Chapter 10: Biodiversity

Question 1

what is classification

Answer 1

the organisation of living organisms into groups

Question 2

definition of species

Answer 2

members of the same species are capable of breeding to produce living fertile offspring

Question 3

courtship behaviour enables individuals to

Answer 3

1. recognising member of their own species
2. identify mate capable of breeding
3. form a pair bond
4. synchronise mating
5. become able to breed

Question 4

what is artificial classification

Answer 4

divides organisms according to differences that are useful at the time

Question 5

what is phylogenetic classifiaction

Answer 5

based on the evolutionary relationship between organisms and their ancestors

Question 6

what are homologous characteristics

Answer 6

characteristics that have similar evolutionary origins regardless of their function

Question 7

what is a taxon

Answer 7

the groups withing a phylogenetic biological classifiaction

Question 8

what is taxonomy

Answer 8

the study of taxon and their position on a hierarchical order

Question 9

what is a domain

Answer 9

1. higest taxanomic rank
2. bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya

Question 10

clasifiaction order

Answer 10

1. kingdom
2. phylum
3. class
4. order
5. family
6. genus
7. species

Question 11

define biodiversity

Answer 11

variety in the living world.

Question 12

define species diversity

Answer 12

the number of different species and the number of individuals of each species within any one community

Question 13

define genetic diversity

Answer 13

the variety of genes possessed by the individuals that make up a population of a species

Question 14

define ecosystem diversity

Answer 14

the range of different habitats

Question 15

what is species richness

Answer 15

1. a measure of species diversity
2. the number of different species in a particular area at any given time

Question 16

types of selections

Answer 16

1. directional
2. stabilizing
3. disruptive