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