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What are the disadvantages of biological control?
Predator might not eat pest. May eat useful species. Predators population may increase and get out of control. Predator might not stay in area it is needed.
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How can farmers use herbicides to intensively farm?
To kill weeds. This means more of Suns energy falling on fields goes to crops and not other competing plants that aren’t wanted.
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What does turgid mean?
When a plant cell is well watered and plump or swollen.
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Temperature - warmer decays faster due to speeding up respiration in microorganism so. Amount of water - faster when moist. Amount of oxygen - decay faster when available, micro organisms need to respire aerobically.
What three things does the rate of decay depend on?
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How and why do the stomata open and close automatically?
Close when water supply in roots dries up. Guard cells have special kidney shape which closes/opens when guard cells become flaccid/turgid. Thin outer walls and thick inner walls makes function properly. Open allows gases for photosynthesis. Sensitive to light - open in day, close night to conserve water
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Lots of fertilisers need to be added. No soil to anchor roots and support plant.
What are the disadvantages of hydroponics?
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What does crenation mean?
If a cell loses too much water it completely shrivells up.
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What happens to the rate of decay at optimum conditions?
Microorganisms grow and reproduce faster meaning there’ll be more of them to decay organisms.
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Populations of different species in a habitat
What is the community?
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Gradual change in distribution of species across a habitat.
What is zonation?
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What is zonation?
Gradual change in distribution of species across a habitat.
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What is the population?
All organisms of one species in a habitat
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What is biodiversity?
A measure of variety of life in an area.
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Describe a stem cross section…
Stems need to resist bending. The xylem forms a sort of ‘scaffolding’. Phloem is always around outside of stem.
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Using living things instead of chemicals to control a pest.
What is biological control?
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Increased light intensity, increased temperature, increased air movement, decrease in air humidity.
What 4 factors increase transpiration?
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How does adding sugar or salt reduce the rate of decay?
If there’s a high concentration of salt or sugar around decomposers they’ll lose water by osmosis. This damages them and mean they can’t work properly. Things like tuna and olives are often stored in brine.
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To help enzymes needed for photosynthesis and respiration. If there’s not enough potassium in soil, plants have poor flowers/fruit growth and discoloured leaves.
What is potassium useful for in plants?
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What are the benefits of transpiration?
Constant stream of water keeps plant cool. Provides constant supply of water for photosynthesis. Water creates turgor pressure which helps to support it. Minerals can be brought in.
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What is potassium useful for in plants?
To help enzymes needed for photosynthesis and respiration. If there’s not enough potassium in soil, plants have poor flowers/fruit growth and discoloured leaves.
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Why do plants need magnesium?
Magnesium is one of most significant (but not in biggest amounts). Required for making chlorophyll for photosynthesis. Plants without enough magnesium have yellow leaves
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Food lasts longer in freezer because decomposers can’t reproduce at all at such low temperatures.
How does freezing reduce the rate of decay?
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What do Xylem Vessels do?
Carry water and minerals from roots up shoot to leaves in transpiration stream.
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Loss of water from a plant.
What is transpiration?