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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/20/2008

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segmentation
Definition
the building of a body from a series of similar
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what do flowers and fruits increase?
Definition
dispersal of seeds and fertilization
Term
what does the seed protect?
Definition
the embryo
Term
what are 90% of all plants alive today?
Definition
angiosperms
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what is a bryophyte?
Definition
byrophytes are all embryophytes ('land plants') that are non-vascular: they have tissues and enclosed reproductive systems, but they lack vascular tissue that circulates liquids. They neither have flowers nor produce seeds, reproducing via spores.
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when did a bryophyte arise?
Definition
550 MYA
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how long ago did vascular plants arise?
Definition
400 MYA
Term
when a plant has vasculature it has what?
Definition
xylem and phloem
Term
how many years ago did gymnosperms arise
Definition
360 MYA
Term
where does a young sporophyte, or a seed, keep its food storage?
Definition
in the tough outer coat
Term
when did angiosperms arise?
Definition
130 MYA
Term
what do flowers attract?
Definition
pollinators
Term
fruits attract...
Definition
seed carriers
Term
what provides most of our food?
Definition
angiosperms, which produce flowers
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why are angiosperms so successful?
Definition
because they interact with animals. pollination/seed dispersal. animals also eat angiosperms.
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how much of the tropical forests were destroyed by the last third of the twentieth century
Definition
20%
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How much of the forests in North America shrunk over the last 200 years?
Definition
40%
Term
How many prescription drugs are taken from plants?
Definition
25%
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Fewer than ()% of plants have been researched for unique compounds
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2%
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pollen grains male gametes- don't need free water
Definition
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what are the kingdoms under eukarya?
Definition
protista, plantae, fungi, animalia
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what are the characteristics of bacteria?
1)--cellular 2) have nuclei or membrane-bound organelles? 3)same cell wall compared to archaea and eukarya? 4)are all of them autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Definition
1) unicellular 2)cells lack nuclei and membrane-bounded organelles 3)cell walls different from archaea and eukarya 4)some autotrophs and some heterotrophs
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archaea:
1)unicellular or multicellular? 2)nuclei? membrane-bound organelles? 3)cell walls similar to bacteria and eukarya? 4)are some autotrophs and some heterotrophs?
Definition
1)unicellular, 2)lack nuclei and membrane-bound organelles 3) cell walls and membranes different from bacteria and eukarya 4)some are autotrophs and some are heterotrophs
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path for humans D K P C O F G S
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domain: eukaryote, kingdom:animalia, phylum: cordata, subphylum: vertebrae, class:mammals, order: primate, family:hominids, genus:homos, species:sapiens
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flatworms are what? why?
Definition
they are acoelomates- they have no body cavity
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what are echinodermata phylum?
Definition
sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars
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what are arthropoda?
Definition
horseshoe crabs, spiders, scorpions, crustaceans, insects
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how many phyla of animals are there?
Definition
9
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what is a blastula?
Definition
a sphere of cells surrounding a fluid-filled cavity
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