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Biodiversity Flashcards

1
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How many different kinds of living organisms are there?

A

30-50 million

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2
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What are scientists called if they classify what living things are?

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Taxonomists

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3
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What are the five groups called?

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Kingdoms

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What are the 5 kingdoms?

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Bacteria, Protista, fungi, Plantae, Animalia

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Examples of bacteria?

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e-coli, salmonella, tetanus, cholera

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6
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movement of bacteria?

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Flagella

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7
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Nutrition of bacteria?

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Either autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Reproduction of bacteria

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Asexual and are single celled organisms so they can split into another one of itself

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Examples of Protista?

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Amoeba, algae, mold

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10
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Movement of Protista?

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Flagella

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11
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Nutrition of Protista?

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Autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Reproduction of Protista?

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Asexual and multi cellular

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Examples of Fungi?

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Mushroom, Toadstools, Mildew, Yeast

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Does Fungi move?

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no

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15
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Reproduction of Fungi?

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Spores

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16
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Examples of Plantae?

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Trees, grass, bushes, aloes

17
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Movement of Plantae?

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There is very limited movement for Plantae

18
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Nutrition of plantae?

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Autotrophic

19
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Reproduction of Plantae?

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Mostly seeds but ferns use spores

20
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Examples of Animalia?

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Any animal

21
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Movement of Animalia?

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Swimming, walking, running

22
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How many groups are kingdoms subdivided into?

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Phyla, Classes, Orders, Genera, Species

23
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How are Genus and Species names written?

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In Italics or underlined the species name starts with a lowercase letter but everything else started with an uppercase letter

24
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What are the two types of animals?

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Vertebrates and Invertebrates

25
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What are the five different vertebrates?

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Mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, Amphibian

26
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What are the 2 main plants?

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Angiosperms and gymnosperms

27
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What plants do not have seeds?

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Mosses, Ferns, Algae

28
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What type of plants are Gymnosperms

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Conebearing

29
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What shape are the seeds of gymnosperms?

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A cone shape

30
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What do angiosperms produce?

A

Seeds

31
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Examples of Angiosperms?

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Proteas, aloes, daisies, lilies and grasses

32
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What happens when a pollen grain fertilizes an ovule?

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The fertilized ovule develops into a seed inside the female part of a flower part of the flower develops into a fruit or seed pod which surrounds and covers the seeds

33
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What is a seed?

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A seed is an embryo protected by an outer covering with endosperm

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