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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
Q

How old is the Earth?

A

4.6 billion years

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2
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First life on Earth?

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3.7 BYA

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3
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First Multi-celled organisms?

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1.5 BYA

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4
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Explosion of plants and animals

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600 MYA

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5
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First Homo Sapiens?

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200,000 years ago

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6
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Heterotrophs

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Eat premade organic things

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7
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Autotrophs

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Make own organic compounds

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8
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Taxonomy

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Classifying Organisms

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Categories of Taxonomy

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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10
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Domains

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Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

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11
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6 Kingdom System

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Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria

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12
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Live in extreme environments, look like bacteria, biochemical differences between the two

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Archebacteria

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13
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Domain of Animals

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Eukarya

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14
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Historic morphological criteria for dividing into phyla

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symmetry, gut type, segmentation, embryonic development

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15
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Common phyla

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sponges, cniderians, echinoderms, chordates, flatworms, molluscs, annelids (segmented worms), arthropods, nematodes (round worms)

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16
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phylum sponges characteristic

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no symmetry

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17
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phylum cnidaria characteristics

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true tissues, radial symmetry, incomplete digestive tract, stinging cells (anemone, jellyfish)

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18
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phylum flatworms

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not segmented, simple digestive and nervous system (tapeworms)

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19
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phylum roundworms

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complete digestive system, shed skin (human pinworm)

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20
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phylum segmented worms

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complex circulatory system (earthworms)

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21
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Phylum mollusks

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unsegmented soft body, external or internal shell, has a mantle (fold in soft body that secretes shell) (snails, octopus)

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22
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phylum arthropoda

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jointed appendages, chiton exoskeleton which they shed (insects, crustaceans)

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23
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Phylum echinoderms

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“Spiny skin,” Pentaradial symmetry (starfish)

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24
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phylum chordata

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Most, but not all, are vertebrates

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25
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Class: cartilage fish

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vertebrates: sharks, rays

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26
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Class: bony fish

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vertebrates: tuna, goldfish, swordfish, etc.

27
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Class: amphibians

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vertebrates: Toads, true frogs, salamanders

28
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class: reptiles

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vertebrates: turtles, lizards, snakes

29
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class: birds

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vertebrates, cardinal, heron, bluejay

30
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class: mammals

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vertebrates, dog, cat, whale

31
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class: insects

A

ants, grasshoppers, butterflies

32
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class: crustaceans

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crab, rolly polly, shrimp

33
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class: arachnids

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spiders, ticks

34
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dichotomous key

A

used for identification, compiled of two-choice questions

35
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white pine ID

A

needles come in packs of 5, each 3-5 in long

36
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white pine ecological fact

A

16 species of songbirds eat the seeds

37
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yellow pine ID

A

needles come in packs of 2 or 3

38
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yellow pine ecological fact

A

one of the biggest sources of softwood in the US

39
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spruce ID

A

sharp and square, can be rolled between fingers

40
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spruce ecological fact

A

commonly used for making furniture

41
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eastern hemlock ID

A

needles short, flat, attached to branch by tiny petiole, grown in a flat plane (not all directions around the branch)

42
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Eastern hemlock ecological fact

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thrives in north facing locations

43
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Fir ID

A

flat needles, attached without tiny petiole

44
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Fir uses

A

used for doors and windows

45
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rhododendron ID

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Leaves are thick and evergreen, flowers range in color

46
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rhododendron uses

A

used for making bowls and spoons

47
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Order: Caudata

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Caudal=tail, salamanders

48
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Order: Anura

A

True Frogs, Tree Frogs, Toads

49
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Life Cycle of Amphibeans

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egg, tadpole, tadpole with 2 legs, tadpole with 4 legs, adult (salamanders keep tale)

50
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Frogs and toads are vocal

A

for breeding

51
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Frogs vs toads

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adult frogs swim well, toads do not

52
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tree frog vs true frogs

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true frogs live in or near water, tree frogs do not have webbed feet and their feet are sticky so they can climb

53
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Salamanders characteristics

A

moist porous skin, no claws

54
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WNC is the

A

salamander capital of the world

55
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requirements for lungless salamanders

A

must be very tiny and in well oxygenated water

56
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ephemeral ponds

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ponds that are only there in spring

57
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bird characteristics

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wings, feathers, warm-blooded

58
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sexual dimorphism

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male and females looking vastly different (mallard ducks, cardinals)

59
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why do birds sing

A

attract mates and defend territory

60
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ecology definitions

A

1 study of interactions between organisms and their environments
2 study of the factors that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms

61
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abiotic factors that affect distribution and abundance

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water, temperature, terrain, soil texture

62
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limiting factor concept

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the one thing inhibiting something from living or thriving somewhere (trout unable to lay eggs in the Swannanoa river because of the sediment)

63
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Niche concept

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competing species have different patterns of resource use

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