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Biology Test

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Why do scientist use taxonomy to classify organisms?   to organize organisms based on similarities.  
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Why do scientist need to assign scientific names to organisms?   because of different virus in different languages and regions of the animal  
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Based on their scientific names, do Canis Latrans and Canis familiaris belong to the same genius?   Yes  
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Based on their scientific names, do Canis Latrans and Canis familiaris belong to the same genius?   No  
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List the 7 levels of classification in order starting with the broadest group and ending with the most specific group.   Kingdom, Phylum, Class, order, family, Genius, Species  
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Which two levels of classification are used to name an organism?   Genius Species  
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Which one of the two level of classification is capitalized?   Genius  
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This type of level of classification naming is called   Binomial Nomericlatures  
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Which two organisms listed in the above chart are most closely related to each other?   Blue whale/ coyote  
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Which level of taxonomy shown in the chart indicates whether an organism is a mammal or not?   Class  
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What are the key features that distinguish each group from the others for Kingdom Archaebacteria:   Prokaryote, extremophiles, unicellular  
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What are the key features that distinguish each group from the others for Kingdom Eubacteria   Prokaryote, unicellular, decomposers  
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What are the key features that distinguish each group from the others for Kingdom Protista   Unicellular, multicellular, some move  
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What are the key features that distinguish each group from the others for Kingdom Fungi   multicellular, no movement, cell wall=chitri  
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What are the key features that distinguish each group from the others for Kingdom Plantae   autotroph, multicellular, cell well=cellulose  
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What are the key features that distinguish each group from the others for Kingdom Animalia   heterotroph, multicellular, movement  
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The outer protein coat of a virus is called a   Capsid  
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Where are the instructions for making new copies of virus found?   DNA or RNA  
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List all of the viral diseases we have discussed   HIV, Hepatitis A, B, C, Chicken Pox, Flu, Cold  
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Can viral diseases be treated with antibiotics?   No  
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What can be used to prevent them?   Vaccines  
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Viruses causes disease by doing what to the body?   Destroying cells  
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What is the name of the virus that causes AIDS   HIV  
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What does AIDs do to the immune system?   Weakens it  
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Which type of cells does it attach?   Helper T- cells  
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How do viruses "reproduce"?   Make copies  
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What happen to the host organism after the reproduce?   get sick, cells get destroyed  
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List the first step of the lytic cycle?   Viruses attaches to the cell  
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List the second step of the lytic cycle?   DNA/RNA injected into the cell  
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List the third step of the lytic cycle?   DNA/RNA is copied  
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List the fourth step of the Lytic cycle?   Viruses copies itself  
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What is the fifth step of Lytic cycle?   Cell bursts and releases new viruses  
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Describe the lysogenic cycle   incorporated into cell DNA, gets replicated and the virus attaches to the cell inserts DNA/RNA, DNA/RNA with cell DNA, no diseases shows up. Lays Clormani for a period of time or until stressed.  
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What do viruses and living cells have in common?   Genetic material; ability to evolve  
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Viruses are smaller that bacteria True/False   True  
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Viruses metabolize food for energy   False  
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Viruses can reproduce on their own   False  
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What type of organism is this?   Bacteria  
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What is the definition of prokaryote?   No Nucleus  
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List the kingdoms of bacteria called Archaebacteria   Unicellular, ancient, extremophiles  
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List the kingdoms of bacteria called Eubacteria   Unicellular, prokaryotic, aerobic/anaerobic conditions  
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Why are archaebacteria able to survive in harsh environment   Evolved to survive - enzymes changed  
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How do bacteria help maintain equilibrium   decomposers  
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There are bacteria in the body that are beneficial to humans? True/False   True  
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Where in the body are these bacteria found?   intestines, stomach  
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In what food can beneficial bacteria be found?   Yogurt, cheese, milk  
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What are the factors that help spread disease causing bacteria   Having access to a new host  
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Last the bacteria infections we have discussed?   Pneumonia, Strep, TB, tooth decay, Bacteria meningitis  
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What are some of the symptoms of bacteria infections?   bad breath, Syphilis, anthrax, staph  
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What is the definition of pathogen?   disease causing agent  
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How does bacteria grow resistant to antibiotics   Misuse of antibiotic 50% of antibiotics are in animal feed = super bacteria methanogens = archaebacteria  
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A certain type of bacteria lives in the intestines of grazing animals. This bacterium is called?   metronogens  
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Meltronogens belongs to what Kingdom?   Kingdom of Archaebacteria  
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What are the example of protista   Algae,paramount and phytoplankton  
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What are the example of fungi   Athlete foot,mushrooms,yeast and ringworm  
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Plants   Eukaryotic, multicellular organism with cell walls.  
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Biomolecule   A molecule chemical compound that is important for life.  
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Carbohydrate   A biomolecule that is used for energy and made up of sugar monosaccharaides  
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lipid   A biomolecule that is used for energy storage and insulation/protection  
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Protein   A biomolecule that is used for enzyme to speed up chemical reactions in cells  
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Nucleic Acids   A biomolecule that carries genetics information- includes DNA and RNA  
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Photosynthesis   A process that occurs in plants that makes sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight  
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Glucose   The basic sugar that is broken down in cells for energy  
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ATP   Adenosine Triphosphate- a compound that has energy in accessible form for cells  
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Cellular Respiration   A series of chemical reactions that occurs in all cells- breaking down glucose to make ATP  
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Enzyme   A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in cells  
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Miller- Urey experiment   An experiment that showed that simple organic molecules could form in the primordial conditions on earth  
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Amino Acids   The building blocks of proteins- these all have the same basic structure with different R groups  
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Monosaccharide   The building blocks of carbohydrates- a simple sugar  
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Polymer   A long chain composed of repeating chemical subunits includes proteins,DNA, starch  
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Endocrine System   An organ system that produces hormones, sending signals around the body  
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Nervous System   An organ system that consist of the brain  
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Digestive System   An organ system that breaks down food and releases nutrients into the circulatory system  
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Circulatory system    
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