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Biology Final
Living Organisms Inherit Traits & Evolution
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Biology
9th Grade
06/05/2011

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Term
Eubacteria
Definition
*Prokaryotic
*Unicellular
*Auto or heterotrophic
*ex: E. Coli
Term
Archea
Definition
*Prokaryotic
*Unicellular
*Auto or heterotrophic
*ex: E. Coli
Term
Animalia
Definition
*Eukaryotic
*Multicellular
*Heterotrphic
*Ex: Bear
Term
Plantae
Definition
*Eukaryotic
*Multicellular
*Autotroph
*Ex: Sequoia
Term
Fungi
Definition
*Eukaryotic
*Uni or multicellular
*Heterotophic
*Saprotroph
*Ex: Mushroom
Term
Protista
Definition
*Eukaryotic
*Uni or mulitcellular
*Auto or heterotrophic
*Ex: Paramecium
Term
Taxonomic levels of the Hierarchy of Classification
Definition
1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Order
5. Family
6. Genus
7. Species
Term
Characteristics of a species??
Definition
*Common characteristics
*Offspring/fertile
*Interbred
Term
binomial naming system?
Definition
genus + species
Term
how old is the Earth?
Definition
4.6 billion years old
Term
When did life first appear on Earth & what was it like?
Definition
3.5 billion years ago & bluegreen algae/bacteria
Term
diversity started to appear...
Definition
600-150 million years ago
Term
humans
Definition
195 thousand years ago
Term
cocci
Definition
O O O O
Term
bacilli
Definition
| \ / |
Term
spirilli
Definition
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Term
gram stain: postive
Definition
dark puple
Term
gram stain: negative
Definition
light pink
Term
virus
Definition
NOT LIVING. no organelles. vaccines = prevention. need hosts to reproduce. smaller than bacteria
Term
Adaptation
Definition
An inherited or acquired modification in organisms that makes them better suited to survive & reproduce in a particular environment. (hapens to all organisms)
Term
Structural adaptations
Definition
Physical features that will increase an organism's chance of survival & reproduction; change due to the environment. Ex: lion's sharp teeth, monarch's pattern, polar bear's fur color & thickness
Term
Behavioral adaptations
Definition
Behaviors that will increase an organism's chance of survival & reproduction. ex: hibernation, ability to swim, store's water, migration patters, hunting strategies
Term
Inheritance of Acquired Traits
Definition
Physiological changes during an organism's lifetime are passed onto its offspring
Term
Central dogma of protein synthesis
Definition
DNA-------->RNA-------->Protein
TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION
Term
Replicate the strand of DNA:
ATGGTTAG
Definition
TACCAATC
Term
Cancerous cells
Definition
finish the cell cycle at an abnormal rate
Term
DNA->
Definition
Chromatin-> chromosome
Term
Cell cycle
Definition
G1: Cell grows
S: DNA replicates
G2: Prepares for division
Term
Stem cells...
Definition
can be made into any cell
Term
The Cell Cycle
Definition
I.........Interphase
Poke......Prophase
My........Metaphase
Aunt......Anaphase
Tricia....Telophase
Carefully.Cytokinesis
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