Biology Unit 1

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What are the five vertebrate groups?
Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals
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What are the five kingdoms?
Animalia-multicellular, no cell wall or chlorophyll Planate-multicellular, has chlorophyll Fungi-multicellular, no chlorophyll Protoctista-unicellular, has a nucleus Prokaryote-unicellular, no nucleus
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What is a species?
Organisms capable of breeding together to produce fertile offspring
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What is a hybrid?
The offspring of two different species
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What are complications with a hybrid?
Not all hybrids are sterile and not all organisms reproduce sexually
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What is continuous and discontinuous variation?
Continuous- characteristics are spread over a range of values Discontinuous- distinctly different groups
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What are ring species?
A chain of related species that are closely connected geographically
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What are environmental variations?
Acquired characteristics caused by environmental factors
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What are genetic variations?
inherited characteristics caused by mutation or reproduction
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