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Reproductive cells in animals and plants.
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Gametes
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One parent gives rise to offspring while passing copies of all its genes making clone.
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Asexual Reproduction
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Two parents give rise to offspring resulting in mix of genetic makeup. Variation is the result
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Sexual Reproduction
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Cell not involved in gamete formation. Contains 46 chromosomes.
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Human Somatic Cell
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Chromosomes with same size and gene location
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homologous chromosomes
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Any cell with two sets of chromosomes.(2n)
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Diploid cell
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Gametes with a single set of chromosomes.
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Haploid cell
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The Union of two gametes, culminating in the fusion of their nuclei.
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Fertilization
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The fertilized egg
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Zygote
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Reduction of the number of sets of chromosomes in a gamete.
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Meiosis
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Type of reproduction that has both diploid and haploid multicellular stages
"some plant and algae" |
Alternation of Generation
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Multicellular diploid stage in alternation of generation.
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Sporophyte
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Meiosis of the diploid sporophyte produces haploid cells called
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Spores
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Spore in alternation of generations divide mitotically to produce multicellular stage called
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Gametophyte
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One division forming two diploid daughter cells.
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Mitosis
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Two divisions forming four haploid introduces variation.
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Meiosis
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Joining of chromosomes in meiosis
X shaped connections of chromosomes "proteins called Cohesins" |
synapsis
Chiasma |
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Fusion of two haploid cells
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Syngamy
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Sexual cycle in which the gamete is the only haploid stage"animals"
Multicellular Diploid |
Gametic
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Sexual cycle in which the zygote is the only diploid cell."fungus,protists,algae" Multicellular haploid
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Zygotic
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Skips Linkage and physical mapping.
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Ventor Shotgun mapping
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First abiotic organism with replication and metabolism
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Protobionts
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Technique for dating in which scientists calculate half-life
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Radiometric dating
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Prokaryotes and atmospheric oxygen develop in the era
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Archean
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Single and some multicellular eukaryotes develop in this era
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Proterozoic
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Colonization of land species happened in this era
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Paleozoic
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Development of humans in this era
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Cenozoic
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Layered rock that form from the binding of prokaryotes.
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Stromatolites
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Mass extinction between Mesozioc and Cenozoic era.
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Cretaceous Extinction
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Mass extinction between Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras
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Permian extinction
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When reproductive stages accelerate compared to other organs a species may retain their juvenile features.
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Paedomorphisis
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Genes that determine where something will be placed on the organism
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Homeotic gene
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Bacteria cell walls are made of
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peptidoglycan
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Simpler cell walls with more peptidoglycan
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Gram Positive
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bacteria with complex cell walls and less peptidoglycan
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Gram Negative
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Genes that determine where something will be placed on the organism
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Homeotic gene
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Bacteria cell walls are made of
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peptidoglycan
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Simpler cell walls with more peptidoglycan
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Gram Positive
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bacteria with complex cell walls and less peptidoglycan
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Gram Negative
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Hair like appendage that is used for cell adhesion
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Fimbriae
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Movement towards or away from an environment stimuli
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Taxis
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Small rings of separately replicating DNA found in some prokaryotes
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Plasmids
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Prokaryotes can reproduce quickly in favored environments because they reproduce by
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Binary Fission
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When nutrients are lacking some bacteria produce a copy of its RNA and remove all water from the copy in an attempt to survive. This is called a
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Endospore
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Prokaryotic cells are altered by the uptake of of foreign DNA
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Transformation
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Prokaryotic cells are altered by bacteriophages.
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Transduction
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Photosynthetic organisms that use light to drive organic compound ATP synthesis
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Photoautotrophs
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Organisms that oxidize inorganic compounds inorder to drive organic compound ATP synthesis
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Chemoautotrophs
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Harness energy from lights but must use organic compounds for ATP synthesis
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Photoheterotroph
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Must consume organic molecules in order to produce ATP.
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Chemoheterotrophs
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Organisms that use oxygen for cellular respiration
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Obligate aerobes
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Organisms poisoned by oxygen, usually use fermentation to produce ATP.
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Anaerobic obligate
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Use oxygen if available, but also use fermentation.
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facilitated anaerobes
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Some cyanobacteria convery atmospheric Nitrogen into ammonia. This process is called
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Nitrogen Fixation
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Groups of cells that have metabolic cooperation.
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Biofilm
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Parasite bacteria that can only live in animal cells. No peptidoglycan and causes STDs
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Chlamydias
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Helical Heterotrophs. Many are free living some parasitic, causing syphilis and limes decease.
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Spirochetes
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Photoautotrophic bacteria with plant like photosynthesis. Some fix nitrogen, very abundant in water environments.
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Cyanobacteria
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Most of these bacteria help decompose organic material. Not very virulent, some cause leprosy and TB
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Gram negative
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Toxins secretes by a pathogenic bacteria
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Exotoxin
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Toxins secreted by a pathogenic bacteria after its death
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Endotoxin
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An Extravata Protist with modified mitochondria called mitosomes
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Diplomanads
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An Extravata protist with modified flagella
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Euglenazoids
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Group of Chromalveolates with aveoli sacs under plasma membrane
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Alveolates
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Chromalveolates with 2 flagella and reinforced cellulose plates. Some secrete toxins. "phiesteria"
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Dinoflagellants
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Chromalveolates that are mostly parasitic. Spread through sporozoites.
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Apicomplexans
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Most unicellular some form colonies. All photosynthetic. Yellow and brown caretenoids.
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Golden algae
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All multicellular and most marine. Contain Thallus, holdfast, stipe, and blades. " Alternation of generation"
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Brown algae
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1.Sporangia
2.Create male and female zoospores 3. Sperm meets egg. 4.Multicellular zygote and sporophyte |
Alteration of Generation
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Sporophyte and gameophyte are structurally different
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heteromorphic
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Sporophyte and gameophyte are structurally the same
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Isomorphic
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A layer of durable polymer that inhibits the loss of exposed zygotes.
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Sporopollenin
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Female multicellular Gametangia
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Archegonia
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Male Multicellular Gametangia
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antheridium
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Growth of roots ans stems occurs at these points
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Apical Meristems
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Cells joined into tubes to transfer water and nutrients.
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Vascular tissue
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Nonvascular plants. Dominate Gametophyte stage.
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Bryophytas
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Seedless vascular plants
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Lycophytes and Pterophytes
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Naked seed plant. Conifers
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Gymnosperm
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Flowering plant. Covered seed shell. Fruits
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Angiosperm
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Bryophytes are anchored by a tube of singular cells known as
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Rhizoids
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Embedded in the archegonium it absorbes nutrients from the gametophyte.
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Foot
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Spores that support photosynthesis by allowing the exchange of CO2 and O2 between interior and exterior.
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Stomata
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Opening of Sporophyte
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Peristome
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Transports sugars in vascular plants
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Phloem
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Transports water and nutrients in vascular plants
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Xylem
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Cell walls of vascular tissue are strengthened by
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Lignen
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Leaves are thought to have developed from
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Megaphylls
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Clusters of Sporangia
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Sori
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Cone-like structures
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Strobili
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