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<p>Flora, fauna, and funga</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carl Linnaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The nervous system coordinates actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two main parts of the vertebrate nervous system are the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nervous tissue first arose in wormlike organisms about 550 to 600 million years ago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The PNS mainly consists of nerves, which are enclosed bundles of long fibers or axons, that connect the CNS to every other part of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nerves that transmit signals from the brain are called motor nerves or efferent nerves, while those nerves that transmit information from the body to the CNS are called sensory nerves or afferent. Spinal nerves are mixed nerves that serve both functions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Phyla</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea/Archaebacteria, and Bacteria or Eubacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flora, fauna, and funga</p> Signup and view all the answers