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| When did the big bang happen? |
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| What was the Earth's early atmosphere made of? |
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| Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Ammonia, Methane, Water, and Water Vapor |
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| When did the first life appear on Earth? |
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| When does the first evidence of oxygen appear? |
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| When did the first Eukaryotes appear? |
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| When did the dinosaurs go extinct? |
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| When did modern humans first appear? |
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| What were the first living things to appear on Earth? |
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Bacteria and Archaea
Evidence: Micro Fossils |
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| Why are stromatolites important? |
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1. Oldest known fossils
2. Still living
3. Produced oxygen |
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| What are the 3 Domains of Living things? |
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| Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya |
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1. Prokaryotic
2. Classified by 3 different shapes
Coccus(round), Bacillus(rod), Spirillum(Spiral)
3. There are both helpful and harmful bacteria |
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1. Prokaryotic
2. Extremeofiles (like intense living conditions)
a. Halofiles( like salty water)
b. Thermofiles (like extremely hot tempertures)
c. Methanogens (create methane gas, live in intestines of warm blooded animals) |
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| List the 8 level of our taxonomy system from greatest to smallest |
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| Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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| What two levels of the Taxonomy system is used to create the scientific name? |
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1. They are Eukaryotic
2. Separated into 4 kingdoms
Protist, Plants, Fungi, Animals |
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| Why are viruses not considered living? |
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1. Not Cellular
2. They cannot respire
3. Can't reproduce on their own(need a host) |
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| How do Viruses reproduce? |
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-They use host to make more
-They match the shape of the Host Dna
- They replicate the DNA
-Make viral proteins
- Cells burst, new virus spreads |
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| What major role does Bacteria play in the ecological system? |
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| They create 1/3 of our oxygen |
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| What are some things helpful Bacteria do? |
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-Normal flora(keep mouth regular)
-Bacteria on skin to fight off fungi
-Medicines
-Food products |
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| What is the one trait all protist share? |
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| What are some things many Protist have in common? |
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-Unicellular
-Autotrophes(make own food)
- Hetatrophes (eat other things) |
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| How do we classify Protists? |
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| Describe Flagellates(Protist) |
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-They have whip like tails
-Can cause diseases to humans |
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| Describe Ciliates (Protist) |
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-They have tiny hairs
a. coordinated motion for movement
-Help decompose waste |
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| Describe Phytoplankton (Protist) |
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- plant floaters, they just drift
-photosynthetic
-Some become chalk |
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| Describe Dinoflagellates (Protist) |
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-They give off red pigment
-cause several diseases in mammals
-can cause respiratory failure |
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| Describe Amoebozoan (protist) |
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-blob like movement using pseudopods
-feed by engulfing prey
-large for unicellular protist |
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| Describe Algae (prostist) |
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-Three main groups(brown algae, red algae, green algae)
-Multicellular
-important in aquatic habitats
-can produce foods like kelp |
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| What group of Protist gave rise to the land plants? |
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| What are the traits all(or nearly all) fungi share? |
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-Eukaryotic
-Multicellular(except Yeast)
-Heterotrophic(secret chemicals break down food)
That's how athletes foot works
-Reproduces by releasing spores |
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| How do we classify Fungi? |
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| Based on how they release their spores |
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| What are the two main parts of the fungus body? |
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-Mycelium( Mass of fibers)
-Fruiting body(temporary body that release spores) |
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| What are the 3 groups of Fungi? |
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1. Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
2. Zygomycota (Thread-like Fungi)
3. Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) |
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| Describe Zygomycota(fungi) |
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Grows on fruits and bread
needs moisture to grow |
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| List some pathogenic Fungi |
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1. Athletes foots
2. Ringworm |
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| WHat ecological roles do fungi play? |
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