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BIOLOGY - Classification and Biodiversity Flashcards

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what does biodiversity mean

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the number and variety of different species in an area

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what does vertebrate mean

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an animal with a backbone

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what does invertebrate mean

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an animal without a backbone

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What is morphology?

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The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

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What is DNA?

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A molecule that genes are made from

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wat does classification mean

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putting organisms into groups according to their similarities, a hierarchical system is used.

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what does interspecific competition mean

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competition for resources between organisms of different species

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what does intraspecific competition mean

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competition for resources between organisms of the same species

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9
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what does bias mean

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sampling bias is when the sample in the question is not representative of the general population

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what does accuracy mean

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a measurement result is considered accurate if it is judged to be close to the true value

• the closeness of a measured value to the true value

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what does precision mean

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this shows the closeness of agreement between measured values.

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what does repeatability mean

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the precision obtained when repeat readings are obtained by a single learner/group

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what does reproducibility mean

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the precision obtained when repeat readings are obtained by a different learners/group

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14
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what does biological control mean

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the control of a pest by using a natural predator

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wat does alien species mean

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a species introduced (deliberately or accidentally) into a habitat from another country where it has never lived before

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what does habitat mean

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place where an organism lives

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17
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what does random mean

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by chance and not biased

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what does sampling mean

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studying a small section

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what does representative mean

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a good estamite of the whole area

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what does abundance mean

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how much of each species there are in an area

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what does distribution mean

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how the species is spread across an area

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what does population mean

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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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suggest two broad kingdoms for living organisms and small description

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animals (they move in search of food)
&
plants (they make their own food by photosynthesis)

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animals and plants are two broad kingdoms for living organisms, suggest the sub groups within these and give examples of them

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for animal there is
• invertebrates, do not have a backbone, eg - insects
• vertebrates, do have a backbone, eg - snakes

for plants there is
• flowering, produce flowers, eg - sunflowers and trees
• non flowering , don’t produce flowers, eg - moss, ferns

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what does the term morphological features mean

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to do with physical appearance/what they look like

26
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since not all organisms can be placed into the plant and animal kingdom , a 5 kingdom classification system is used using morphological features

what are the 5 kingdom classification system

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1 - animals
2 - fungi
3 - plants
4 - bacteria
5 - single cell organisms

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kingdoms can be subdivided into smaller groups called phyla (singular = phylum) and a phyla can be subdivided into classes

give an example of a phyla from the animal kingdom

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vertebrates or invertebrates

they are subdivided from the animal kingdom

28
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give examples of the 5 classes that are subdivided from phyla from the animal kingdom

acronym : MR FAB

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m - mammals
r - reptiles

f- fish
a - amphibians
b - birds

29
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what 3 features does a mammal have
and give an example of a mammal

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hair/fur
gives birth
lungs

eg - cow

30
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what 3 features does a reptile have
and give an example of a reptile

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dry scales
lays eggs
lungs

eg - crocodile

31
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what 3 features do fish have
and give an example of a fish

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wet scales
gills
lays eggs

eg- sardine

32
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what 3 features do amphibians have
and give an example of an amphibian

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smooth moist skin
lungs
lays eggs

eg. frog

33
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what 3 features do birds have
and give an example of a bird

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has feathers/beaks/wings
lungs
lays eggs

e.g. robin

34
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Kingdoms can be divided into smaller groups called phyla (singular = phylum) and phyla can be divided into classes, and the process of subdivision goes on

including kingdoms, name all subdivisions (taxa)

acronym : King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti

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kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species

35
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all organisms have a scientific name to help identify them
and has two parts, name the two parts and describe how they should be written

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genus and species

they must be written with the genus name starting with a capital letter, and the species name has no capital letter.

eg. Homo sapiens is the scientific name for humans

36
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why are scientific names used?

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with a scientific name it is universally understood and to avoid confusion with many different common names in different languages

• universally understood
• avoid confusion from different common names in different languages

37
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name some adaptations that life have in an aquatic water environment like a fish

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• eyes give vision all around except front and back
• narrow shape to swim faster

38
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name some adaptations that life have in a very hot climate like a cactus

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• stems store water
• prickles will prevent water loss

39
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name some adaptations that life has in a very hot environment like a camel

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• large feet surface area to help walk in the sand
• stores fat in lumps

40
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name some adaptations that life have in a very cold climate like a polar bear

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• small ears to reduce heat loss
• large feet surface area to help walk on snow

41
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name some adaptations that a lion has - the perfect predator

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• mane to compete with males
• eyes to see directly in front

42
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name some adaptations that a rabbit has - prey animal

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• eyes on side of the head
• ears to hear predators

43
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what 5 resources may animals be in competition for in its habitat

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  • space
  • nutrients
  • water
  • mates
  • light
44
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other than competition, what are the three other factors keep the populations under control

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  • predators
  • pollution
  • disease
45
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biodiversity is important as a variety of species can be used for certain things
give 4 examples

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• industrial materials - timber, clay

• drugs/medicine - leach helps to restore blood, fungus for penicillin

• food - cows, pigs, chicken, pollen, insects

• human well being - sports, medication, being out in nature

46
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name 3 ways we can maintain biodiversity

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seed banks - preserve seeds of rare plants for future use
national parks - large scale ecosystem
prevention of hunting/poaching - make illegal to hunt certain species

47
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large areas cannot be explored to find out all the organisms living there, so what way is used to get an idea of the numbers living in large areas?

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sampling - used to estimate population size

48
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what equipment do you need to study an area to measure biodiversity

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a quadrat

49
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what is a quadrat

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a square frame of a standard size, eg. 1m x 1m

50
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why does the quadrat need to be placed at random?

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to avoid bias

51
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why is it necessary to repeat sampling
many times

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make sure its more reliable and for more accurate results

52
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state two limitations of random sampling

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• may miss some species
• some areas unsampled/sampled more than once

53
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Yoooooo

A

Yoooooo

54
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how can we measure an animal population that moves around?

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a technique called capture/recapture is used

55
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name disadvantages of alien species

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sometimes it can become invasive and outcompete and prey on the native species, or it may carry a disease affecting existing populations

• may become invasive
• may outcompete
• prey on native species
• carry disease affecting existing populations

this reduces biodiversity and can upset the natural ecosystem

56
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what are problems with herbicide treatment

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-bioaccumulation
-weed/pests may become resistant
-non specific, as it can kill non target species

57
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sometimes scientists will control insect pests, weeds, etc, by deliberately releasing a natural predator where they are. what is the term used to describe this

A

biological control

58
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List 2 ways a non native natural predator can become a pest themselves

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• might prey on non target species

• might compete with native species

59
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there is chemical control where they use chemical sprays for pests

name 2 advantages and disadvantages

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advantatges
-works quickly
-not affected by temperature

disadvantages
-resistance develops
-requires more than one spray

60
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theres biological control where they use some sort of species for pests

name 2 advantages and disadvantages

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advantages
-no resistance
-works first time

disadvantages
-takes a while to work
-works only in certain temperatures

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