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Bacteria basics
What are bacteria 1,
What do bacteria possess 2,
What is brownian motion 3
73
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Evolution
What did dobzhansky say 1,
How can complex adaptations evolve 2,
What are limits to adaptation 3
19
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Classification
Main principle in classification 1,
Why are vernacular names preferred 2,
Problems with vernacular names 3
27
cards
Amphibia
Where do amphibia lie in the sarc...,
What are sauropsids 2,
What are synapsids 3
18
cards
Tetrapods
Define tetrapod 1,
Define tetrapoda 2,
When did tetrapods evolve 3
13
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Seedless plants
Which of the main evolutionary th...,
How did plants massively change t...,
Where do land plants fit into the...
24
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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 1,
Main extant groups of fish 2,
Describe the agnathans 3
36
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Amniotes
Amniote origins 1,
Amniote phylogeny 2,
What features did the crown group...
10
cards
Ponifera
What are the three sponge classes 1,
Describe ctenophores 2,
Describe the origin of sponges 3
12
cards
Reptiles
What does a lower basal metabolic...,
Example of an ectotherm 2,
Advantages of venom 3
11
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Endosymbiosis
Features of eukaryotes 1,
What is the endosymbiotic theory 2,
In what order did photosynthetic ...
12
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Viruses
Important features of viruses 1,
Methods of studying viruses 2,
Structure of a virus 3
27
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Plant roots and shoots
When were roots first found 1,
Function of the roots 2,
What is found around the root 3
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
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Fungi
Are fungi prokaryotes or eukaryot...,
What are opisthokonts 2,
What is controversial about funga...
29
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Spatial population ecology
What is habitat fragmentation 1,
How does pedicularis furbishae co...,
What is levin s meta population m...
12
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Bacterial associations
Define carriage 1,
Define pathogenicity 2,
Define virulence 3
21
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Domestication
3 hypotheses on the evolution of ...,
When did the antropocene start 2,
Why did agriculture start 3
13
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Algae
What are algae 1,
Origins of algae 2,
What are cyanobacteria 3
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 1,
Describe fern fronds 2,
Describe gymnosperm leaves 3
36
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Cnidarians
Origin of cnidarians 1,
Structure of a cnidarian 2,
What are nematocysts cnidae 3
10
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Arthropods
Where do arthropods sit in a phyl...,
Describe water bears tardigrada 2,
Describe velvet worms onychophora 3
55
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Invert summary
What is an extended phenotype 1,
What is the unit of life 2,
Important events in evolution 3
4
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Animal phylogeny
What is an animal 1,
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 2,
Diversification of dinosaurs 3
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 1,
What clade are the molluscs in 2,
Diversity of the molluscs 3
11
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Echinoderms
Orders of echinoderms 1,
Features of echinoderms 2,
What is a madreporite 3
9
cards
Primates
Main sense in primates 1,
Other features of primates 2,
Adaptations of primates to trees 3
17
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Plant revolutions
What are the aquatic ancestors of...,
When did plants invade land 2,
Earliest diverging group of land ...
14
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Carbon dioxide and plants
Describe stomata 1,
How many water molecules get lost...,
Stomatal responses and signalling 3
18
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Worms
Classification of nematodes 1,
Features of nematodes 2,
Why are roundworms round 3
11
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