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Biology
10th Grade
05/28/2012

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what are the 7 characteristics of living things..
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composed of cells/ have tissues, organs, ect./use energy/respond to their environment/ grow/ reproduce/ adapt to their environment
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whats a detritivore?
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Eats dead stuff and leaves waste
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Whats a decomposer?
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eats dead stuff and recycles it.
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Whats a metabolism
Definition
All the chemical reactions carried out by a living thing in order to perform it's life processes.
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what is botany
Definition
the study of plants
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what is zoology
Definition
the study of animals
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what is physiology
Definition
the study of the functions of living things
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list the hierarchy of living things and define each
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1.atoms(basic unit of living matter)/2.compounds/3.cells/4.tissues/5.organs/6.species/7.population/8.community/9.ecosystem/10.biome/11.biosphere
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what defines a wetland?
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it is where the water covers the soil for at least part of the year
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bog
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a type of wetland where thick moss grows
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Marsh
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a type of wetland where cattails and grasses grow
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what defines a swamp
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a flooded forest
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estuaries
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wetlands formed where rivers meet the sea
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name three climate zones
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polar climate, tropical climate, subtropical,
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name three types of symbiosis
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mutualism, commencalism, parasitism
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list the divisions of taxonomy and systematics used today starting with the domains
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kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, and commonname
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all organisms have 2 names for their scientific name called what?
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scientific nomeclature
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name the 6 kingdoms and give one common name or one genus name example for each
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archaebacteria-H1/eubacteria - streptococcus/ protista - amoeba/fungi - mushrooms/ plantae - plant/ anamalia - tiger/
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which kingdom has prokaryotic, unicellular organisms with a cell wall having peptidoglycan?
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kingdom eubacteria
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which kingdom has eukaryotic, unicellular organisms which may be plant-like, fungus-like, or animal-like
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protista
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which kingdom has eukaryotic, unicellular organisms which may be plant-like, fungus-like, or animal-like
Definition
protista
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which kingdom has eukaryotic, multicellular, sessile organisms who all have cell walls of chitin
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fungi
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which kingdom has eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic organisms with a cell wall made of glucose and a green pigment called chlorophyll used for photosynthesis?
Definition
plantae
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which kingdom is multicellular, hetertrophic organisms who call all locomote at one point in their lives
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Anamalia
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which kingdom has prokaryotic, unicellular organism with cell wall lacking peptidoglycan.
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archaebacteria
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list 6 major plant organs
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roots, stems, leaves, fruit, flowers, seeds
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what the phylum name for moss?
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Bryophyta
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what the phylum name for ferns
Definition
Pteridophyta
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what the phylum name for flowering plants
Definition
Anthrophyta
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what the phylum name for Conifers
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Coniferophyta
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All plants are classified into 2 groups based on the presence or absence of what tissue?
Definition
Vascular tissue
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All vascular plants are divided into 2 groups based on reproduction by what or by what?
Definition
Seeds or by Spores
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all flowering plants are divided into what 2 groups?
Definition
Monocots or Dicots/ (monocot = 1 cotyledon) (Dicot = 2 cotyledon)
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give the common name example of a gymnosperm..
Definition
the pine
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Name the 2 types of vascular tissue in plants
Definition
xylem and phloem
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Name the 2 types of pine cones used in sexual reproduction
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staminate / ovulate
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Name one plant used as a herb in cooking
Definition
daffodil
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Name one Legume
Definition
the pea
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name one poisonous plant containing urushiol
Definition
Ivy
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Name one type of nonvascular plant
Definition
moss
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List 5 organic compounds of which cells are made
Definition
Carbs, proteins, lipids, nucleic acid, ATP (CHONP)
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Name the carbohydrate used as an energy store in animals
Definition
glucose
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name the carbohydrate used for the cell wall structure of a plant
Definition
cellulose
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what are aminoacids
Definition
the building blocks of a protein
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Name the 2 nucleic acids of living things
Definition
RNA, DNA
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Name the molecule which cells use for all their energy needs in words and abbreviation.
