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What is the definition of a species?

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A species is a group of living organisms that are able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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What is the definition of an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem consists of all the organisms living in a particular habitat and the non-living components with which the organisms interact

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What is the definition of a habitat?

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The place where an organism lives

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What is a population?

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All of the organisms of the same type living in the same place

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What is a community?

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A group of organisms of different species living in the same place and interacting

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What is a niche?

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The role an organism plays in

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What is inTERspecific competition?

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InTERspecific competition is when individuals of DIFFERENT species require one or few of the same resources

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What is InTRAspecific competition?

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InTRAspecific competition is when individuals of the SAME species fight for one or few of the same resources

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What are BIOTIC FACTORS

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Living factors such as disease, grazing and prey

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What are ABIOTIC factors

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Non living factors like light, temperature and pH

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What is an indicator species?

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Indicator species are species that by their presence or absence indicate environment quality or levels of pollution.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is a series of enzyme controlled reactions which allow green plants to make glucose using light energy

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What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

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CO2 + H2O —> C6 H12 O6 + O2

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What are raw materials for photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide and water.

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What are Essential elements for photosynthesis?

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Light energy and chlorophyll

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What are photosynthesis products?

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Glucose and oxygen

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What is the first and second stage of photosynthesis?

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FIRST STAGE: Light Reactions

SECOND STAGE: Carbon Fixation

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What are photosynthesis limiting factors?

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Temperature
Light intensity
CO2 concentration

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What and a plant do with glucose?

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It can convert glucose into starch for storage of energy and it can be converted into cellulose for immediate energy.

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What is the first thing of a food chain?

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Producers, they trap light energy from the sun and maintain life on earth

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that decomposes organic material.

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What does each arrow in the food chain represent?

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Each arrow in the food chain represents the direction of energy flow.

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23
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Where does 90% of energy from food go?

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Heat Undigested Material Movement

24
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How is bioaccumulation caused?

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Bioaccumulation is caused by pesticides being built up in living organisms

25
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What produce amino acids in plants?

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Nitrates

26
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What is biological control?

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Biological control is the control of the structure of a gene.

27
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What is Speciation?

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Speciation is the formation of a new species.

28
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What molecules can diffuse through cell membranes?

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Small, soluble ones like salt and glucose.

29
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Where is the site of protein synthesis?

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The ribosome

30
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Where is the site of photosynthesis?

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The chloroplasts

31
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Where is the site of aerobic respiration?

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The Mitochondria

32
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How does glucose, oxygen and amino acids move into the cell?

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From a high to a low concentration

33
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How does carbon dioxide move out of the cell?

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From a high to low concentration

34
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What is Osmosis?

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Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a high to low concentration gradient through a selectively permeable membrane.

35
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What does passive mean?

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It mean something does not require energy

36
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Explain Turgid

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Water moves inside the cell, and the vacuole swells, cell membrane pushes against cell wall, ONLY IN PLANT CELLS

37
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Explain Plasmolysed

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Water moves out of the cell membrane, and moves away from the cell wall and the vacuole shrinks - ONLY IN PLANT CELLS

38
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What concentration does Diffusion go from

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Diffusion goes from a high to low concentration and does not require energy

39
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What concentration does active transport go from?

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Active goes from a low to high concentration and does require energy

40
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What does Adenine pair with?

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Thymine

41
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What does Cytosine pair with?

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Guanine

42
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What is a gene?

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A Gene is a section of DNA that codes for specific protein.

43
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What is mRNA?

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mRNA is a molecule which carries a complementary copy of the genetic code from the DNA in the nucleus to a ribosome.

44
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What is BAP?

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The Order of Bases - determines sequence of amino acids to form a protein

45
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Name all the types of protein

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Hormonal, Antibody, Receptor and Enzyme

46
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What are enzymes?

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Enzymes are biological catalysts that are proteins made by all living cells.

47
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What does catalase breakdown?

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Catalase breaks down hydrogen peroxide to make water and oxygen

48
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What is degradation

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Degradation is when large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules

49
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What is starch broken down into?

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Starch is broken down into amylase to produce maltose

50
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What is synthesis? (Not photo)

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Synthesis is when small simple molecules are joined together to make a large complex molecule.

51
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What does phosphorylase make?

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Starch molecules

52
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Describe genetic engineering

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Enzymes cut the required gene from the chromosome, to cut the bacterial plasmid and to seal the newly inserted gene into the plasmid

53
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In Fermentation, what is glucose broken down into in animal cells?

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Pyruvate, then lactate

54
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In Fermentation, what is glucose broken down into in plant and yeast cells?

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Pyruvate, then ethanol and carbon dioxide

55
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Where does aerobic respiration start and end?

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Aerobic respiration starts in cytoplasm and ends in the mitochondria

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