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Decks in this class (24)

History of Life on Earth
What are the 4 geological eons,
2 outcomes of hadeon,
Main outcome of archaeon
11  cards
Evolution
Lamarcks 2 main ideas on evolution,
What is natural selection,
What is stabilising directional a...
7  cards
Speciation
Define speciation,
What are the 2 main points of the...,
What is the morphological species...
10  cards
Phylogeny
What is the hierarchical filing s...,
What is a homology,
What is an analogy
12  cards
Protists
What are the 4 major groups,
What 3 groups does the excavata c...,
Excavata euglenozoanwhat is their...
14  cards
Plants
How did plants evolve from green ...,
Give 4 characteristics unique to ...,
Life cycle of a bryophyte
15  cards
Fungi
What term is used to describe the...,
What do decomposers break down,
What is a mycorrhizae
12  cards
Invertebrates
Define an animal,
What is the term used for an anim...,
Give details on the 5 stages in a...
21  cards
Porifera - Sponges
What is are sponges skeletons mad...,
Which is the largest of the 3 cla...,
What is the scientific name for c...
11  cards
Cnidarians - Jelly fish
What are the 4 layers in the dipl...,
How many openings does the cnidar...,
What are the 2 differences betwee...
14  cards
Platyhelminths - Flatworms
Symmetry blastia and coelom,
What is unique to the class turbe...,
Where is the mouth in turbellaria
18  cards
Nematodes - Roundworms
What is the name given to moultin...,
Symmetry blastia and coelom,
Outline the moulting process
8  cards
Echinoderms - Starfish
Symmetry blastia and coelom,
What is the madreporite in echino...,
What does the central disk contai...
12  cards
Molluscs
Symmetry blastia and coelom,
Give the 3 main body parts of a m...,
What covers the radula
11  cards
Annelids - Segmented worms
Define metamerism,
Define tagmatisation,
Symmetry blastia and coelom
26  cards
Arthropods - Arachnids
What are the 4 subphyla within th...,
What are,
What is the exoskeleton made up of
16  cards
Arthropods - Crustaceans
How many pairs of antennae,
Name given to appendages on thora...,
Legs split into 2 parts what is t...
14  cards
Arthropods - Insecta
How many pairs of legs and wings ...,
What is the process of moulting c...,
There are 5 methods of feeding wh...
18  cards
Chordates
4 key characteristics of the chor...,
Which 2 sub phyla are invertebrates,
Another name for urochordates and...
4  cards
Fishes
What were the earliest vertebrates,
Define a fish,
What superclass do the myxini and...
20  cards
Birds
Give 4 diagnostic characteristics...,
4 functions of flight,
3 adaptations to facilitate flight
27  cards
Reptiles and Amphibians
What is neomely,
Why are axolotls used in biomedic...,
What are the anurans caudata and ...
10  cards
Human Evolution
What is the open savanna theory,
State 2 misconceptions regarding ...,
What is the multi regional hypoth...
11  cards
Mammals
5 key characteristics of mammals,
What is the first milk in gestati...,
What is another word for whiskers
15  cards

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