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37 Cards in this Set
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Frogs belong to this class of animals
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Amphibia
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A female has 2 X chromosomes. Which two chromosomes does a male have?
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XY
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Cellular respiration takes place in which cell organelle?
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Mitochondrion
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Which word describes the chemical reactions which take place in a body?
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Metabolism
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A _______ is a unit of inherited material that represents a small percent of a chromosome.
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Gene
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This part of the red blood cell carries oxygen
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Haemoglobin
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The time in a persons life in which secondary sexual characteristics develop and the individual becomes sexually mature
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Puberty
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The straw coloured liquid found in vertebrate blood is about 90% water.
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Plasma
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A ____________ is anything that can affect the results of an experiment
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Variable
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Located in the nucleus of a cell, these structures carry information that determines the characteristics of the individual organism
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Chromosomes
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A, B, AB and _____ are the four major human blood types
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O
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What term is used to describe an automatic response by an animal to a stimulus
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Reflex
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Is the fertilisation of amphibian eggs an internal or external process
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External
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What condition occurs if too little insulin is produced by the pancreas and an excess of sugar builds up in the blood
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Diabetes
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What do platelets do?
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Cause the blood to clot
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An intracellular parasite in both plants and animals, made up of a nucleic acid (RNA or DNA) wrapped in a protein coat. Causes disease.
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Virus
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A disease causing organism is called a _________
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Pathogen
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Lower jaw of a vertebrate
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Mandible
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Symmetry in which an object can be halved in one plane to form 2 mirror images.
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Bilateral Symmetry
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This body system is made up of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
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Circulatory
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This body system collects information from the surroundings and causes the body to respond.
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Nervous
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In ecosystems, many food chains combine and overlap to form a food_______ .
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Web
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What is the scientific name for modern humans?
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Homo sapiens
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Humans are members of the class ________ .
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Mammalia (mammals)
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What is the name for a young kangaroo?
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Joey
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On which scale is the freezing point of water 32 degrees?
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Fahrenheit
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Which live mainly on land turtles or tortoises?
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Tortoises
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The joining together of sperm and egg cells.
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Fertilisation
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Are birds warm blooded or cold blooded?
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Warm-blooded
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Are reptiles warm blooded or cold blooded?
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Cold blooded
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These vessels carry blood towards the heart.
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Veins
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Are fish warm blooded or cold blooded
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Cold blooded
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This is a process of deep sleep where metabolic processes are slow and body temperature falls
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Hibernation
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What are the respiratory organs in a fish
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Gills
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This word describes the outer layer of skin of vertebrates
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Epidermis
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This human body system is made up of the lungs, bronchi, and trachea.
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Respiratory
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The boiling point of water is 100 degrees on which scale
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Celsius (centigrade)
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