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1
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Bacteria that use bacteriochlorophyll don’t _ because _

A

Release oxygen in to the atmosphere

they use an alternative electron donor

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2
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photoautotrophs

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get energy from the sun. carbon from carbon dioxide

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3
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photoheterotrophs

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get energy from the sun but obtain carbon from organic compounds

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4
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chemolithotrophs

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use energy from inorganic compounds in order to fix carbon from carbon dioxide

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5
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chemoheterotrophs

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get energy and carbon from organic compounds synthesized by other organisms

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6
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monophletic

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all the species descended from an ancestor

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7
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paraphyletic

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some but not all of the species descended from an ancestor

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8
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Secondary endosymbiosis

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A eukaryotic cell engulfs another eukaryotic cell

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9
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Primary endosymbiosis

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A cell engulfs a bacterium

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10
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The steps preceding the appearance of the eukaryotic cell

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development of cytoskeleton
digestive vacuoles
ribosome studded internal membranes

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11
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Why was the loss of a cell wall advantageous?

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Flexibility allowed for infolds in the mmembrane in order to increase surface area, which is required for gas nutrient exhange as cell scales in volume

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12
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what do contractile vacuoles do?

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Excrete excess water

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13
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what to digestive vacuoles do?

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engulf solid food by endocytosis

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14
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what structure allows for many different means of locomotion?

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the cytoskeleton

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15
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what type of motion do protists move by?

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amoeboid

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16
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Protists that survive through photosynthesis are

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algae

17
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protists that ingest other species are

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protozoans

18
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why does looking at single genes not provide accurate phylogenetic trees

A

complicated because of lateral gene transfer

19
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which genes are uncomplcicated by lateral gene transfer?

A

stable core genes

20
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sequencing of what molecules provided comprehensive evidence of evol relationships among prokaryotes

A

ribosomal RNA

21
Q

what do nitrogen fixer cells do

A

convert atmospheric nitrogen in to chemical compounds like ammonia

22
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denitrifiers

A

release nitrogen gas in to the atmosphere

23
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nitrifiers

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convert ammonia in to nitrate, using it as an electron carrier to power its processes

24
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5th of the world carbon fixation comes from

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diatoms, phytoplankton

25
Q

dinoflagellates are _ living _

A

endosymbionts

within cells like those in coral

26
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radiolarians are an example of a cell _

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containing photosynthetic endosymbionts

27
Q

which pathogen is associated with malaria

A

plasmodium

28
Q

what is the source of natural gas and petroleum

A

dead diatoms that have sunk to the ocean floor

29
Q

In paramecia, the micronucelei is used for

A

transcription and translation

30
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In paramecia, the micronucelei is used for

A

gene recombination

31
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during conjugation, each ecell obtains a new

A

micronuclei, which is fused with nother in to a macronucelus

32
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conjugation is a _ process but not a _ process

A

sexual

reproductive

33
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a life cyclewith haploid and diploid stages is

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alternation of generartions

34
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heteromorphic alternation of generations

A

each generation looks similar

35
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sporophyte is a _

A

diploid

36
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gametophyte is a _

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haploid

37
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isogamous -

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gametes of identical appearance

38
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haplontic life cycle

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all stages are haploidic except for zygote

39
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diplontic life cycle

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all stages are diplontic excet for gametes