Biology terms for knowing level 1

Question 1

Annotate

Answer 1

Add a short explanation of opinion to a text or image

Question 2

Analyse

Answer 2

Methodically examine (something) in detail, to explain and interpret it

Question 3

Basal metabolic rate

Answer 3

Resting body functions (respiration and heart rate) required for survival

Question 4

Concepts

Answer 4

A principle or idea

Question 5

Discuss

Answer 5

Talk or write about a topic, considering different issues, ideas and viewpoints

Question 6

Ecosystem

Answer 6

Interactions between all the living organisms and the abiotic and biotic environment, in a defined area

Question 7

Endangered

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A species with a low number of individuals, that is in danger of becoming extinct

Question 8

Endemic

Answer 8

A species only found in one place on Earth

Question 9

Environment

Answer 9

The biotic and abiotic factors in the habitat of an organism

Question 10

Extinct

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No more living individuals of the species

Question 11

Foraging

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Searching for food

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Habitat

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Where an organism lives

Question 13

Hypothesis

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To give a possible but not yet proven explanation for something

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Inference

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A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning

Question 15

Keel

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Bone/cartilage extension of the sternum for pectoral (flight) muscles to attach

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Migration

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Movement of individuals from one location to another

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Monomer

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Single unit that is the building block of larger molecules

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Niche

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The role an organism holds in a habitat

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Nocturnal

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An organism that is active at night

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Organism

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A living thing

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Observations

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Noticing something using the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch)

Question 22

Odorant receptors

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Nerve endings in the nostrils that provide a sense of smell

Question 23

Polymer

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A series of monomers joined together by chemical bonds

Question 24

Ratite

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Any flightless birds with a smooth, or ratlike sternum (breastbone). Ratites lack a keel on their sternum that flight muscles can be anchored to.

Question 25

Rudimentary

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An undeveloped or basic form

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Sternum

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Breastbone

Question 27

Taxonomy

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The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms

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Kaitiakitanga

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Guardianship

Question 29

Mātauranga

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Knowledge that relates to the ao Māori. Includes traditions, values, concepts, philosophies, world views and understandings derived rom uniquely Māori cultural points of view

Question 30

Whakapapa

Answer 30

“A place in layers.” The genealogy (ancestry, family tree) of an individual, hapu or iwi.