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what are the 5 kingdoms? |
animal plant fungi prokaryotes protoctists |
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what are the other ways to class a species? |
kingdom phylum class order family genus and species |
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what are the vertebrates? |
some fish amphibians reptiles birds and mammals |
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what are the invertebrates? |
annelids (worms nematodes (parasites) molluscs |
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different phylums of plants? |
monocotyledons (They don't have separate leaves) eudicotyledons (several flowers, several leaves) |
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Whats a key? |
A key is used to look for distinct features, used to identify different species. |
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Whats the theory of evolution? |
the theory of evolution is that species have developed over long periods of time to better adapt to there surroundings. These traits get passed down for generations. |
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What is natural selection? |
Natural selection is when species who are better adapted to there environment will live on and those who aren't die of. |
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What is antibiotic resistance? |
antibiotic resistance is an example of natural selection. bacteria eventually becomes resilient against certain antibiotics, the bacteria that live through the antibiotic they breed and pass on these genes. |
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Why is it dangerous? |
bacteria becoming resistant is dangerous because creating new antibiotics is expensive and they adapt quicker than we can create new ones. |
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What is selective breeding? |
selective breeding is making certain animals with the characteristics you want breed so they can pass down better genes. |
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what are fossils? |
fossils are hard parts of the body such as bones that remain after death and stay underground |
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What are factors that contribute to an animals extinction? |
disease new predators more successful competitors changes to environment catastrophic event |
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