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• Classifying Life: Taxa

  
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  The classification system consists of a system of groups called taxa. Each taxon is a category into which related living things are placed. Taxa exist in a hierarchy, ranging from broad, general categories…  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Amoeba reproduction

  
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  Amoebas have a nucleus and food vacuole. They reproduce by dividing into two new cells.  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Bacteria size

  
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  Bacterial cells are smaller than plant or animal cells.  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Cilia

  
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  Ciliates, such as this paramecium, use cilia to propel themselves through water.  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Euglena

  
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  Euglena are single-celled, plant-like protists that can make food from the sun's energy. They can also act as heterotrophs and obtain food from the environment in the absence of sun.  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Flagellates

  
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  Flagellates are a group of protozoans that move through water by waving a whip-like flagellum back and forth.  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Monerans

  
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  Monerans are microorganisms that consist of a single small cell.  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Moneran shapes

  
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  There are three main shapes of monerans: cocci (spherical), bacilli (rod-shaped), and spirilla (spiral-shaped).  » more info

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• Classifying Monerans and Protists: Prokaryotes

  
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  Bacterial cells are referred to as prokaryotes. Prokaryotic cells do not contain a nucleus or other internal structures common in plant or animal cells.  » more info

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• Climate: Equator Climate

  
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  Areas near the equator receive the sun's rays more directly throughout the year, resulting in an overall warmer climate.  » more info

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