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1
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Define abiotic

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Non-living things

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Define biotic

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living things

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How can bacteria survive extremely high temperatures?

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They have specially adapted enzymes that do not denature at high temperatures

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How can you make sure that the samples you take are random?

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-The person with the quadrat closes their eyes, spins round, opens their eyes, walks 10 paces forward and drops the quadrat

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How can you tell if an animal is a herbivore or a carnivore by looking at its teeth?

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Herbivores have teeth for grinding plant cells, carnivores have teeth for tearing flesh or crushing bones

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How do moisture levels affect a community? (Abiotic)

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-If there is no water, there will be little or no life

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How do new pathogens and parasites affect a community? (Biotic)

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-When a new pathogen or parasite emerges, organisms have no resistance to the disease

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How do plants and animals survive in extreme winter conditions?

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They have a chemical in their blood which acts as an antifreeze to stop the water in their cells from freezing and killing the cell

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How do plants spread their seeds to avoid competing with their offspring?

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They produce seeds with special adaptations for flight for the wind to carry away

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How do plants that grow early in the year cope with competition?

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-More light passes through the bare branches of trees

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How do species such as lions, deer and elephant seals compete for mates?

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They fight and whoever wins gets to mate with multiple females

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How do species such as peacocks compete for mates?

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They display extravagant feathers and colours to warn off other males and attract females

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How do water lilies float on the water?

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Lots of big air spaces in their leaves to photosynthesis from the surface of the water

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How does a plant growing in shade of another adapt to survive?

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-It may grow taller to reach the light

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How does interspecific competition affect a community?

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-A new species may outcompete the other to the point where numbers become too low for successful breeding

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How does light intensity affect a community? (Abiotic)

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-Affects plant distribution as light limits rate of photosynthesis

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How does soil pH and mineral content affect a community? (Abiotic)

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-The level of mineral ion, e.g. nitrate ions, has a considerable impact on the distribution of plants

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How does temperature affect a community? (Abiotic)

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-Temperature is a limiting factor in photosynthesis and therefore in plant growth

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How does the availability of carbon dioxide affect a community? (Abiotic)

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-Level of carbon dioxide acts as a limiting factor for photosynthesis and plant growth

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How does the availability of food affect a community? (Biotic)

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-When there is plenty of food, organisms can breed successfully

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How does the availability of oxygen affect a community? (Abiotic)

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-Huge impact on water-living organisms as most of them need a high level of dissolved oxygen

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How does wind intensity and direction affect a community? (Abiotic)

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-In areas with strong prevailing winds, the shape of the trees and the whole landscape is affected by the wind

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How must you choose your sample areas and why?

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At RANDOM, to ensure that your results reflect the true distribution of the organisms and any conclusions you make are valid

24
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What adaptations do animals have for surviving in the conditions where they usually live?

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-Structural adaptations e.g. colour and shape

25
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What are extremophiles?

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Organisms that survive and reproduce in the most difficult conditions

26
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What are some other physical factors you can measure along a transect line?

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  • light levels
  • soil pH
  • might affect plant growth
27
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What are the 2 different types of roots a plant has to take up water?

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-A shallow root to absorb water from near the surface of the soil
-Long deep roots that collect water from deep underground

28
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What are the 3 main things animals compete for

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  • food
  • mates
  • territory
29
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What are the 4 main things plants compete for?

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  • light
  • water
  • nutrients
  • space to grow
30
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What are the biggest challenges of living in a desert?

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  • Coping with the lack of water
  • Stopping your body temperature from getting too high or too low
31
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What are the steps of sampling along a transect line?

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  • stretch a tape between 2 points
  • sample the organisms along the line at regular intervals
32
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What is a community?

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A group of populations living and interacting in an area.

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time

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What is a quadrat used for?

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-To investigate the size of a population of plants

35
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What is a quadrat?

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-A quadrat is a square frame enclosing a known area.

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What is a stable community?

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One where all the species and environmental factors are in balance so that population sizes remain fairly constant

37
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What is a successful competitor?

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-An animal that is better adapted to finding food or mates better than members of its own species

38
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What is an ecosystem?

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The interaction of a community with the abiotic parts of their environment

39
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What is interdependence?

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-Animals and plants depending on one another for food, shelter etc

40
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What is interspecific competition?

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Competition between different species

41
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What is quantitative sampling?

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Taking several random readings and then finding the mean number of organisms per m^2

42
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What is the best wat to make your results as valid as possible?

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-Use the same size quadrat each time

43
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What is the importance of an animal’s SA:V ratio when living in cold conditions?

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The smaller the SA:V ratio is,, the easier it is to reduce energy transfer to the environment and minimise cooling

44
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What is the importance of the Sun for ecosystems?

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The Sun is the source of the energy that is transferred through ecosystem within the chemical bonds that make up the organisms

45
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When is sampling along a transect usually done?

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Where you suspect a change is linked to a particular abiotic factor

46
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Why do animals living in the desert have a high SA:V ratio?

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To allow more energy to get transferred to their surroundings, cooling them down

47
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Why do most animals need their own territory?

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-They cannot reproduce successfully without territory

48
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Why do plants compete for light?

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For photosynthesis, to make food

49
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Why do plants compete for nutrients (minerals)?

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To make all the chemicals they need in their cells

50
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Why do plants compete for space to grow?

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-Allowing their roots to take up more water and nutrients

51
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Why do plants compete for water?

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-Photosynthesis

52
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Why do plants living in deserts have a small surface area

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To stop water from evaporating off the leaves

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