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What is the smallest unit of life? |
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What are the three characteristics of living things? |
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made of cells,need energy,and reproduce |
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what are organisms composed of? |
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a stable internal environment |
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a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypothesis |
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a testable possible explanation of an observation |
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how do you test a hypothesis? |
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What are organisms with one cell? |
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What is called when cells do a specific job? |
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What type of reproduction leads to genetic variation? |
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how do autotrophs obtain energy? |
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the sun or photosynthesis |
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the study of the classification of organisms |
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what are the final two levels of classification? |
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Genus- Capitalized Species- lowercase |
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What is the correct order of hierarchy? |
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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what is the most general level of the order of hierarchy? |
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organisms with RNA or DNA in a protein coat |
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Where do viruses reproduce? |
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Are viruses alive or not? Why or Why not? |
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not because they have no homeostasis, no metabolism and no cells |
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Why do viruses only infect one specific host? |
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they can match specific receptor membrane proteins of the host cell |
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what is the lysogenic cycle? |
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viral DNA is incorporated into host cells DNA |
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What color do gram positive bacteria stain? |
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What are the characteristics of prokaryotes/bacteria? |
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no nuclei, or membrane bound organelles |
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What is a method of locomotion for bacteria? |
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What are characteristics of protozoa? |
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What are the characteristics of fungi? |
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eukaryote, heterotropic, multicellular and unicellular ,chitinous cell walls, decomposes |
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How are protozoa able to survive harsh environmental conditions? |
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What are examples of fungi? |
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mushrooms, yeast, bread mold |
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How do fungi obtain nutrients? |
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digest organic material externally before absorbing it |
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What is mycelium made up of? |
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symbiosis between fungus and a photosynthetic partner |
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What is the role of fungi in an ecosystem? |
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What is an economic use of fungi? |
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to make food, alcohol, antibiotics |
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What type of environment to fungi live in? |
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what parts of plants are consumed? |
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leaves, the roots, and the stems |
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Why do we rotate crops in fields? |
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to allow legumes to restore nitrogen to the soil |
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carries the water up the plant from the roots |
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carries food up the plant starting from the leaves |
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Why are mosses pioneer plants? |
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What is a characteristic of monocots leaf vain patterns? |
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What determines whether something is a monocot or a dicot? |
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a monocot has 1 cotyledon and a dicot has 2 cotyledons |
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Where is pollen produced? |
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Why are flowers colorful? |
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to attract insects or animals to pollinate |
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What is the function of fruit? |
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provide food protect, disperse seeds, protect seeds. |
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What advantage does cross pollination gives plant? |
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to increase genetic variation |
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What are some examples of gymnosperms? |
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spruces, firs, cone trees, pine trees |
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what are characteristics of kingdom animalia? |
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no cell walls, heterotrophic, multicellular |
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Why are animal cells specialized? |
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to do specific jobs that the body needs them to do |
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What is the process in which a blastula forms a gastrula? |
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what tissues are unique to animals? |
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muscular tissue and nervous tissue |
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What type of symmetry does a butterfly have? |
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concentration of sensory organs in the head |
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what is ectoderm develop into? |
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what organisms have exoskeletons made of chitin? |
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what type of relationship does lampreys have with fish? |
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what kind of development does a butterfly? |
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why is the skin of amphibians wet? |
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what happens during the metamorphosis of frogs? |
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grows legs and loses the tail |
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what is the characteristics of bird skeletons? |
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what are examples of marsupials? |
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living things interacting with their physical enviroment |
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a group of organisms at a specific place and time |
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lowest classification of taxonomy and I liable to reproduce |
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What is a example of a producer and consumer? |
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when two things compete for the same thing? |
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what is carrying capacity? |
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when the deaths and the births are equal |
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where is herbivores on the food chain? |
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where one thing benefits and the other is not harmed |
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In the nitrogen cycle what uses do plants use nitrates and nitrites to form? |
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major ecosystems that occur over wide areas |
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where is herbivores on the food chain? |
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where one thing benefits and the other is not harmed |
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In the nitrogen cycle what uses do plants use nitrates and nitrites to form? |
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major ecosystems that occur over wide areas |
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