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Unit 1 Classification

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    Taxonomy, Scientific names, Dichotomous keys, Kingdoms, Prokaryote, Eukaryote
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  • A consumer, also called a heterotroph does NOT make their own food. How do they get the energy they need to fuel life's processes.
    Eat others, they reply on hunting and such to consume/eat other organisms
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  • Biotic organisms must meet the 9 characteristics that all living things share. Which of the following does NOT belong? DNA, cell (s), movement, obtain and use energy, adapt to environment, maintain homeostasis, excrete waste.
    movement- moving from one place to another
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  • What is the purpose of a decomposer like fungi and bacteria?
    To rid the Earth of waste, so that it is not buried in it. They break down dead things.
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  • Organisms that live in the deepest depths of the ocean where it is really cold must be able to maintain a stable internal environment inside their bodies. This is an example of?
    homeostasis
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  • Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor? pavement, a bush, grass, ants
    pavement- (rock-concrete)
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  • Binary fission is how bacteria reproduces asexually. What is true about asexual reproduction regarding the number of parents and offspring?
    One parent creates genetically identical offspring to the parent- 2 total
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  • Define a cell.
    Basic unit of life; contains all materials necessary for life; membrane-covered structure
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  • DNA is found in the cells of all living things. This genetic material contains the...
    blueprint for life
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  • What function does flagella serve for prokaryotic organisms?
    for movement
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  • How do autotrophs get their food?
    Go through photosynthesis, use light energy from the Sun, to make their own food.
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  • Prokaryotes are...(describe them in 3 statement/characteristics).
    unicellular, no nucleus, very small, simple, reproduce asexually (ex: Eubacteria or Archaebacteria kingdoms)
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  • Eukaryotes all have DNA inside the?
    nucleus
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  • The Genus and the Species make up the organism's?
    scientific name
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  • What are the rules for correctly writing the scientific name?
    Capitalize the Genus; do NOT capitalize the species; underline the whole thing OR put it in italics
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  • In a grocery store items are classified how?
    Similar items can be found on the same aisle.
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  • In order for 2 organisms to be most closely related, their taxons would...?
    They would have many taxon levels in common to show similar characteristics
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