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Praxis II test 0014 science - life science

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life science   studies living things and their characteristics. encompasses both plans and animals, the structure of the cell, reproduction and propagation of the species, physical structure, behavior within environments, adaptations and interdependence of a species  
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5 kingdoms   monera, protista, fungi, plantae, animalia  
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monera   single-celled organisms without nuclei (bacteria)  
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protista   single-celled organisms with nuclei (algae, protozoans)  
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fungi   single-celled and multi-celled organisms (mushrooms, mold, yeast, lichen)  
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plantae   multi-cellular plant organisms (moss, fern, pine, flowering)  
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animalia   multi-cellular animals (10-21 phyla)  
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7 categories of classification   kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species (Kids Playing Chicken On Freeways Get Smashed)  
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phylum   contains organisms that are genetically related through common ancestry  
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class   a more specific breakdown of organisms in which the group shares a common attribute, characteristic or trait  
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orders   specifically divides the class into smaller shared characteristics  
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family   splits order into smaller units in which organisms have multiple traits in common  
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genus   breaks down family in which the organisms show many common attibutes  
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species   last break down in which organisms can interbreed and produce offspring that can propagate the species  
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characteristics of living things   made of protoplasm, organized into cells, use energy, capable of growth, have definite life spans, reproduce and give rise to similar organisms, affected by the environment, adapt to the environment, respond to the environment  
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cell   the fundamental unit that composes the structure and function of life. All living things are made up of these  
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breakdown of a living body (4 things)   tissue, organs, system, organism  
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tissue   a group of similiar cells  
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organs   a group of tissues working together  
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system   a group of organs working together  
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organisms   a group of systems  
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functions of a cell (3)   manufacture proteins and other materials for building cells, manufacture energy, to reproduce  
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cell membrane   made of lipids, permits inward passage of needed items/outward passage of waste  
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nucleus   control center of cell, "the brain" that contains DNA  
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cytoplasm   all materials outside of the nucleus  
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)   transport canals that travel from the nucleus to cytoplasm  
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ribosomes   manufacture proteins  
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mitochondria   releases energy to the cell through chemical reactions  
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lysosomes   hold enzymes to breakdown molecules  
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golgi apparatus   packages the proteins and transports them through the cell  
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vacoules   store food, water and minerals  
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cell wall   only in plants; made of cellulose, provides rigit structure for plant, permits passage in and out of cell  
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chloroplasts   only in plants; plastids that contain chlorophyll  
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roots   the anchor/absorbs water and minerals  
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stem   the transport/taking nutrients to the leaes  
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leaves   the builder/manufactures food for the plant  
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flower   sexual organs/reproduction site of the plant  
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fruit   the ripened ovaries of flowers  
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8 basic functions of animals   nutrition (digestive), respiration (respiratory), response (brain and NS), regulation (glands and hormones), excretion (kidneys and other organs), circulation (circulatory), movement (NS and brain), reproduction (sexual and asexual)  
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asexual   a cell that cretes two identical pairs of chromosomes, splits, and forms nuclei around the chromosomes. Cells divide by mitosis. new cells are created using only one "parent" ex. algae, bacteria, sponges, mold, fungi  
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sexual   requires the union of a male &female gamete (reproductive cell) Meiosis is when the gametes form Each gamete has .5 chrom needed each gamete donates .5 of the chroms to the new nucleus. when combined, the egg is fertilized with a full chromosome count  
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DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid - carries the code of protein production, which is the code of life  
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chromosomes   made of genes that are comprised of strands of DNA. come in pairs with a gene for each trait on each part of the pair and traits can be dominant or recessive.  
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DD   dominate trait appears in organism  
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DR   dominant trait appears in organism, but organism carries recessive trait and can pass it on to its young  
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RR   recessive trait appears in organism  
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examples of D traits   brown eyes, curly hair, widow's peak, ability to curl tongue, freckles, unattached earlobes, dimples  
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examples of R traits   blue or green eyes, straight hair, cannot curl tongues, no freckles, attached earlobes, no dimples  
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biological evolution   a scientific process in which inherited traits of organisms change from one generation to the next - two major beliefs - natural selection and adaptations  
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natural selection   producing & passing on traits that are helpful & nec for survival of the org; process of individs w fav traits survive & reproduce shows how organisms become better adaptied to survive env while organisms with less favorable adaptations or traits die out  
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adaptations   large changes that occurs after successive, small, and random changes in traits. Through natural selection, the best traits for the specific environments are kept or propagated forth  
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survival of the fittest   organisms best adapted to an environment will generally produce the most offspring. Offspring that pose the more favorable traits will survive and reproduce ex. polar bears are best suited to the cold region of the world and continue to populate there  
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ecology   the study of interaction of organisms within their environment and with one another  
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biosphere   the environment in which living things exist (land, air, water)  
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ecosystem   the community of living things and the non-living environment. an ecosystem has energy flow and recycling of minerals. they can be large (desert or ocean) or small (pond or backyard)  
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3 characteristics of a balanced ecosystem   1. constant source of energy (sun-solar energy) 2. energy is converted to glucose (needed by all living things). 3. organic nutrients and matter are recycled successfully  
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food chain   the primary way ecosystems transmit and disperse energy  
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conditions that change an ecosystem's balance   supply of energy changes, food cycle interrupted, organic matter and nutrients increase or decrease, natural disasters (floods, eqarthquakes, tornadoes, erosion), natural phenomena (el nino), human contribution (air or water pollution, etc)  
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life cycle   1. come into being (sometimes a larvae state) 2. grow 3. metamorphosis 4. mature 5. reproduce 6. die  
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