Definition
ATP = Adenosine Triphosphate
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what is the nuclues
Definition
the control center of the cell and contains genetic material of the cell
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the cell skeleton
Definition
endoskeleton
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cillia
Definition
tiny hair like projections for movement
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mitochondria
Definition
site of ATP production in cell
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site of protein synthesis in a cell
Definition
ribosomes
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microtubles
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serve as a passageway for proteins made in the cell to be exported or used by the cell
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packages proteins for shipment to other destinations of the organism
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golgi complex
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vacuoles
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used for storage of food or water within a cell
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lyosome
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contains digestive enzymes which can destroy cellular debris or even the cell itself
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centrioles
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a pair of barrel shaped structures used in cell division
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Name the lipid which is found in the animals cell membrane and NOT in the plant cell membrane
Definition
lignin
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Name 3 structures of the plant cell which are usually absent or much smaller in the animal cell
Definition
Chloroplasts, vacuole, cell wall
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write the summary equation for photosynthesis.
Definition
6Co2 + 6H20 + sunlight = C6H1206 + 602
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Write the summary equation for cellular respiration
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C6H1206 + 602 = 6C02 + 6H20 + 36 ATP
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explain the difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration
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photosynthesis uses photons from the sun to produce ATP while cellular respiration is the breakdown of glucose to release energy for cell use
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electron transport chain...what does it do
Definition
slowly passes electrons along carriers to eventually form ATP as well as NADPH
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what are the 4 main parts of a simple leaf
Definition
petiole (stem thing), midrib (the main vein), veins (branch of midrib), blade
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Explain the difference between a simple and a compound leaf.
Definition
a simple leaf has one blade per petiole, and one pair of stipules per petiole.
A compound leaf has more.
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Name 4 types of leaf arrangements on a stem.
Definition
alternate, opposite, whorled, rosette
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Name 4 types of plant tissue and give their functions
Definition
dermal (protection), vascular(found in the leaves, the root and the stem), ground(provide structural support, used for storage), meristematic (tissues for growth and repair)
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Name three types of leaf venation
Definition
parallel, pinnate, palmate
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wilting of a plant occurs when (Blank pressure) falls due to the absence of (bland) in the plant
Definition
turgor, water
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what is diffusion
Definition
the passive movement of a substance from a higher gradient to a lower concentration. Brownian movement powers it
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Define osmosis
Definition
the diffusing of water across a semi permeable membrane.
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give the common name of one short-day flowering plant
Definition
dalia
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give the common name of one long-day flowering plant
Definition
gladiola
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give the common name of one day-neutral flowering plant
Definition
dandelion
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give the common name of one plant which flowers at a certain of day
Definition
morning glory
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define a fruit
Definition
a ripened ovary and its contents
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what is the function of a fruit
Definition
to bear and disperse the seeds
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What are the 2 steps in fruit formation
Definition
fertilization and ripening
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define seed
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fully developed ovules that are capable of producing a new plant
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Name and describe 3 types of plant growth cycles
Definition
annual, biennials, perennials
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give the common name of one type of aggregate fruit.
Definition
blackberry
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give the common name of one type of multiple fruit
Definition
pineapple
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what is vegetative reproduction in plants
Definition
asexual (growth of a new plant from a stem, leaf, or a root
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name one type of special stem and describe it
Definition
bulb, onion, it is a bulb filled with energy
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what are 3 shapes of bacteria called?
Definition
Cocci - which is a sphere shaped bacteria
Bacilli - which is a rod shaped bacteria and
spirilla - which is a like a rod but can be squiggly
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what is the difference between Gram positive and Gram Negative bacteria
Definition
negative is light purple and positive is dark purple
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what is a anti-biotic and give one example of a common antibiotic drug
Definition
kills only bacteria, penicillin
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what is the one function performed by a virus? How is this function accomplished?
Definition
reproduction, with a host cell
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Name two anti-viral drugs and what disease they fight
Definition
AZT = us for AIDS
acyclovir= for the herpes virus
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give one example of a pathogenic baterium.
Definition
Rickettsia
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name a type of virus and state the disease it causes
Definition
the influenza virus. causes the flu
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fungi usually reproduce by...
Definition
producing spores
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what is the solid part of milk called and what is the liquid park called
Definition
solid = curds
liquid = whey
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Name one mycotic disease and what it does to man
Definition
athletes foot, causes fluid filled legions which in turn causes itchiness
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give the genus name of a flagellated protista
Definition
Euglena
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Give the genus name of a ciliated protista
Definition
Paramecium
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Give the genus name of a sarcodine protista
Definition
Amoeba.
