Biology Flashcards

(39 cards)

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the five kingdoms of the living organisms are

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Monera
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
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Platylhelmithes

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flatworms

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arthropoda

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a phylum of the AK with symmetrical segmented bodies

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chondrichthyes

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fish with cartilaginous skeletons (shark,skates, rays)

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osteichthyes

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fish with bony skeletons

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amphibia

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lay eggs, start their life in the water and then become land creatures (frogs)

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lagomorpha

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terrestrial herbivores, shaped like rabbits

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carnivora

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flesh eating animals

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9
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perissodactyla

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odd number of toes, Horses

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artiodactyla

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even toes (sheep, goats)

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11
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biology

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the study of life

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cilia

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short hair like structures that provide propulsion

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flagella

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long whip like tail that moves an organelle

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microvilli

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protrusions that increase the surface area of a cell

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15
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cytosol

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aqueous component of the cytoplasm that contains the organelles

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16
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ribosomes

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RNA, proteins involved in peptide synthesis

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vacuole

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enclosed compartments that contain enzymes and other molecules

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lysosomes

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spherical vesicles that contain enzymes and break down biomolecules

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Chromatin

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Protein, RNA, DNA

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diffusion

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movement of a substance from high to low concentration gradient

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facilitated diffusion

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spontaneous passive transport via specific transmembrane essential particles

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osmosis

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movement of water from high to low CG without the use of energy

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tonicity

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osmotic pressure of a fluid

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ACTIve transport

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substances move from low to high CG and requires ATP.

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phagocytosis
ingestion of bacteria by phagocytes and amoeboid protozoas
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pinocytosis
cell drinking
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exocytosis
excretion out of the cell
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mitosis
chromosomes in the nucleus separate into identical sets
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meiosis
cell division where chromosomes are reduced by half
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diploid
contains two complete sets from each parent
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diploid
contains two complete sets from each parent
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haploid
has a single set of unpaired chromosomes
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crossing over
exchange of genes by homologous chromosomes
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fertilizations
female and male gametes fuse to form a zygote
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epithelial tissue
skin cells
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connective tissue
uses fibers to keep tissue connected
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muscle tissue
soft tissue that makes up muscle
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nervous tissue
tissue of brain and spinal cord regulate body function
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taxonomy
science of classifying organisms in a systematic way