Exam: Chapter 1 Study Guide 1. What are the 11 levels of organization? Briefly define each. Atom - fundamental units of matter‚ building block of all substances Molecule - atoms joined in chemical bonds (an association of 2 or more atoms) Cell - smallest unit of life Tissue - organized array of cells and substances that interact in a collective task Organ - structural unit of interacting tissues Organ System - a set of interacting organs Multicelled Organism - individual that consists
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Chrysaora fuscescens is the scientific name of the Pacific sea nettle. They belongs to phylum Cnidaria. They are native to the San Francisco Bay‚ and‚ as the name suggests‚ these jellyfish live in the Pacific Ocean. They thrive along the coasts of Oregon and California. They can also be found farther north in Japan and Alaska‚ although they are not as common in these northern waters. On occasions‚ they have been spotted as far south as the west coast of Mexico. During autumn and winter‚ Pacific sea
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Evolutionary biologists believe that birds evolved from reptiles. Their skeletal structure and blood cells of today’s birds share a surprising foundation with reptiles. According to biologists‚ feathers may have evolved from the scales of reptilian skin‚ also. From 144 million to 66 million years ago‚ during the Mesozoic era‚ the first birds began to evolve. Fossils from this time showed that early birds had teeth. Tens of millions of years ago‚ a group of birds called kites evolved. Early kites
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Vertebrates and Invertebrates. Vertebrates are animals with a vertebral column or backbone and Invertebrates are animals without a backbone. Invertebrates include organisms from the following phyla: Porifera‚ Cnidaria‚ Nematoda‚ Mollusca‚ Annelida‚ Arthropoda‚ Echinodermata‚ etc. Invertebrates can be further divided into two groups according to their level of complexity and specialization. These are: 1. Lower Invertebrates: This comprises of the phyla Protozoa‚ Porifera‚ Cnidaria‚
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“The Cougar Physiology” 10/15/2012 The Cougar Physiology Kingdom: Animalia‚ Phylum: Chordata‚ Class: Mammalia‚ Order: Carnivor‚ Family: Felidae‚ Genus: Felis‚ Species: Concolor‚ or otherwise known as‚ Cougar. Cougars are also known as the Mountain Lion or puma and have the largest natural range distribution throughout the western hemisphere. This paper will cover characteristics of the cougar‚ the ancestry to the Cougar‚ and what adaptations the cougar has gone through to survive in its habitat
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organisms and includes all plants‚ animal and microorganisms of the world. The father of taxonomy is Aristotle. Linnaeus differed from Arostotle because he used five kingdoms to classify instead of two. A taxon is a taxonomic category or group‚ such as phylum‚ order‚ family‚ genus‚ or species. The broadest taxon is kingdom and and the most specific taxon is species. Binomial nomenclature is a system for naming plants and animals by means of two latin names. The first indicationg the genus and the second
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Amur Leopard Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera pardus Subspecies: P. p. orientalis Conservation Status: ➠ Critically Endangered Appearance: Amur leopards are much smaller than tigers‚ with males weighing 50-60 kg‚ and females a lighter 30-35 kg‚ with body length reaching about 1.5 m. Though the Amur leopard is similar in stature and strength to other leopards‚ there are differences between
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viewing areas will help the conservation of the addax as it will help educate the public on the animal. Part 1 The Addax Nasomaculatus‚ which is also named the white antelope or the screw horn antelope‚ is a member of the Animalia Kingdom‚ Chordata Phylum‚ Mammalia Class‚ Artiodactyla Order‚ Bovidae Family‚ Hippotraginae Subfamily and the Addax Genus‚ making its species Addax Nasomaculatus. The Addax is critically endangered with no more than 500 left in the wild.
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all plants are autotrophic) * Some algae are multicellular and this is what we study about in chp 3…algae -> plants * Three different categories are based on their method of obtaining nutrition Animal- Like= Protozoa * 4 different phylum: ciliophora (ciliates)‚ zoomastigina (flagellates)‚ sporozoa‚ sarcodina * Heterotrophic and some are parasites (sporozoa) * Parasites: Organisms that benefit from living in or on other organisms at the expense of that organism * Phyla
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University of Phoenix Material Vertebrates and Invertebrates Worksheet PART 1: Compare vertebrates and invertebrates. Directions: In the graphic below‚ compare vertebrates and invertebrates by: Create a list of 5 characteristics that make vertebrate and invertebrates different Create a list of 5 characteristics that make vertebrate and invertebrates similar differences similarities The notochord in vertabrates became a spine. All at one time had a notochord. Invertabrates have no spine‚
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