Biology terms for knowing level 1 Flashcards

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Annotate

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Add a short explanation of opinion to a text or image

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Analyse

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

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Basal metabolic rate

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

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Concepts

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A principle or idea

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Discuss

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

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Ecosystem

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

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Endangered

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

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Endemic

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A species only found in one place on Earth

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Environment

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The biotic and abiotic factors in the habitat of an organism

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Extinct

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No more living individuals of the species

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Foraging

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Searching for food

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Habitat

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Where an organism lives

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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

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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)

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Odorant receptors

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Nerve endings in the nostrils that provide a sense of smell

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Polymer

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A series of monomers joined together by chemical bonds

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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.

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Rudimentary
An undeveloped or basic form
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Sternum
Breastbone
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Taxonomy
The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms
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Kaitiakitanga
Guardianship
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Mātauranga
Knowledge that relates to the ao Māori. Includes traditions, values, concepts, philosophies, world views and understandings derived rom uniquely Māori cultural points of view
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Whakapapa
"A place in layers." The genealogy (ancestry, family tree) of an individual, hapu or iwi.