Day 1 Gen. Ed. Flashcards

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Father of Biology

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Aristotle

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2
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Biology came from two Greek words

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Bios and logos

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Means study of life

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Biology

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Hierarchy of Life (AMOCTOSO)

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Atom
Molecule
Organelle
Cell
Tissue
Organ
System
Organism

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Study of cells

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Cytology

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Two types of cells that make up every organism

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Prokaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells

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Bacteria and archaebacteria. Do not contain a nucleus.

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Prokaryotic cells

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Protist, fungi, plant, animal. It contains a true nucleus.

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Eukaryotic cells

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hair-like structures. e.g. linings in the fallopian tube.

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cilia

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Tail that cells have

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flagellum/ flagella

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DISCOVERED CELL FROM A CORK from bark of an oak tree

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Robert Hooke

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He coined the term “cell” meaning small room

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Robert Hooke

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Discovered CELL’S NUCLEUS

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Robert Brown

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14
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Not living, inert chemicals (inactive, active only once inside the cell)

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Virus

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Protein shell that protects the virus’ DNA or RNA

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Capsid

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Classification and naming of organisms

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Taxonomy

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17
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8 levels of Taxonomic Classification (Dear King Philip, Come Over For Good Spaghetti)

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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18
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Father of Modern Taxonomy. He proposed the BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE.

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Live in various places, in the most SEVERE ENVIRONMENTS. not bacteria.

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Kingdom Archaebacteria

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METHANOGENS, HALOPHILES, THERMOPHILES

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Kingdom Archaebacteria

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referred to as TRUE BACTERIA or called the bacteria group.

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Kingdom Eubacteria or Monera

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Streptococcus

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Kingdom Eubacteria or Monera

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Diatoms, Algae (green, golden, brown, red algae)

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Kingdom Protista

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Entamoeba Histolytica (Amoebiasis) and Plasmodium (Malaria)

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Kingdom Protista

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Molds, mushroom, yeasts, MICROSPORIDIA
Kingdom Fungi
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Two major groups of Kingdom Animalia
Invertebrates and Vertebrates
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No backbones
Invertebrates
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With backbones
Vertebrates
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Have stinging cells (nematocyst) / poison. Example: JELLYFISH AND CORAL
Cnidaria
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Jointed legs; segmented bodies. Examples: Insects: MOSQUITO, butterflies; Crustaceans: crab, shrimps, lobsters; Arachnid: SPIDERS; centipede; milipede
Arthropoda
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Insects shed off their old cuticle to grow in size
Molting or Ecdysis
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Roundworms; unsegmented. Example: pinworm, ascaris, hookworm, filarial worm
Nematoda
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FLATWORMS: worms have soft tissues; unsegmented. Example: flukes, tapeworms, planaria
Platyhelminthis
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Segmented worms. Example: LEECH and EARTHWORMS
Annelida
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Earthworms are ___ with both female and male organs found in the same worm
Hermaphroditic
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Leeches promote ___ anticoagulation that prevents blood clotting.
Anticoagulation
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With soft bodies usually with shells. Example: SQUIDS, CLAMS, SNAILS, OCTOPI
Mollusca
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Spiny body. Example: SEA STAR, SEA URCHIN, sand dollars, sea cucumber, brittle star
Echinodermata
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Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds or aves, mammals
Chordata
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Scales, gills, and fins: shark, lampreys
Fish (Pisces)
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Means two lives
Amphibia
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Frog and salamander
Amphibians
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Eggs, scaly bodies: CROCODILE, SNAKE, TURTLE, lizards
Reptiles
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Creeping
Reptilia
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2 scaly legs, wings, feathers: PENGUIN AND OSTRICH
Birds (Aves)
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Mammary glands, hairs, milk: HUMAN, PLATYPUS, MARSUPIAL
Mammals
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Marine mammals with long ivory tusks living in arctic environment
Walrus
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Two big groups of Kingdom Plantae
Nonvascular Vascular
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Do not have tissues to transport water and food
Nonvascular
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Without tissues to transfer water and food
Vascular
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Study of plants
Botany
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Vascular plants can be
Seedless vascular plants Seed vascular plants
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Under seed vascular plants are
Angiosperms Gymnosperms
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Vascular plants are
Xylem Phloem
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Conducts most of the water and minerals
Xylem
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Distributes sugars/ food and other organic products
Phloem
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Best example of seedless vascular plants
Ferns
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or FLOWERING PLANTS, most abundant and widely distributed plants. bears fruit to protect the seed.
Angiosperms
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or CONE BEARING PLANTS. have NAKED SEEDS. seeds are not enclosed by fruit. example: CONIFERS
Gymnosperms
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Reproductive organ of a flowering plant
Flower
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transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Pollination
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Pollination from one plant to another
Cross pollination
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Pollination from same flower or plant
Self-pollination
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Parts of a flower
Sepals Petals Stamen Carpel
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Called CALYX, protect the flower bud before it opens
Sepals
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Called COROLLA, it attracts a particular pollinator
Petals
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Male part consisting AFP
Stamen
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AFP
Anther, Filament, Pollen Grains
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Female part consisting SOSO
Carpel or Pistil
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SOSO
Stigma, Ovary to fruit, Style, Ovule to seed
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Vegetative reproduction
Asexual reproduction
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or STOLON Horizontal stems, new roots and shoots develop at the node. Examples: strawberry, bermuda grass, BAMBOO GRASS known as the longest grass
Runners
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Underground stems, the "EYES" are the stem's nodes, containing cluster of buds. Example: POTATO
Tubers
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Horizontal underground stem. Example: GINGER
Rhizomes
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Shortened, compressed underground stems. Example: ONION AND GARLIC
Bulbs
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Underground stems. Example: TARO (COLOCASIA)/ GABI
Corms
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Carrots, sweet potatoes (camote), and cassava
Underground roots
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Parent organism producing offspring by GROWING A REPLICA in the form of an OUTGROWRTH called BUD. Example: HYDRA AND YEAST
Budding
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Separated pieces of the PARENT ORGANISM DEVELOPING TO AN INDIVIDUAL. Example: Sea star, flatworms
Fragmentation
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Asexual reproduction in bacteria
Binary fission