Eoc Review Part 7 Unity And Diversity Of Life, Ecological Relationships printable pdf download

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EOC Review Part 7

Unity and Diversity of Life, Ecological Relationships

Classification

What is the current eight-level classification system? (DKPCOFGS)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

What is binomial nomenclature?

The naming system invented by Linnaeus, whereby an organism is named using their genus name

and their species name (written in italics, genus is capitalized and species is not).

Fill in the following chart with the characteristics of the various kingdoms.

Characteristics

Archaea

Eubacteria

Protista

Fungi

Plantae

Animalia

Eukaryotic or

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

prokaryotic

Multicellular

Mostly

Uni-

Multi-

or Unicellular

Multi-

Autotrophic,

Both

Hetero-

Auto-

Hetero-

heterotrophic or

both

Cell walls?

Yes

Yes & No

Yes

Explain the relationship between sickle cell anemia and malaria.

People who have sickle cell anemia or trait (heterozygous) are resistant to the malaria parasite.

Explain what vaccines do to the immune system.

Vaccines expose the immune system to the antigenic part of viruses. This stimulates an immune

response without any risk of an actual infection.

Describe the life cycle of the malarial parasite. What is the vector? What are the symptoms? Mosquito

(vector) bites an infected person, blood contains microscopic malaria parasites. Mosquito then bites

uninfected person, releasing parasite into person being bitten. The malaria parasites then complete

life cycle within the human host (cause high fever, chills, head and muscle ache, fatigue.

Complete the following Chart of Animal Behavior.

Type of Behavior

Explanation of Behavior

Suckling

An organism is born knowing how to obtain milk from its mother.

Phototaxis

Organisms moving away (negative) or toward (positive) light

Migration

Organisms move from one place to another periodically.

Estivation

An organism goes dormant for a long period of time to escape hot temperatures.

Hibernation

An organism goes dormant for a long period of time to escape cold temperatures.

An organism learns to ignore a stimulus because it is repetitive and is not

Habituation

providing any valuable information.

Some baby bird species will follow the first moving object they see (usually

Imprinting

mom).

Eoc Review Part 7 Unity And Diversity Of Life, Ecological Relationships

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