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| What is the most diverse Kingdom? |
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protozoans
heteterotophs
ex: parmecium and amoeba |
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algae
autotroph
produces food in the ocean and oxygen
ex: eulgena |
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slime molds
heterotrophic
brightly colored
decomposers |
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| How is the Plasmodium vivax organisms transmitted to humans? |
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bite of a mosquito
causes malaria |
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| What makes the Euglena so unique? |
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both autotrophic and heterotrophic
eyespot
cloroplast |
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| What are the key points about earthworms? |
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segmented
mouth-soil
anus-waste
helps aerate soil |
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| What are the key points about insects? |
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3 body sections
6 legs
molts
metamorphosis |
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| What are the key points about amphibians |
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live in wet environment
smooth, moist skin
external fertilization
external development
ectothermic - variable body temperature
cold blooded
dormant |
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| What are the key points about mammals? |
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endothermic- stable body temperature
warm blooded
internal fertilization
internal development |
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| How many types of mammals are there? |
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have a uterus
ex: humans, dogs, cats |
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pouched mammals
ex: kangaroo |
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egg laying mammals
ex: duck-billed platypus |
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| What are the two types of plants? |
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What is an example of a nonvascular plant? How do they get nutrients?
What is the height of nonvascular plants? |
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moss
diffusion and osmosis
short |
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What are the two main types of vascular plants that you need to know?
What is the height of vascular plants? |
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gymnosperms(cones) seed not inside fruit
angiosperms(flowers) seed inside fruit
tall |
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| Name the two types of vascular tissues? |
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xylem (water)
phloem (sugar or nutrients) |
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| All plants show what type of reproduction? |
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| alternation of generations |
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| Name the organ of a plant that usually traps light energy for photosynthesis, and is supported by a stem? |
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| Name the organ of a plant that anchors a plant, and usually absorbs water and minerals |
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| What are the 3 features of gymnosperms? |
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vascular
cones
seed not inside fruit |
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| What are the 3 features of an angiosperm? |
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vascular
flowers
seed inside fruit |
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| What are the two main reactants for plants? |
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| What are the two products of plants? |
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| In a leaf, what are the tiny openings that allow carbon dioxide to come in and oxygen to leave? |
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| What do you call the structures that surround the stoma and regulate its opening? |
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| What do you call the waxy layer on the outside of a leaf that makes it waterproof? |
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