Biology Final Miller
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| Who developed the theory of evolution? | Charles Darwin
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| Where did Darwin travel that influenced his thinking? What was the name of his book? |
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| Darwin believed that organisms change over time through a process called ____? |
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| Explain the process you named in #3. |
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| Name and describe four types of evidence used to support the theory of evolution. |
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| An anatomical structure that serves no known purpose but may have functioned in an ancestor is a _____ structure. |
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| What is the difference between a homologous and analogous structure? Which one is evidence of divergent evolution? |
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| When two organisms evolve in response to changes in each other, it is known as ____ evolution. |
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| What is meant by speciation |
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| How does geographic isolation lead to speciation? |
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| The movement of genes from one population to another is known as ____ and can contribute to evolution. |
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| Name three conditions that can cause evolution (besides natural selection) |
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| who developed the classification system in use today? |
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| Name the classification groups from largest to smallest. |
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| What does the scientific name of an organism consist of? |
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| What is the proper way to write the scientific name of an organism? |
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| Why is a classification system needed? |
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| Organisms are grouped according to___? |
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| Name the six kingdoms and give 3 characteristics for each kingdom. |
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| What two kingdoms were once combined into a kingdom known as Monera? |
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| What is the function of the cuticle in plants? |
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| Name the two major groups of plants. |
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| What group do mosses belong in? What is the phylum name? |
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| Why are mosses small and found in damp places? |
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| Vascular plants are divided into what two groups? |
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| Give the phylum name and common name of a representative in the non-seed group. |
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| Vascular plants that make seeds fall into two groups. Name them. |
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| Which vascular plant group covers their seeds in a fruit and which does not? |
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| Give the phylum name and common name of a representative of gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
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| All plants go through a two generation reproduction known as ____. |
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| Which generation is haploid? Diploid? |
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| In moss, what is the dominant generation? |
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| During the life cycle of moss, the gametophyte produces a female structure known as ____ which makes eggs. The male structure is known as the ____. |
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| How do the eggs and sperm of moss unite? The fertilized egg then grows into a ____. |
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| The sporophyte stage of a moss releases ____ that grow into new____. |
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| The ____ stage is dominant in ferns. |
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| The spre producing structures on the back of the fern fronds are known as _____. When the spores are released ther will grow and develop into ____. |
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| What is the male structure that produces sperm in a gymnosperm and angiosperm called? Female? |
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| Most conebearing plants are in the ___ group. The phylum name is ____. |
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| Flowering plants are in the ____ group. The phylum name is ___. Name two classes. |
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| Give the characteristics of monocots and dicots. |
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| Draw and label a flower diagram. Draw squares around the name of males parts and circles around the names of the female parts. Briefly describe the function of each part. |
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| What conditions are necessary for seeds to germinate? |
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| What is the function of the xylem and phloem? What type of tissue are they? |
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| What is the function of meristem tissue? |
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| Give the main function of roots, stems, and leaves. |
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| What is the function of root hairs? |
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| What are stomata and what do they do? Where are they found? What controls them? |
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| What is transpiration? |
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| It is thought that animals evolved from ____. |
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| Give the characteristics shared by all animals. |
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| Name the two groups of animals. |
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| Which group is the largest? |
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| Give the characteristics of each group. |
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| Which phylum contains the most types and numbers of organisms? |
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| All animals reproduce sexually and some can also produce _____. When egg and sperm unite, a _____ is formed. Name the two stages of life development. |
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| Name the 3 germ layers formed during gastrulation and tell what they give rise to. |
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| Name and briefly describe the three types of body cavities. |
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| What is the difference between indirect and direct development? |
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| Draw a fish. Label the anterior and posterior ends. Label the dorsal and ventral surfaces. |
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| What is the difference between bilateral and radial symmetry? |
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| What is the difference between an open and closed circulatory system? |
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| How does the animal adaptation mimicry help animals survive? |
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| How does the animal adaptation camouflage help animals survive? |
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| How does the animal adaptation warning coloration help animals survive? |
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| How does the animal adaptation hibernation help animals survive? |
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| How does the animal adaptation migration help animals survive? |
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| A food chain is used to show ____. A food web shows ____. |
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| What happens to the amount of energy as it is passed from one level to the next? |
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| What is a population, community, ecosystem? |
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| What is a producer? Consumer? |
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| What is an autotroph? A heterotroph? |
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| Name 3 types of consumers and briefly describe each. |
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| What is the main contribution of a decomposer? |
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| What is the difference between density dependent and density independent limiting factors? |
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| Name and briefly describe 3 ways humans influence the populations of other organisms. |
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| What is succession? |
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| What process adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, which process removes it? Oxygen? |
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| What is nitrification? Dentrification? Ammonification? |
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| Why aren't viruses considered to be living things? |
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| What is meant by obligate intracellular parasite? |
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| Describe the structure of a virus. |
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| What is bacteriophage? |
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| The ____ of the virus determines what kind of cell it can infect. |
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| List the steps of the lytic cycle of a virus and briefly describe what happens at each stage. |
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| What is a retrovirus? |
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| How does a retrovirus differ from other viruses? |
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| Bacteria are classified according to___. |
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| What are the three shapes of bacteria? |
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| Bacteria can exchange genetic information through a process called ____? They can reproduce asexually by a process known as ____. |
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| What is a plasmid? |
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| How can bacteria be helpful? |
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| Why is the protist kingdom sometimes referred to as the "cath all" kingdom? |
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| What group of protists most resemble plants and how are they grouped? |
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| How do amoebas move? |
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| What is the main contribution of fungi to the environment? |
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| How do fungi feed? |
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| What is different about the cell wall of a plant and of a fungus? |
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