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Why is an abundance of greenery important in our world? |
because plants cannot re-grow as quickly as they are consumed |
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what does the second law of thermodynamics claim |
that we cannot convert all of our food into energy, some of the energy is lost in the process |
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Describe why animals must e inconspicuous when eating while plants must be conspicuous |
because animals must be subtle in order to hunt while plants must be big and visible to soak up h20 and sunlight |
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animals vs plants: Internal food digestion vs. external food digestion? |
Animals must internally digest their food while plants rely upon external digestion |
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How is surface area of plants and animals optimal for energy intake? |
in both cases, an increase in surface area is favourable to aid in more efficient digestions and therefore greater energy intake
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what are some common factors in plant and animals cells? |
-nucleus with chromosomes* -mitochondria* -plasma membrane -filaments/tubes of the cytoskeleton -endoplasmic rectulum -nucleosis with ribosomes -golgi apparatus -lysosomes etcetcetc |
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What are factors that are unique to animal cells? |
-Phagocytic vesicles -centrioles |
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What are factors that are unique to plant cells? |
-Vacuole* -cell walls* -Chloroplasts* |
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What is bilateral symmetry ? |
Having symmetry of organs and limbs, etc in order to perform better |
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What is Radial symmetry?
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Symmetry around a central axis |
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Describe why some plants might have radial symmetry? |
-To attract pollinators |
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Describe why some plants might have bilateral symmetry? |
trees, for example, are rooted deeply ingot he ground and have this symmetry because they want to gather as much widely disperses energy as possible |
