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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the original source of energy for all organisms?
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the sun
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According to natural selection, which individuals survive?
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organisms that are most suited to their environment
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In a scientific name, which term is capitalized?
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The first one, the genus
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In Linnaeus’s system of classification, how many categories are there?
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Seven
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How do binomial names compare to early scientific names?
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Scientific names were long, hard, and complicated.
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Know the characteristics of mammalia.
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Warm-blooded, have body hair, produce milk for their young.
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Kingdom Monera is broken down into which two kingdoms?
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Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
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Know the characteristics of Domain Bacteria.
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- are unicellular prokaryotes.
- their cells have thick, rigid cell walls that surround a cell membrane. - their cell walls contain peptidoglycan. |
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Know the characteristics of Domain Archaea.
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- are unicellular prokaryotes.
- they live in extreme environments. - their cell walls lack peptidoglycan. - their cell membranes contain unusual lipids not found in any other organism. |
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Know the characteristics of Domain Eukarya.
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- consists of organisms that have a nucleus.
- Organized into 4 kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia |
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Male Chromosomes
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Have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.
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Female Chromosomes
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Have two copies of the X chromosome.
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