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18 Cards in this Set
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Why is inbreeding dangerous to the health of organisms?
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Many health issues
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Who was Charles Darwin? What did he do?
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Charles Darwin was an English Natrualist. He introduced Evolution and Natural Selection
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What is the difference between relative and absolute dating?
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Relative is exact dating
Absolute is a possibilty |
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What are the 4 main types of evidence we have for evolution. What does this evidence show?
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1. Fossil Evidence
2. Embryological Evidence 3. Molecular Evidence 4. Antomical Evidence |
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In what cases can we actually see evolution happening now?
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Animals evolving into humans
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what is the difference between a body fossil and a trace fossil?
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Body fossils are body parts such as bones
Trace fossils are traces left by an organism |
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How are fossils formed? What type of rock are most fossils found in?
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It gets buried in sediment (rock) and thickens and turns into stone. Most found in Sedimentary rocks
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What are some factors that could prevent fossils from being formed? Which types of organisms are most likely to fossilize?
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Exposure to heat, cold, moisture, water and wind
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Which types of organisms are most likely to fossilize?
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Organisms with harder bones such as shells
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How did Aristotle classify organisms? Why was his system not necessarily the best?
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What they looked like and where they lived
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How did Carolos Linneaus classify organisms?
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Based on their physical similarities
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How can DNA be used to classify organisms?
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Duchotomous Key
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why do classification systems change? What is an example of a classification system changing?
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Species changing
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What are the 8 levels of classification, starting with the most general to the most specific grouping?
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(Dumb King Phillip Came Over For Grape Soda) |
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What are the six kingdoms? what are examples and the main characteristics of each kingdom?
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Plants - flowers
Animals - tigers Archbacteria - halophilles Eubacteria - bacillus Fungi - mushrooms Protists - algae |
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How are photosynthesis and respiration related to each other? Where do they happen inside the cell?
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Work as a cycle
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How are photosynthesis and chemosynthesis similar and different from each other?
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Similar : Both make food, Both use Carbon and Water
Different: Chemosynthesis uses chemical energy |
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How are respiration and fermentation similar and different from each other?
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Similar : Both make energy
Different : Resperation needs oxygen |