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give the genus name of a protista who uses photosynthesis.
Definition
Euglena
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Give the genus name of a protista that infects water via feces and can make people sick if they drink the water
Definition
Giardia
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what disease can Amoeba cause if they infect drinking water for humans
Definition
Amoebic dysentary
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Give the genus name of a Protista which causes malaria
Definition
Plasmodium
Term
Give the common name of a yellow algae who can be used to make dynamite
Definition
Diatomes
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what color of algae can be used to make an agar medium to grow bacteria in the lab
Definition
Red
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what protista algae caused red tide
Definition
Dinoflagellas
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name 3 types of body cavities in animals and describe them
Definition
acoelamtes=simple have no body cavity
psuedocoelamates=have a body cavity that is fluid filled, lacks mesentary
coelomates = has the true body cavity called the coelem each one lined with mesentary
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....Squid,whelk,Nautilus,
Definition
Mollusca
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....sponge,
Definition
porifera
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....Hydra,coral,jellyfish,nematocysts
Definition
Cnidaria
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....Lobster,spider,jointed legs
Definition
Arthropoda
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....earthworm
Definition
annelida
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....hookworm
Definition
Nematoda
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....sea urchin,water vascular system with tube feet,
Definition
echinodermata
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for the animal state the phylum which contains it....planarian
Definition
Platyhelminthes
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For the disease, state the animal that causes it...elephantiasis
Definition
mosquito
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For the disease, state the animal that causes it...trichinosis
Definition
Trichina worm
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For the disease, state the animal that causes it...when someone eats raw fish
Definition
the human liverfluke
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For the disease, state the animal that causes it...contracted if your dog eats a flea
Definition
heartworm
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For the disease, state the animal that causes it...spaghetti in stool of your puppy
Definition
Ascaris
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For the disease, state the animal that causes it...Rice in stool of your dog
Definition
Tapeworm
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list the insect orders
Definition
odanata,orthoptera,lepidoptera,diptera, hymenoptera,hemiptera,coleoptera,
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what animal causes chiggers
Definition
mites
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list 4 ways which lizards are different than snakes
Definition
have eyelids, external eats, attached jaw, have 4 legs
Term
name one type of snake locomotion
Definition
lateral undulation, slithers along in a "S" for swimming mostly
Term
what is the study of fish
Definition
ichthyology
Term
what is the study of reptiles
Definition
Herpetology
Term
what is the study of insects
Definition
Entomology
Term
what is the study of fungi
Definition
Mycology
Term
give the common name of a constrictor snake
Definition
Boa constrictor
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give the common name of a colubrid snake
Definition
black rat snake
Term
give the common name of an elapid snake
Definition
cobra
Term
give the common name of a pit viper snake
Definition
rattlesnake
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what organ do snakes use for olfaction
Definition
Jacob's organ
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what is the study of birds called
Definition
ornithology
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Name 3 structures that are variations of the mammalian hair
Definition
horns, claws, nails
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list 3 stages in the development of a mammalian zygotes
Definition
blastula, embryo, fetus
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Name the order for the following animals...duckbill platypus
Definition
Monotremata
Term
Name the order for the following animals...elephant
Definition
Proboscidea
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Name the order for the following animals...koala,kangaroo,opossum
Definition
Marsupial
Term
Name the order for the following animals...Bat
Definition
Chiroptera
Term
Name the order for the following animals...shrew,mole,
Definition
insectivora
Term
Name the order for the following animals...whales, dolphin
Definition
Cetacea
Term
Name the order for the following animals...apes,monkeys
Definition
primates
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Name the order for the following animals...mouse,squirrel,rat,porcupine,
Definition
Term
Name the order for the following animals...rabbits, bunnies
Definition
lagomorpha
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Name the order for the following animals...donkey,horse,zebra,rhino
Definition
Perissadactyla
Term
Name the order for the following animals...oxen,deer,pig,
Definition
Artiodactyla
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Name the order for the following animals...seal,leopard,cheetah,walrus,
Definition
Carnivora
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Define evolution
Definition
the changes an organism has undergone from origin to present
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Define natural selection
Definition
survival of the fittest, species,best suited for the environment survive
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Define Phylogeny
Definition
the study of evolutionary relationships among species from ancestor to descendants.
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