their home?

A

Ecology

90
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Plants or Audi because they are the original source of food production in any food chain or web it is chemo traffic or autotrophic what is it?

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Producer

91
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Animals that only consume producers?

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Herbivore

92
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Has to have something else give it energy, can’t produce It on its own, heterotrophic

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Consumer

93
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What consumes primaries?

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Secondary consumers

94
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What consumes secondary and. Primary consumers?

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Tertiary consumers

95
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Levels in the ecosystem with organisms that share the same function and same nutritional relationship to primary source. Different levels of producers and consumers?

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Trophic levels

96
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Organisms that consume the dead by the process of decay. Fungi/Bacteria

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Decomposers

97
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Animals I consume large chunks of dead plants a carry-on. Vultures/worms

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Scavengers

98
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What its consumers and producers?

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Omnivore

99
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What only eats consumers?

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Carnivore

100
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What is carolus Linnaeus known for?

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Classification of plants in the binomial system

101
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Who is known for classification of plants and the binomial system?

A

Carolus Linnaeus

102
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What is the Linnaean lawn?

A

The Linnaean lawn has each species represented by their own individual lines.

103
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What is the creationist orchard?

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The creationist Orchard has the species branching off each other in a tree shape.

104
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Extremely tiny organisms?

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Microbes

105
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Large communities of microbes growing together in layers of “slime”

A

Mats

106
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Microbes that intertwined up for long hair like filaments

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Streamers

107
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Cubs that can live in Hot Springs from 45°F to 85°F

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Thermophiles

108
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Microbes that grow above 80°C or 176°F

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Hyperthermofiles

109
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What is the method of copying DNA

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Polymerase chain reaction PCR

110
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The chemical changes in a cell that results in energy production and growth

A

Metabolism

111
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Doormat structures inside bacterial cells that are highly resistant to heat dryness radiation and disinfectants

A

Endospores

112
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A great white material that forms around Hot Springs. Carbonate based in Mammoth and silicon-based and Norris

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Sinter

113
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Hot sulfur rich Environment

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Solfataras

114
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Hot water dissolves the underlying limestone forming white calcium carbonate

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Travertine

115
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Eukaryotes vs prokaryotes

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Eukaryotes have a distinct nucleus and special organelles, prokaryotes don’t

116
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What has a distinct nucleus and special organelles and what doesn’t

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Eukaryotes do and prokaryotes don’t

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