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Biodiversity & The Distribution Of Life Flashcards

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What is meant by species ?

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An organism which reproduces with its own kind and is capable of producing fertile offspring

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What is meant by an ecosystem ?

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A natural biological unit of the environment which consists of all the organisms living in a particular area and the non-living components with which the organisms interact

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What does an ecosystem contain?

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One or more habitats

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What is meant by habitat ?

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The place where an organism lives

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What is meant by community ?

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All organisms of all species in a particular area

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What is meant by population?

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Total number of organisms of one species in a particular area

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What is meant by niche ?

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An organisms ecological niche is the role that it plays within the community of an ecosystem. This includes the use it makes of the resources in the ecosystem and the interactions with other organisms in the community.

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What are biotic factors ?

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Living factors that can affect the distribution of organisms

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Give 4 examples of biotic factors?

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Predators
Disease
Food
Grazing

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living factors that can affect the distribution of organisms

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Give 4 examples of abiotic factors ?

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Light intensity
Moisture level
pH
Temperature

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Apart from biotic and abiotic factors, what else can affect biodiversity ?

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Human influences

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Describe grazing in grasslands ?

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Natural grasslands normally contain a rich variety of plant species ; some types of grass are vigorous and show more growth, whilst others are more delicate and sensitive to grazing.

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What is predation?

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A biotic factor that affects the number of both the population of a prey animal and the population of its predator because a delicate balance exists between the two.

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What is a predator ?

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An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

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What is a prey?

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An animal that is hunted and killed for food.

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How are predator prey relationships best described in terms of their population numbers?

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In a graph

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Describe stage 1 of the predator prey relationship cycle ?

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Prey population increases

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Describe stage 2 of the predator prey relationship cycle ?

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Predator population increases (as more food)

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Describe stage 3 of the predator prey relationship cycle ?

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Prey population decreases (because of more predators)

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Describe stage 4 of the predator prey relationship cycle ?

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Predator population decreases (less food)

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Describe stage 5 of the predator prey relationship cycle ?

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Prey population increases

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What is biodiversity ?

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The total variation that exists among all living things on earth

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What does biodiversity include ?

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The variation found between different species and the variation found within the same species

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What are human influences ?

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The effect of human activities on the environment

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Give 2 examples of human influences ?

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Air/water pollution

Deforestation

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What causes acid rain?

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The combustion of coal by electricity- generating power stations which produce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which combine with water to form acids

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What species of animal in mainly affected by acid rain falling into rivers and lochs ?

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Fish species

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Give an example of a fish species that is affected by a decrease in pH to a large extent ?

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Trout

30
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Give an example of a fish species that is affected by a decrease in pH to a small extent ?

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Eel (can tolerate more acidic conditions)

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What is thermal pollution and how is it caused ?

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When the water is returned to the river and it is considerably warmer
Thermal pollution is caused by some types of electricity- generating power stations using local river water as a coolant

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What other abiotic factor is affected by an increase in water temperature?

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Oxygen concentration

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What is a biome ?

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A region of the planet that has a characteristic climate, type of vegetation (flora) and community of animals (fauna)

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What do organisms living in a particular biome have?

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Adaptations allowing them to survive the climatic conditions of that regions

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What is the distribution of biomes mostly influenced by?

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Temperature and rainfall

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Describe freshwater biome?

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About 3% of earths water is freshwater
Included water locked up in the ice caps and trapped in rocks and soil
Only tiny fractions is surface water in forms of rivers, lakes and swamps

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Describe marine biome ?

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Salt water

Cover 71% of earths surface

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Describe desert biome ?

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Dry and hot
Less than 250mm of rainfall per year
Largest desert is the Sahara in North Africa

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Describe the forest biome ?

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Dominated by trees

Divided into tropical and temperate forest

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Describe grassland biome ?

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Dominated by grasses and shrubs

Divided into tropical (Savannah) and temperate grassland

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Describe the tundra biome ?

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Surrounds north Arctic and south Antarctica poles and found in mountainous areas

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What is the distribution of lichens influenced by?

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Human activities

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What is a lichen formed from?

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A mutualistic relationship between an algae and a fungus

44
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What do different species of lichen vary in ?

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Their sensitivity to sulfur dioxide

45
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What can only crusty lichens tolerate?

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Tolerate high levels of sulfur dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere

46
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What can lichens be used to do ?

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Indicate the levels of sulphur dioxide pollution in the atmosphere

47
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What can types of invertebrates be used as ?

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An indicator species to indicate levels of pollution so in rivers

48
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What is meant by biodiversity ?

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Variety of living organisms in a particular ecosystem

49
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Give an account of the factors that define an organism niche

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What resources it uses 
What organisms it interacts with 
What it feeds on 
What feeds on it 
What it adds to the environment

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