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Kingdoms/Water/Related Terms
Flashcards covering a variety of topics, mainly organisms in the kingdoms
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Biology
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06/14/2008

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Term

Water

Definition
  • H20
  • Universal Solvent
  • Polar Molecule
  • Hydrogen and Oxygen are in a covalent bond ("shares electrons")

 

Term
Covalent bond
Definition
The elements share electrons
Term
Polar Molecule
Definition
Opposite sides of a molecule are +/-
Term
Cohesion
Definition
Something likes itself (eg. water sticks with water)
Term
Adhesion
Definition
Something likes other surfaces (eg. water likes a glass)
Term

Surfactant

Definition
Something that nuetralizes polarity in a molecule; breaks surface tension
Term
Eubacteria
Definition
  • prokaryote
  • single cell
  • reproduce asexually
  • round (coccus), rod (bacillus), and spiral (spirillum)
Term
Prokaryote
Definition

no nucleus (still has DNA, but no membrane)

Term
Eukaryote
Definition
has nucleus
Term

Arcaeabacteria

Definition
  • prokaryote 
  • single cell
  • reproduce asexually
  • ancient
  • can live in extreme enviroments
Term
Protista
Definition
  • eukaryote
  • single cell
  • can live in colonies, but still independent
  • both heterotrophs and autotrophs
Term

Heterotroph

Definition
finds its food
Term
Autotroph
Definition
makes own food
Term
Fungi
Definition
  • multicell
  • heterotroph
Term
Plants
Definition
  • multi cell
  • autotroph
Term
Animals
Definition
  • multi cell 
  • heterotroph

 invertebrates (no spine)/vertebrates (has spine)

 

porifera, chidarian, platyhelminthes, nematodes, mollusks, ammelids

Term
Porifera
Definition
  • Sponges
  • Pores
Term
Chidarian
Definition
  • incomplete digestive system
  • jellyfish, coral
Term

Complete digestive system

Definition

Has an "in" and an "out"

Food goes in one way and out through another

Can keep nutrients from food

Term
Incomplete digestive system
Definition

Does not have a seperate "in" and "out"

Food goes in the same place waste goes out.

Doesn't keep all nutrients from food (some fresh food pushed out along with waste)

Term
Platyhelminthes
Definition
  • incomplete digestive system
  • flatworms
Term
Nematodes
Definition
  • Complete digestive system
Term
Mollusks
Definition
  • clams, squids, octupus, snails
Term

Ammelids

Definition
  • Complete digestive system
  • Earthworms, segmented worms
Term
Earthworms
Definition
  • ammelid
  • have beginning of a primitive heart (5 aortic arches)
  • has brain
  • strong pharynx and digestive organs
  • setae help keep worms from being pulled out of their holes by predators
  • sexual reproduction
  • hermaphrodites -- every worm has both male and female reproductive organs -- both worms are fertilized
  • "Nature's plow" --> loosen dirt, allow for water and air to seep into soil
  • "Earth's digestive system"
  • castings = very porcessed = excellent plant fertilizer
Term
Hermaphrodites
Definition
each organism has both male and female reproductive organs; both mates are fertilized during reproduction
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