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37 Cards in this Set
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Examples of Asexual reproduction |
Binary fission and Budding |
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Smallest level of organization |
Atom |
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Largest level of organization |
Biosphere |
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Metabolic functions on a chemical level |
Physiology |
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Means to increase in size |
Grow |
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Get nutrients from environment and use them for energy |
Metabolism |
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Means to change |
Development |
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Examples of development |
Metamorphosis and Puberty |
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How organisms interact with their environment |
Ecology |
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Largest level of taxonomy |
Domain |
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Smallest level of taxonomy |
Species |
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Two theories about where life originate |
Creation and Evolution |
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A power more amazing then the human mind created life as we know it |
Creation |
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Things change over massive expanses of time due to random mutations |
Evolution |
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"Father of Evolution" |
Charles Darwin |
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The organism with the best adaptations will survive the longest and thus be able to reproduce |
Natural Selection |
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Made of atoms |
Molecule |
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Made of molecules |
Organelles |
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Made of cells |
Tissue |
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Made of organelles |
Cells |
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Made of tissues |
Organ |
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Made of organs |
Organ system |
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Made of organ systems |
Organisms |
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Made of organisms |
Population |
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Made of populations |
Community |
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Made of communities |
Ecosystem |
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Made of ecosystems |
Biosphere |
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A system used by scientists to group and sort living and non-living things based on characteristics they share |
Classification |
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Classification is based on evolutionary relationships developed by scientists who pursued that school of thought |
Taxonomy |
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System of giving organisms two names |
Bionomial nomenclature |
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A road map to identifying an object |
Dichotomous key |
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"Father of Taxonomy" |
Carl Linnaeus |
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When bacteria were first identified, they were put into this kingdom |
Monera |
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Members of Kingdom Animalia can found in aquatic and _________ habitats |
Terrestrial |
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The cell walls of Eubacteria contain a material called |
Peptidoglycan |
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Most Protists will be found in _____ habitats |
Aquatic |
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Kingdom Protista is the "_____" kingdom because it groups organisms that don't neatly fit into the other kingdoms |
Catch all |