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Question | Answer |
What is evolution? | How humans and other animals came to be the way they are today. |
How does evolution relate to genetic material? | Genetic Material is related to evolution because mutations in the DNA cause the changes. |
Overpopulation? | When an organism produces too many babies and the environment can't handle it. |
Variation? | Change in DNA being passed down. |
Adaption? | A trait that is being passed down that gives the animal an advantage. |
How are variations different from adaptions? | Variations are the slight change that cause the adaption. |
Isolation? | Animals that get 'left behind' start a new generation with another animal. |
Why do scientists classify organisms? | It is easier to recognize and study them. |
Is classifying animals important? Why or why not? | Yes because one simple name for an animal can mean something totally in another language. Putting them in binomial nomenclature is easier to recognize them. |
How are organisms classified? | Based on physical traits and genetic material/cells. |
What are the 8 levels of classification? | Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, class, family, genus and species. |
Most specific level of classification? | Species |
Most general level of classification? | Domain |
3 Domains? | Eukaryote, Archaea and Bacteria |
What are the 6 kingdoms? | Protista, Animalia, Archaea, Plantae, Fungi and Bacteria. |
Characteristics of Plantae? | -Food by Sun's energy -Can't move from place to place -Can grow around or on things -Can grow upward and toward light -Multicelluar -Eukaryote |
Organisms from Animalia? | Humans, dogs, whales, bears, etc. |
Organisms from Fungi? | Molds, Yeasts and Mushrooms |
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