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Bacteria basics
What are bacteria,
What do bacteria possess,
What is brownian motion
73  cards
Evolution
What did dobzhansky say,
How can complex adaptations evolve,
What are limits to adaptation
19  cards
Classification
Main principle in classification,
Why are vernacular names preferred,
Problems with vernacular names
27  cards
Amphibia
Where do amphibia lie in the sarc...,
What are sauropsids,
What are synapsids
18  cards
Tetrapods
Define tetrapod,
Define tetrapoda,
When did tetrapods evolve
13  cards
Seedless plants
Which of the main evolutionary th...,
How did plants massively change t...,
Where do land plants fit into the...
24  cards
Vertebrate intro
Which phylum are vertebrates a pa...,
What is an extra in vertebrates t...,
What is more complex in vertebrat...
16  cards
Fish
Are fish a clade,
Main extant groups of fish,
Describe the agnathans
36  cards
Amniotes
Amniote origins,
Amniote phylogeny,
What features did the crown group...
10  cards
Ponifera
What are the three sponge classes,
Describe ctenophores,
Describe the origin of sponges
12  cards
Reptiles
What does a lower basal metabolic...,
Example of an ectotherm,
Advantages of venom
11  cards
Endosymbiosis
Features of eukaryotes,
What is the endosymbiotic theory,
In what order did photosynthetic ...
12  cards
Viruses
Important features of viruses,
Methods of studying viruses,
Structure of a virus
27  cards
Plant roots and shoots
When were roots first found,
Function of the roots,
What is found around the root
28  cards
Eukaryotic microbes
What groups of organisms are in t...,
What are some of the eukaryotic i...,
What niches do free living single...
20  cards
Fungi
Are fungi prokaryotes or eukaryotes,
What are opisthokonts,
What is controversial about funga...
29  cards
Spatial population ecology
What is habitat fragmentation,
How does pedicularis furbishae co...,
What is levins meta population model
12  cards
Bacterial associations
Define carriage,
Define pathogenicity,
Define virulence
21  cards
Domestication
3 hypotheses on the evolution of ...,
When did the antropocene start,
Why did agriculture start
13  cards
Algae
What are algae,
Origins of algae,
What are cyanobacteria
12  cards
Angiosperms
Describe the diversity of the ang...,
What are the enhancing innovation...,
What are the primary traits of an...
4  cards
Leaves and plant form/function
Describe bryophyte leaves,
Describe fern fronds,
Describe gymnosperm leaves
36  cards
Cnidarians
Origin of cnidarians,
Structure of a cnidarian,
What are nematocysts cnidae
10  cards
Arthropods
Where do arthropods sit in a phyl...,
Describe water bears tardigrada,
Describe velvet worms onychophora
55  cards
Invert summary
What is an extended phenotype,
What is the unit of life,
Important events in evolution
4  cards
Animal phylogeny
What is an animal,
Significance of the epithelial ce...,
Significance of differently sized...
14  cards
Birds
What was the first discovered din...,
Main two groups of dinosaurs,
Diversification of dinosaurs
36  cards
Conservation
Principles for successful conserv...,
Objectives of the convention on b...,
Objectives of the global strategy...
6  cards
Molluscs
What do the molluscs include,
What clade are the molluscs in,
Diversity of the molluscs
11  cards
Echinoderms
Orders of echinoderms,
Features of echinoderms,
What is a madreporite
9  cards
Primates
Main sense in primates,
Other features of primates,
Adaptations of primates to trees
17  cards
Plant revolutions
What are the aquatic ancestors of...,
When did plants invade land,
Earliest diverging group of land ...
14  cards
Carbon dioxide and plants
Describe stomata,
How many water molecules get lost...,
Stomatal responses and signalling
18  cards
Worms
Classification of nematodes,
Features of nematodes,
Why are roundworms round
11  cards

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