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Unit 1-Diversity of Living Things
General Information of Living Things
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Biology
11th Grade
02/24/2010
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define: -auto-
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self
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define: cardi-
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of the heart
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define: carni-
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meat
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define: cerebr-
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of the brain
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define: chemo-
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chemical
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define: chloro-
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green
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define: chromo-
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coloured
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define: cyto-, -cyte
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Cell, of the cell
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define: -derm-
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layer, skin
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define: -duct-
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tube
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define: endo-
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on or towards the inside
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define: -epi-
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upon, on top
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define: erythro-
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red
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define: -exo-
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on or toward the outside
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define: hypo-
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under
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define: intra-
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within, inside
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define: -itis
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inflammation, infection
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define: leuko-
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white
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define: -lysis
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burst/break apart
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define: morph-
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form
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define: myo-
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of the muscles
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define: neuro-
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of the nerves
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define: -ology
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study of
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define: -osis
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condition, disease
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define: osteo-
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of the bone
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define: ova (i,u)
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egg
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define: peri-
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around, surrounding
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define: -phyte
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plant
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define: -pod-
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of the foot
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define: pseudo-
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false
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define: skeleton
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part left after dying
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define: -some
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body
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define: -spino
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of the spine
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define: -vore
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feeding
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define: -xero
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dry
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define: autolysis
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destruction of own cell
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define: dermatitis
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a disease that causes an inflammation of the skin
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define: epidermis
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the top layer of the skin
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define: erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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define: exoskeleton
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skeleton on outside of body
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define: leukocyte
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white blood cell
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define: morphology
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study of form and shapes
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define: oviduct
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tube an egg travels in
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define: periosteum
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surrounding the bone
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define: pseudopod
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false foot
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define: xerophytic
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plants that need little water
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define: myocardial
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related to muscular tissue of the heart
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define: osteoporosis
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condition relating to the bone
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Is there a nucleus in archaebacteria?
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No
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Is there a nucleus in bacteria?
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no
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List all kingdoms
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Archaebacteria, eubacteria, protista, fungi, plantae, animalia
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List all kingdoms that are unicellular
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archaebacteria, eubacteria, protista, some fungi
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List means of nutrition for bacteria (archae and eubacteria)
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autotrophs (chemo- and photo- for archae bacteria, photo- for eubacteria), parasitic
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List means of nutrition for all kingdoms except bacteria
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protista: many ways, auto and heterotrophs
Fungi: hetertrophs, saprobes
Plantae: Photoautotrophs, chloroplasts
Animalia: hetertrophs, motile
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List means of reproduction for all kingdoms
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bacteria: asexual reproduction (eubacteria sometimes goes through conjugation)
protista: asexual/sexual
fungi: asexual/sexual (spores)
plantae: sexual (sometimes asexual from fragmentation)
animalia: sexual
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Give two examples from each kingdom
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archaebacteria: (extremeophiles) Halophiles, thermophiles, barophiles
eubacteria: pneumonia, chlamydia, botulism, lactobacillus, streptococcus, streptobacillus, etc.
protista: amoeba, paramecium, euglena, etc.
fungi: mushroom, mould, penicillin, etc.
plantae: mosses, conifers, flowers
animalia: animals (too many)
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What are prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
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Cells without nucleus and cells with nucleus, respectively
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