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35 Cards in this Set
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Classification |
Organisms clumped together accoding to similarities/differences |
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Kingdom |
The largest, most basic group of classification |
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Monera |
The most primitive Kingdom (most common is bacteria). Unicellular, prokaryotic (no membrane around nucleus) |
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Earth and Monera are . . . |
4.5B years old; 3.5B years old |
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Remaining Kingdoms |
Eukaryotic (membrane around nucleus) ("Eu" means "true") |
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Protista |
Second most primitive Kingdom; unicellular (example is Protozoans) |
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Fungi |
Multicellular, such as mushrooms and yeast |
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Plantae |
Multicellular; most are green; carry out the process of photosynthesis |
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Animalia |
Humans are an example |
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Ecology |
The study of organisms and their surroundings |
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Species |
A group of morphologically similar organisms capable of mating and producing fertile offspring |
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Mare X Donkey |
Mule; not capable of mating |
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Gene flow |
_-- |
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Population |
A group of organisms in the same species at a given place at a given time |
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Intraspecific |
Same species |
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Interspecific |
Different species |
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Community |
Interspecific groups of organisms at a given place at a given time |
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Biotic |
Everything in surroundings which is living |
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Abiotic |
Everything in surroundings which is non-living |
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Mutualism |
Both organisms benefit from the relationship (Example: Protozoans living in the gut of certain animals. These "can break down cellulose - compound of cell wall no animal can digest." |
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Commensalism |
One organism benefits and the other is not affected |
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Predation |
One generally larger organism (predator) benefits and the other (prey) is harmed |
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Parasitism |
One (generally smaller) organism benefits and the other is harmed. Relationship does not generally end in death. |
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Parasitoids |
One organism benefits and the other is harmed. Only occurs in hymenoptera. The female stings the host in the head, putting it to sleep, and lays eggs in them. |
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Energy |
Required to do work |
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Sun |
Ultimate source of energy; Complex series of reactions |
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Fusion |
Hydrogen (H) is combined. Two H molecules' nuclei and combined to make helium (He). By-product is heat and waves of different frequencies. |
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Human eyes |
Can only detect the visible spectrum |
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Red and blue |
Have the appropriate amount of energy to turn on photosynthesis |
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Green plants |
Go through photosynthesis; green due to chlorophyll |
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Producers |
Organisms capable of carrying out photosynthesis |
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Produces sugar and oxygen |
Subject + CO2 + H2O ---> C6H1206 +02 |
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Heat and energy are produced |
H + H ---> fusion He ---> Heat + G |
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Radiant G |
Red and blue utilized by green plants to produce sugar. Also yields oxygen. |
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Consumers |
Eat producers; take sugar from plants (--->G) |
