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Science Final Study Cards
| Scientific Name of and organism consists of... | Genus and specific name(Species) ex. Homo Sapiens. |
| What causes growth in and organism? | Increase in the number of cells |
| Are bacteria Eukaryota or Prokaryotic | Bacteria are Prokariotic |
| What are Saprophytes? | They are bacteria that eat decomposing organisms. (Dead Organisms) |
| What are Endospores? | Thick Walls produced by Bacterial Pathogens.(Protect Bacteria) |
| What is coccus mean about Bacteria? | Sphere-Shaped |
| Groups of cells work together to form what? | Tissue |
| Organic Compounds always contain what element. | Carbon |
| What do muscles need for energy? | Oxygen.(O2) |
| How many kingdoms are there? | 6 kingdoms |
| What is the theory that living things come from other living things. | Biogenesis (Life) |
| What is Spontaneous Generation? | The theory that Living things come from non-living things. |
| What is the largest organelle in the cell | The nucleus |
| What are diploid cells? | They have two of each chromosome |
| What are Haploid cells | They have only one of each chromosome.(Found only in sex cells.) |
| If an organism is too small for a regular microscope, what type of microscope do you use? | A Scanning Electron Microscope |
| What are producers? | Make their own food |
| Are Protists Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic | Eukaryotic |
| What is a pseudopod? | Ameobas use pseudopods to move.(Muscular Foot) |
| What are Euglonoids? | Protists that have Flagella |
| What is Endocytosis | If a substance is to large to pass through the cell membrane |
| Active Transport requires what? | Energy |
| Passive Transport of water is what? | Osmosis |
| In D.N.A. Copying, Nitrogen bases are broken by what? | Enzymes |
| Which type of muscle is not striated? | Smooth Muscle |
| The exchange of Co2 and O2 takes place where | The Lungs |
| Name some movable joints | Hinge, Pivot, and Ball and Socket Joint |
| What is metabolism | All of the chemical reactions that take pace in an oganism. |
| How do Hydra Reproduce? | Budding |
| What is regenerations? | Regrow body part |
| What are some charateristics of primates? | Aposable thumbs, Binocular Vision,Flexible Shoulders |
| What is Evolutions? | Change in a species ovr time |
| What does Homo-Spaian mean? | Wise-Human |
| What is a vegestigial structure | Body parts that are reduced in size with no apprent function. |
| What is puctuated equilibrium | Rapid Evolution |
| Which Phase do most cells spend most of their lives in? | Interphase |
| What compund soes D.N.A not contain? | Does not contain Uricil |
| How many chromosome pairs do human body cells have. | 23 |
| What do punnet squares show? | How alleles combine |
| How many Alleles do Human Blood Types have? | 3 |
| In a Punnet Square what does a Capital letter mean? | A Domminent Trait |
| How are recessive Alleles represented | lower case letter |
| Are most animal species vertebrates or invertebrates? | Invertebrates |
| What types of organisms make up bivalves | Clams, Scallops, Oysters and Mussels |
| What are some charateristics of birds? | Feathers, Breath into air sacs, Hollow Bones, Gizzard, Lay eggs |
| Female Reproductive organ of a Flower | Pistal, Ovary holds eggss. |
| How many names does and organism have? | Every organism has two names |
| How many descriptions at each step of a dichotomous key? | There are two descriptions at each step. The point of the dichotomous key is to find out the scientific name. |