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44 Cards in this Set
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Which group of algae do kelps belong to? |
Brown algae |
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Organisms that obtain nourishment from dead organisms are? |
Saprophytes |
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The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring is called ____. |
heredity |
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What is the hard shell that covers the cephalothorax of some crustaceans called? |
Carapace |
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What are a crustacean's claw-tipped legs called? |
Chelipeds |
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What wormlike arthropod has many body segments with two pairs of legs on every segment? |
Millipede |
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The four elements that compose cells are ____. |
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen |
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Which group includes spiders? |
Arachnids |
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Cell that contains cellulose, large vacuoles, and chloroplasts would belong to a ____. |
Plant |
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The body regions of arachnids are _____. |
Cephalothorax and abdomen |
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What pair of appendages does an arachnid use for seizing and crushing prey? |
Chelicerae |
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What do mycologists study? |
Fungi |
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Who is the "Father of Microbiology"? |
Van Leeuwenhoek |
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Which of the following is a club fungus? |
Mushroom |
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What disease does plasmodium cause? |
malaria |
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Parasitic club fungi includes smuts and _____. |
Rusts |
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Two main groups of spiders are true spiders and _____. |
Mygalomorphs |
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A _____ structure is too small too be seen without magnification. |
Microscopic |
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The general term for micro organisms that are found near the water's surface and provide food for larger organisms is _____. |
Plankton |
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The group of micro organisms that move using hairlike projections are called ____. |
Ciliates |
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An organism that makes it's own food is a _____. |
Autotroph |
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The jelly like substance in cells that contain organelles |
Cytoplasm |
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Organelles in plant cells that enable them to carry out photosynthesis |
Chloroplasts |
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Control center of the cell |
Nucleus |
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Surrounds and protects the cell |
Cell membrane |
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Storage spaces |
Vacuoles |
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Strengthens plant cell walls |
Cellulose |
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List the two parts of the cell theory. |
1. All living things are composed of cells and cell products.
2. All cells come from pre-existing cells. |
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Who discovered the cells of cork? |
Robert Hooke |
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What information storing substance does the nucleus contain? |
DNA |
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What respiratory structure of arachnids has pages that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide? |
Book lungs |
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What are the units through which characteristics are passed from parent to offspring? |
Genes |
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What is the name for the entire mass of hyphae that forms the body of a fungus? |
Mycelium |
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What are single celled animal like organisms called? |
Protozoa |
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What does a sarcodine use to move? |
Pseudopods |
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Form a significant part of marine plankton |
krill |
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Crustaceans that in adulthood attached permanently to an object |
barnacles |
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Have only one eye |
Copepods |
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Also called water fleas |
Daphnia |
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Examples include lobsters, crabs, and crayfish |
Decapods |
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Ten-footed crustaceans |
Decapods |
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The only terrestrial crustaceans |
Wood lice |
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Front (Term) |
44. Eyepiece 45. Adjustment knobs 46. Stage 47. Base |
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ESSAY: Explain The main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes and list the major groups of organisms in each category. |
Prokaryotes are single celled organisms without organized nuclei. This group contains bacteria including, blue-green algae called Cyanobacteria. Eukaryotes are organisms with organized nuclei. This group contains plants, animals, fungi, and protozoa. |
