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a pine tree is a member of the kingdom
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plantae
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some members of the kindom protista
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have flagella
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The seven levels of classification are from general to specific are
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kindom pylum order family genus species
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linnaeus is known for
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founding the science of taxonomy
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organisms in the kingdom ___
usually move by themselves and have advanced nervous systems that allow them to respond to their environment |
Animalia
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the scientific name for the common house cat is Gelis domesticus what is the species name
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domesticus
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Eubacteria do not
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live in hot springs
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funhi obtain nutrients by
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absorbing them from their surroundings
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members of the kindom _____
include such organisms as the mold that grows on bread |
fungi
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orders of organisms are further broken down into____
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families
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two organisms that are in the same class will also be in the same _____
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phylom
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some organisms in the kindom _____ are able to live inside the human body
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eubacteria
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Genes are composed of subunits know as ____
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nucleotides
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Chargaff's rules state that the amount of ____ in DNA is always equal to the amount of gunine
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cytosine
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_____ allows scientists to transfer genes from one organism to another
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Genetic engineering
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_____ is a tool for tracing a genetic trait through generations of a family
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pedigree
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examples of chemical_______include asbestos and chemicals found in cigarette smoke
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mutagens
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the code for a given amino acid consists of _____ bases
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three
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what materials make up each nucleotide in a DNA molecule
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a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
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most genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia are due to a
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recessive gene
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the complementary strand to the DNA sequence TAGTCA would be
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ATCAGT
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which of the following could cause sickle cell anemiauu
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a change in the order of bases in a person's anemia
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a _____ plant produces offspring with the same traits as the
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true-breading
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the physical exspression of an organism's genes it its ___
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phenotype
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Each parent donates a set of instructions known a sgenes to its offspring
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genes
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when Mendel performed genetic crosses the traits that seemed to vanish were ______
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recessive traits
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eggs and sperm are _____
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sex cells
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