Biodiversity and Taxonomy

Question 1

whats the defintion for the following:

habitat

Answer 1

the place where an organism lives within an ecosystem

Question 2

whats the defintion for the following:

population

Answer 2

groups of organisms of the same species living in the same area

Question 3

whats the defintion for the following:

community

Answer 3

all the populations of different species living together in the same area

Question 4

whats the defintion for the following:

biodiversity

Answer 4

the variety of genes, species and habitats in a particur area

Question 5

whats the defintion for the following:

species

Answer 5

a group of similar organisms that are able to breed and produce fertile offspring

Question 6

what is courtship behaviour

Answer 6

behaviour carried out by organisms to attract a mating partner of the right species

Question 7

give 3 reasons why courtship behaviour is important

Answer 7

• recognise members of own species
• identify and attract mate of opposite sex
• pair bonding
• synchronises mating

Question 8

organisms are placed into ….. based on their shared characteristics

Answer 8

taxa

Question 9

what are the 8 levels of the taxonomy classification system

Answer 9

• domain
• kingdom
• phylum
• class
• order
• family
• genus
• species

Question 10

describe the taxonomy classification system

Answer 10

• hiearchal system
• smaller groups contained within larger groups
• no overlap

Question 11

what is the naming system used to name animals

Answer 11

binominal system

Question 12

explain how to name an animal using the binoinal system

Answer 12

• the first word is the genus name
• the second word is specie name

Question 13

how does the phylogenetics classification system arrange species

Answer 13

arranges species into groups according to their evolutionary origins and relationships