Life and Evolution
Bacteria and Viruses
Sponges and Worms
Mollusks and Echinoderms
Frogs and Reptiles
100
The concept that living organisms arise from non-living things
What is spontaneous generation
100
short hairlike protein structures
What are pili
100
the medusa and polyp are part of this phylum
What is cnidaria
100
flexible tongue like strip covered with chitinous teeth
What is the radula
100
this organ in the frog's nervous system helps with balance
What is the cerebellum
200
non-living structures that led to the formation of the first living cells (first were coacervates and microspheres)
What are prebionts
200
dormant bacterial cell enclosed by tough covering
What are endospores
200
the process of concentrating nervous tissue and sensory organs at anterior end
What is cephalization
200
a network of water filled canals in echinoderms
What is the water - vascular system
200
the fanlike membrane holding the small intestine
What is the mesentery
300
This man was the first to test spontaneous generation using two sets of jars with decayed meat in each
Who is Francesco Redi
300
the process of harnessing bacteria to recycle compunds
What is bioremediation
300
in a coelomate, the coelom develops within this
What is the mesoderm
300
structures of throat and ear structures in terrestrial chordates
What are pharyngeal pouches
300
the term to describe mothers who give birth to live young after a certain period of time
What is viviparous
400
Structures that are embryo-logical similar but have different functions
What is homologous structures
400
These are simpler than viruses and at the subcellular level
What are viroids and prions
400
this is the storage area for the food in the digestive system of an earthworm
What is the crop
400
a blade shaped translucent organism and a filter feeder is part of this subphylum of chordata
What is cephalochordata
400
this organ is a specialized organ in reptiles sensitive to orders
What is Jacobson's organ
500
a two word system of naming organisms created by Carl Linneaus
what is binomial nomenclature
500
the process of viral RNA to viral DNA
What is reverse transcriptase
500
through this nitrogenous wastes are eliminated
What is the nephridium
500
this skeleton consists of the skull and backbone
What is the axial
500
This membrane in the amniote egg stores nitrogenous waste
What is the allantois
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