BIOL 112 Combined Study Guides for Exam – Fall 2012 Chapter 22 Study Guide 1. Briefly describe contributions of the following to Darwin: a. Aristotle: species are fixed and unchanging‚ recognized several affinities‚ or similarities among organism. Life arranged on ladder‚ most complex to least. Each form is perfected. i. In line w/ old testament view of creation b. Linneaus: developed binomial nomenclature system‚ nested classification system (KPCOFGS). Did not ascribe
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Introduction Cattle fattening has gained prominence as an important business project of the livestock industry in the Philippines. It gives the farmer year-round work and provides him with extra income. He can make use of cheap‚ plentiful farm by-products such as corn stoves‚ rice straw‚ copra meal‚ rice bran and sugarcane tops‚ which ordinarily go to waste. Most importantly‚ it helps meet the urgent demand for high-protein foods in the Filipino diet. Backyard cattle fattening or on a large scale
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Final Exam Genetics PCB3063 Form 1 Fall 2013 1. Gregor Mendel selected traits which could be easily and unambiguously sorted into two classes. Each trait such as seed shape was first bred into true breeding lines or Parental Cross F1 Phenotype F2 Phenotypic Ratio F2 Ratio Round x Wrinkled Seed Round 5474 Round:1850 Wrinkled 2.96:1 Yellow x Green Seeds Yellow 6022 Yellow:2001 Green 3.01:1 Red x White Flowers Red 705 Red:224 White 3.15:1
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Aquatic ecosystem An estuary mouth and coastal waters‚ part of an aquatic ecosystem. An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem located in a body of water. Communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment live in aquatic ecosystems. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. What is an aquatic ecosystem? Aquatic systems are those that contain plants and animals that predominantly depend on a significant amount of water
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Heartworm I. American Heartworm Society a. The internationall recognized authority for diagnosis‚ treatment and prevention of dirofilariasis b. Web page: heartwormsociety.org II. Canine Heartworm c. Dirofilaria immitis is the dog heartowmr d. These are usually large worms roughly the size of a strand of cooked spaghetti e. Transmitted from dog to dog by mosquitos f. Infects the pulmonary arterial system and right heart i. Grow from pulmonary
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Alexa Molinelli BIO 110-14 Exam 5 Homework Chapter # 14 1. What are the five kingdoms and give a brief description of each kingdom? -Monera- single celled prokaryotes; bacteria. Protista- Mostly single celled eukaryotes. Fungi- Multicellular eukaryotes that feed by extracellular digestion and absorption. Plantae- Multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs; producers. Animalia- Diverse multicellular heterotrophs. 2. Who developed the binomial system of nomenclature (genus and species)? -Binomial System
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· Taxonomy ○ Science of classification ○ Provides an orderly basis for the naming of organisms and for placing organisms into a category (taxon) ○ Makes use of and makes sense of the fundamental concepts of unity and diversity among living things ○ Basic principle is that members of higher-levels groups share fewer characteristics than those in lower-level groups * Escherichia coli - rod shape and have a Gram-negative cell wall * Even members of the same species display variations
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Arch. Biol. Sci.‚ Belgrade‚ 62 (1)‚ 185-189‚ 2010 DOI:10.2298/ABS1001185K COMPARATIVE IN VITRO ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF THREE PLANTS FROM THE AMARANTHACEAE FAMILY ASHOK KUMAR‚ B.S1*‚ LAKSHMAN‚ K2.‚ JAYAVEERA‚ K.N3.‚ NANDEESH‚ R4.‚ MANOJ‚ B1. and RANGANAYAKULU‚ D5. Department of Pharmacognosy‚ Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy‚ 562101 Chickballapur‚ Karnataka (India). 2 Department of Pharmacognosy‚ PES College of Pharmacy‚ 560002 Bangalore‚ Karnataka‚ (India). 3 Department of Chemistry‚ Jawaharlal
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Slums‚ Favelas‚ Ghettos and Shanty Towns: A Global Epidemic What is a slum? Tenements‚ shanty-towns‚ ghettos‚ and Hoovervilles are all terms that have historical and social meanings that help to give us insight on what people consider slums globally. The term slum is often used interchangeably with similar words in local contexts to describe varying types of informal settlements. Often these informal settlements‚ herein called to as ‘slums’‚ refer to semi-legal or unsanctioned subdivisions
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Bio 120: Adaptation & Biodiversity Exam Study Notes (Lectures 12-23) - LECTURE 12: INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 1. 2. 3. 4. Evolution How it is studied Facts supporting Evolution Biodiversity & adaptation Levels of biological organization: Molecules Æ Cells Æ Organisms Æ Populations Æ Communities Æ Ecosystems Types of questions in evolutionary biology: - Scope: small questions can help towards solving a big question; large questions require multiple lines of evidence
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