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Everyrhing Flashcards

1
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All living things are divided into 5 kingdoms what are they

A 
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Prottocists
Prokaryotes
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Animals are heterotrophs what des this mean

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They cannot make their own food

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3
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Fungi are saprophytes ?

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Feed of dead organisms and decaying material

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4
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Prototists are unicellular ?

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They are single called and have a nucleus

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5
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Why is it hard to classify organisms

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Because viruses are non living so are hard to classify

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Vertebrates have a what ?

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Back bone and internal Skelton

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7
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Invertebrates don’t have what ?

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They don’t have a back bone and have an external Skelton

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Vertebrates are divided into what 5 kingdoms ?

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Mammals 
Birds
Reptile
Amphibians 
Fish
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9
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Scientists divide vertebrates based on what 3 things

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How they absorb oxygen gills, lungs skin
How they reproduce internally or externally
How they regulate their body temperature

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10
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What does homo therms mean?

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Warm blooded

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What does piokilotherms mean

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Cold blooded

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12
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Osmoregulation is what

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Regulating water content in the body

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13
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What is thermoregulation

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Regulating body temp

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14
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What does hypothalamus mean

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What your body temp is controlled by

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15
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What is the dermis

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Deep skin layer

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16
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When receptors detect your too hot what do they do

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They lie flat and relax

Lots of sweat is produced which is then evaporated from your skin into the environment to cool you down

17
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When receptors detect your too cold what do the do?

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Muscle contract so hairs stand up on end to trap an insulating layer of air which helps keep us warm

18
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What are hormones

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They are chemicals produced In various glands called endocrine glands

19
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What speed does the hormone travel at

A

They go to the speed of the blood

20
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Plants contain…… And are autotrophs what does this mean

A

Chlorophyll and They can make their own food

21
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What is a stimulus

A

A change in the environment that we may need to react to

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