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Bacteria basics
What are bacteria,
What do bacteria possess,
What is brownian motion
73
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Evolution
What did dobzhansky say,
How can complex adaptations evolve,
What are limits to adaptation
19
cards
Classification
Main principle in classification,
Why are vernacular names preferred,
Problems with vernacular names
27
cards
Amphibia
Where do amphibia lie in the sarc...,
What are sauropsids,
What are synapsids
18
cards
Tetrapods
Define tetrapod,
Define tetrapoda,
When did tetrapods evolve
13
cards
Seedless plants
Which of the main evolutionary th...,
How did plants massively change t...,
Where do land plants fit into the...
24
cards
Vertebrate intro
Which phylum are vertebrates a pa...,
What is an extra in vertebrates t...,
What is more complex in vertebrat...
16
cards
Fish
Are fish a clade,
Main extant groups of fish,
Describe the agnathans
36
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Amniotes
Amniote origins,
Amniote phylogeny,
What features did the crown group...
10
cards
Ponifera
What are the three sponge classes,
Describe ctenophores,
Describe the origin of sponges
12
cards
Reptiles
What does a lower basal metabolic...,
Example of an ectotherm,
Advantages of venom
11
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Endosymbiosis
Features of eukaryotes,
What is the endosymbiotic theory,
In what order did photosynthetic ...
12
cards
Viruses
Important features of viruses,
Methods of studying viruses,
Structure of a virus
27
cards
Plant roots and shoots
When were roots first found,
Function of the roots,
What is found around the root
28
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Eukaryotic microbes
What groups of organisms are in t...,
What are some of the eukaryotic i...,
What niches do free living single...
20
cards
Fungi
Are fungi prokaryotes or eukaryotes,
What are opisthokonts,
What is controversial about funga...
29
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Spatial population ecology
What is habitat fragmentation,
How does pedicularis furbishae co...,
What is levins meta population model
12
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Bacterial associations
Define carriage,
Define pathogenicity,
Define virulence
21
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Domestication
3 hypotheses on the evolution of ...,
When did the antropocene start,
Why did agriculture start
13
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Algae
What are algae,
Origins of algae,
What are cyanobacteria
12
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Angiosperms
Describe the diversity of the ang...,
What are the enhancing innovation...,
What are the primary traits of an...
4
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Leaves and plant form/function
Describe bryophyte leaves,
Describe fern fronds,
Describe gymnosperm leaves
36
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Cnidarians
Origin of cnidarians,
Structure of a cnidarian,
What are nematocysts cnidae
10
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Arthropods
Where do arthropods sit in a phyl...,
Describe water bears tardigrada,
Describe velvet worms onychophora
55
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Invert summary
What is an extended phenotype,
What is the unit of life,
Important events in evolution
4
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Animal phylogeny
What is an animal,
Significance of the epithelial ce...,
Significance of differently sized...
14
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Birds
What was the first discovered din...,
Main two groups of dinosaurs,
Diversification of dinosaurs
36
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Conservation
Principles for successful conserv...,
Objectives of the convention on b...,
Objectives of the global strategy...
6
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Molluscs
What do the molluscs include,
What clade are the molluscs in,
Diversity of the molluscs
11
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Echinoderms
Orders of echinoderms,
Features of echinoderms,
What is a madreporite
9
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Primates
Main sense in primates,
Other features of primates,
Adaptations of primates to trees
17
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Plant revolutions
What are the aquatic ancestors of...,
When did plants invade land,
Earliest diverging group of land ...
14
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Carbon dioxide and plants
Describe stomata,
How many water molecules get lost...,
Stomatal responses and signalling
18
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Worms
Classification of nematodes,
Features of nematodes,
Why are roundworms round
11
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