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19 Cards in this Set
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species
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a single kind of organism defined by the fact that it can reproduce among its own kind
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adaptation
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features of an organism that helps it survive in its environment
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classification
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placing of things into groups of similar items
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protists
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microscopic organisms that may have characteristics of plants, animals or fungi
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genus
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a group of organisms that share major characteristics and therefore are closely related
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fungus
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an organism whose cells have walls but no chloroplasts
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Name the kingdoms of living things that do not make their own food:
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Animalia
Fungi |
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Name the Kingdoms of Living Things:
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Plantae
Animalia Fungi Protista Monera/Bactera |
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Plantae
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-multicelled
-cell walls -nucleus -make their own food - cannot move |
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Animalia
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-multicelled
-no cell walls -nucleus -eat food -most can move |
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Fungi
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-mostly mulitcelled
-cell walls -nucleus -take in food -cannot move |
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Protista
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-mostly single celled
-some have cell walls -nucleus -take in food or make their own food -many can move |
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Monera/Bacteria
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-single celled
-cell walls -no nucleus -take in food or make their own food -some can move |
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What common characteristics do a mushroom and a cactus share?
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both have cells walls, mulitcelled, nucleus and cannot move.
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What characteristic is unique to bacteria?
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there is no nucleus
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To what group do Euglena belong to?
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Protists
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In an amoeba what are the functions of the pseudopod?
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allows for movement
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describe the role of chloroplasts in plants:
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to make their own food
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how are things classified from general to specific?
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from Kingdom to Species
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