Biology Topic 1

Question 1

What is a species?

Answer 1

Have more characteristics in common than they do with organisms of a different species
Can interbreed to produce fertile offspring.

Question 2

What is the feature of a poikilotherm?

Answer 2

A poikilotherm’s temperature varies with surroundings

Question 3

How would organisms in the kingdom protoctista be described?

Answer 3

The protoctista are usually unicellular with a nucleus

Question 4

What is a hybrid?

Answer 4

Hybrids are from closely related species that are infertile.

Question 5

What is the Larus part of the name Larus fuscus?

Answer 5

Genus

Question 6

What is the advantage of a binomial naming system?

Answer 6

Allows scientists to communicate across the world

Question 7

What is meant by the term ‘species’?

Answer 7

Organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

Question 8

Which name represents the UK robin?

Answer 8

The UK robin is Erithacus rubecula. Turdus migratorius is the American robin.