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What is a precursor to a cell with a membrane-like structure?
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What is a single-celled organism lacking a nucleus called?
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What are organisms that use light energy to produce food known as?
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Which microorganisms live in extreme environments?
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What is an organism with complex cells containing a nucleus called?
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What theory explains the origin of eukaryotic organelles?
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What is a diverse group of eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi?
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What are the major evolutionary groups of eukaryotes called?
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What is the life cycle involving both haploid and diploid stages known as?
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What is the symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots called?
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What structure contains the male gametophyte in seed plants?
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What is the structural polysaccharide in fungal cell walls?
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What are beneficial interactions between plants and fungi within plant tissues called?
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What is the fusion of cytoplasms in fungal sexual reproduction called?
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What is the fusion of haploid nuclei to form a diploid nucleus in fungi?
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What term describes having a single set of chromosomes, denoted as 'n'?
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What term describes having two sets of chromosomes, denoted as '2n'?
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What is the cell formed by the fusion of gametes, developing into a new organism?
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What is the cell division process that produces gametes with half the chromosome number?
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What is the thread-like filament forming the basic structure of fungal mycelium?
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What is the network of hyphae that increases absorption surface area in fungi?
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What are eukaryotes lacking conventional mitochondria called?
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Which protist supergroup includes parasitic, predatory, and photosynthetic members?
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What is the monophyletic group of Stramenopiles, Alveolates, and Rhizarians called?
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Which protists have a 'hairy' flagellum and include diatoms and brown algae?
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What are unicellular algae with a glass-like structure, part of phytoplankton?
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What is the largest, most complex marine algae with adaptations to resist environmental factors?
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Which protists have membrane-bound sacs (alveoli) of unknown function?
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What are planktonic photoautotrophs found in coral reef systems, causing red tide?
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Which parasitic protists cause diseases like malaria and coccidia?
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Which protist group includes amoebas and shows morphological variability?
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What is the superkingdom including Amoebozoans and Opisthokonts?
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What is the monophyletic group including Red Algae, Green Algae, and Plants?
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Which algae have phycoerythrin masking chlorophyll, abundant in warm coastal waters?
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Which algae have chloroplasts similar to land plants and are closely related to plants?
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What are plants sharing a freshwater algal ancestor, evolved over 475 million years ago?
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What are the closest living relatives to plants, sharing a common ancestor?
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What is the monophyletic group including land plants and closely related green algae?
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What proteins form cellulose in cell walls, shared by Charophytes and land plants?
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What structure in Charophytes and land plants is used for reproduction?
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What are membrane-enclosed structures with specialized functions called?
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What is responsible for the synthesis and secretion of cell products?
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What is involved in membrane synthesis and metabolism?
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What is the site of cellular respiration and ATP production?
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What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?
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What is a cell living within another cell in a mutualistic relationship called?
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What process is carried out by α-proteobacterium mitochondria?
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What type of photosynthesis is performed by cyanobacterium chloroplast?
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What study involves inner membranes with enzymes homologous to prokaryotes?
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What is the study of evolutionary relationships based on genetic sequences?
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What are small, mostly unicellular eukaryotes with diverse characteristics called?
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What is a group with multiple evolutionary origins rather than a single common ancestor?
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What are organisms capable of switching between photoautotrophy and heterotrophy?
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What is the initial engulfment of one cell by another leading to organelle formation?
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What are successive engulfment events leading to complex cellular relationships called?
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What is a collection of connected cells showing little differentiation called?
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What term describes organisms with specialized cells that cannot survive independently?
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What are the closest living relatives of animals sharing protein domains?
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What proteins are involved in cell adherence and signaling?
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What is the study of genetic information to understand evolutionary relationships?
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What is a highly conserved unique domain found in animals?
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What is the spontaneous synthesis of polymers like RNA bases from simple molecules?
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What is the development of genetic material and enzyme activity in early life forms?
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What hypothesis suggests RNA acted as genetic material and enzyme in primitive life?
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What are simple, non-primitive organisms like bacteria and archaea, crucial for eukaryotic life?
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What is the prokaryotic cell division method without mitosis, DNA replication, or nucleus?
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What is the resistant cell form in some bacteria, enduring stress and lacking nutrients for long periods?
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What are bacteria with thick peptidoglycan cell walls retaining a violet stain in Gram staining?
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What are bacteria with thin peptidoglycan walls and outer lipopolysaccharide membrane, losing violet stain in Gram staining?
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What are whip-like structures for bacterial motility, aiding in movement towards or away from stimuli?
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What are short, bristle-like structures on bacteria for adherence to surfaces or colony formation?
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What are hair-like appendages facilitating genetic material transfer between bacteria during conjugation?
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What is the region in prokaryotes where DNA is located, lacking a membrane-bound nucleus?
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What are endospores in some bacteria that resist heat, desiccation, and freezing, lasting for thousands of years?
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What describes quick reproduction cycles in prokaryotes?
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What is the asexual reproduction method in prokaryotes?
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What is the source of genetic variation through DNA changes?
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What is the exchange of genetic material between prokaryotes called?
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What is the uptake of foreign DNA by prokaryotes from surroundings?
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What is the process where phages carry DNA between bacteria, promoting recombination?
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What is the transfer of DNA from donor to recipient prokaryote called?
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What is the movement of genes between prokaryotes of the same or different species?
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What is the mating bridge facilitating DNA transfer between prokaryotes?
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What is the piece of DNA enabling pili formation in prokaryotes?
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What is a prokaryotic cell with high recombination frequency due to F factor in chromosome?
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What are small DNA molecules in prokaryotes carrying extra genes?
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What are plasmids with antibiotic resistance genes in prokaryotes called?
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What are plasmids converting nonpathogenic prokaryotes to pathogenic?
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What describes Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, initially hot and inhospitable?
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What is the formation of organic molecules from inorganic precursors in Earth's early atmosphere?
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What were the 1953 experiments simulating early Earth conditions, producing amino acids, sugars, lipids, and nucleotides?
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What crystals (4.4 billion years old) suggest a neutral atmosphere with N2 and CO2?
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What describes the early Earth atmosphere lacking free O2, favoring organic compound synthesis?
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Who was the Russian scientist proposing the reducing atmosphere hypothesis for the origin of life?
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Who was the British scientist proposing the reducing atmosphere hypothesis for the origin of life?
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What was an energy source in early Earth experiments simulating organic compound synthesis?
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What was another energy source in early Earth experiments simulating organic compound synthesis?
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What are molecules packaged into structures resembling primitive cells called?
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What are small organic molecules that can join together to form polymers?
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What are large molecules formed by joining monomers together?
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