Download Read Chapter 1 in the textbook (pages 4 – 21)

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Read Chapter 4, Section 3 in the textbook (pages 108 – 113). Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase that best
completes each item.
Chapter 4 – Section 3: The Diversity of Living Things
I) Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
A) Archaebacteria and eubacteria share a lot of features even though they are not closely _______________.
1) They are __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________.
2) Unlike all other organisms, they lack _______________.
B) Bacteria and the Environment
1) Bacteria play many _________________________________________________________________.
(a) Some kinds of bacteria break down __________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
(b) Others recycle __________________________________________________________________.
2) Bacteria also many organisms to extract certain ____________________ from their food.
II) Fungi
A) A fungus is an organism whose __________________________________________________________.
B) Fungi get their food by __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
C) Fungi play an important role in the environment by ____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
1) Some fungi cause _______________, such as athlete’s foot.
2) Other fungi add _______________ to food.
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III) Protists
A) Protists are a diverse group of _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
B) Protists can be either _______________-like or __________-like; still others are more like ___________.
1) One-celled protists include _______________ and _______________.
2) Plantlike protists such as green pond __________ and _______________ are examples of algae.
IV) Plants
A) Plants are _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
1) Leaves and roots are connected by ______________________________.
2) Vascular tissue is a system of
__________________________________________________________.
B) Lower Plants
1) The first land plants had no ___________________________________.
2) These early plants could not ___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________.
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C) Gymnosperms
1) Gymnosperms are ___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________.
2) Gymnosperms are also called ____________________ because their seeds are inside cones.
(a) Gymnosperms produce _______________ which protects and moves sperms between plants.
(b) These plants also produce __________.
(c) Much of our _______________ and __________ comes from gymnosperms.
D) Angiosperms
1) Angiosperms are ___________________________________________________________________.
(a) The flower is the _________________________ structure of the plant.
(b) Most of the _________________________ comes from flowering plants.
(c) Many ___________________________________ also come from flowering plants.
V) Animals
A) Animals cannot make ___________________________________________________________________.
B) Animal cells have no cell walls so their bodies are _________ and ____________________.
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C) Invertebrates
1) Animals that lack ____________________ are called invertebrates.
(a) Many invertebrates live attached to __________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
(b) Other invertebrates move actively ___________________________________________________.
D) Vertebrates
1) Animals that have ____________________ are called vertebrates.
(a) Most vertebrates live on __________, but _________________________ partially aquatic.
(b) Other vertebrates include _______________, __________, and ____________________.
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