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23 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote "De simplicium medicamentorum"
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Galen
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Who wrote "Naturalis historia"
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Pliny
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Which 17th century botanist is characterized by the following?
* Classification based on the form of the corolla (petals) * Distinguished between species and genera * Many of his generic names were ultimately used by Linnaeus |
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
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Linnaeus' consistent use of this feature earned for him the title of "Father of Taxonomy."
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Trivial names
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T/F Robinia pseudoacacia L. is a properly formed species name in the Genus Robinia according to the currently accepted Rules?
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True
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T/F -- this is the proper order of classification categories:
Kingdom -- Division -- Class -- Order -- Family -- Genus -- Species |
True
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A phylogenetic tree is
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A graphical representation of the presumed evolutionary history of a group of related organisms
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Similarity of characteristics between organisms that is due to presumed common ancestors is called
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Homology
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T/F Laminar is one of the shapes of viral particles?
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False
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In this type of life cycle the viral particle reproduces itself inside the host cell and then destroys the host cell directly.
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Lytic
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In this type of life cycle the virus remains dormant in the host cell for a time, eventually destroying it.
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Lysogenic
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Which stage in the viral life cycle is described as follows: The nucleic acids of the inserted viral particles take over the metabolic mechanisms of the host cell, and reproduce new viral nucleic acids and proteins to make new capsid coats.
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Biosynthesis
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A viral nucleic acid that has become integrated into the nucleic acid of its host cell is called a(n) _____.
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Prophage
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Prokaryotes have an outer cell wall, called a _____, made of a substance called _____,
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Capsule, peptidoglycan
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During _____ a donor prokaryotic cell passes DNA to a recipient cell through a narrow tube called a _____.
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Conjugation, sex pilus
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A prokaryotic cell incorporates a fragment of DNA from its environment that was released by either a living or dead cell through the process of _____.
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Transformation
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A prokaryotic cell incorporates fragments of DNA by vectors such as viruses and plasmids through the process of _____.
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Transduction
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Which one of the following is not one of the kinds of prokaryotic cell shape?
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Pilus
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... are able to manufacture their own food from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. Examples of ... protists include the algae and the euglenoids.
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Autotrophs
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... are required to ingest their food materials from their environment. Examples of ... protists include those that are parasites and predators.
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Heterotrophs
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A type of asexual reproduction that involves the simple breaking off of a portion of the organism's body is called _____.
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Fragmentation
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The type of body plan in which the body of the organism consists of a number of cells arranged in a particular pattern, such as a long filament or a sphere is called _____.
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colonial
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T/F Bacillariophyta is a phyla that contains algae
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False
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