CHAPTER 18- CLASSIFICATION, BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (incomplete) Flashcards
Give the following definitions of the term species: biological definition, morphological definition and ecological definition
-Define a population
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State the three domains that organisms are classified into
-Explain why the term domain was introduced (3)
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AS level recap: state ten features of a bacterial cell and explain their uses
AS level recap: briefly state the structural difference between a bacterial cell, an animal cell and a plant cell
-Outline the characteristic features of the domain Bacteria (prokaryotes) (8)
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State some characteristics of organisms in Domain Archaea (1) and a few ways in which archaeans are similar to bacteria (2) and eukaryotes (1)
AS level recap: Explain how transcription occurs in eukaryotes (3)
-Outline the characteristic features of the domain Archaea (9)
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State and explain three differences between the features of Domain Bacteria and Domain Archaea
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State the main difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes
-Outline the characteristic features of the domain eukarya (9) (include the meaning of the term colonial in your outline)
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State the name of the system used to name new species
-Explain how this system is used to name a species using an example if necessary
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Explain the classification of organisms in the Eukarya domain into the taxonomic hierarchy (include a list of all ranks of the taxonomic hierarchy from highest to lowest)
-State how to write the abbreviated form of the name of a species
-Write down the acronym you use to remember the levels of a taxonomic hierarchy in order
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State the four kingdoms of domain Eukarya
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State the characteristic features of Kingdom Protoctista (4) including an example of an organism belonging to this kingdom
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Compare the characteristics of kingdom fungi to those of plants (2) including the definition of heterotrophic nutrition
-State the characteristic features of Kingdom fungi (7)
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Briefly describe plants in Kingdom Plantae (3)
-State the characteristic features of Kingdom Plantae (7) (include the definition of autotrophic nutrition)
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Briefly describe animals in Kingdom Animalia (3)
-State the characteristic features of Kingdom Animalia (8)
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AS level recap: explain what viruses are and how they operate within a host cell
AS level recap: State and describe three features of a virus, draw a simple diagram and label these features on a virus
AS level recap: state the bonds present in viruses
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A level content: Define a virus
-Describe a few characteristics of viruses (2)
-Explain what occurs once viruses infect cells (3)
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Explain in detail how viruses are classified limited to two characteristics
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Define biodiversity
-Give one characteristic of areas with high biodiversity (including the definition of endemic species)
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