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Classification and Biodiversity Flashcards

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What is Biodiversity?

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a measure of the number and variety of organisms found in a specific geographical habitat

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What is a species?

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a group of organisms sharing a large number of common characteristics that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

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How is number of species distributed across the globe?

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number of species per km^2 increases as you move from the poles to the tropics/equator

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What 3 factors can alter biodiversity over time?

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human action, succession, and natural selection

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Which pole has polar bears?

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the north pole (arctic circle)

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Which pole has penguins?

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south pole

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How many major extinctions have there been shown by fossil record?

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When was the largest major extinction?

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250 million years ago. 80% of Earth’s species became extinct

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What do extinctions do to biodiversity?

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they reduce it, act as a bottleneck for biodiversity

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What is the Simpson’s Index?

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a calculation done by ecologists that is a measure of diversity which takes into account both richness and evenness of species

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What does species richness mean?

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number of species present

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How is there biodiversity within a species?

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same species have same genes but different combinations of alleles
genetic diversity
gene pool
polymorphism

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What is genetic diversity?

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number of different alleles present in the gene pool

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What is the gene pool?

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a collection of genes in that species

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What is polymorphism?

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different types/morphs of one species
polymorphic genes have more than 1 allele at each locus

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What are 2 examples of polymorphic species?

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Peppered moth (Biston betularia)
Cepea nemoralis

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What causes the varying pigementation of bands on the shell of Cepea nemoralis?

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controlled by 4 alleles at 1 locus

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What is the yellow, pink or brown colour of Cepea nemoralis controlled by?

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6 alleles at 1 locus

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What is genetic variation?

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proportion of polymorphic gene loci across the genome
greater variation in base sequence, gives greater genetic diversity

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What does STR stand for?

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Short Tandem Repeats

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What are STRs?

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short sections 20-40 nucleotides long in exons

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What does HVR stand for?

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Hypervariable regions

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What are HVRs?

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another name for STRs (short sections 20-40 nucleotides long in exons)

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What does SNP stand for?

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

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What are SNPs?

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single base differences between individuals

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How are differences in bases seen?

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through DNA fingerprints

27
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What could a reduced biodiversity threaten?

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crop supplies
medicinal drugs from plants and fungi
living organisms that supply resources like cotton

28
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What does the lincoln index measure?

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population of a species in a specific area

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What is the method used for the lincoln index?

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Mark, Release, Recapture

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What are the assumptions made in the Lincoln index?

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no migration in the population
no deaths/births
marking doesn’t increase risk of death/predation and is non-toxic
When released they disperse evenly

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What is Evolution?

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process by which new species are formed from pre-existing ones over many generations

32
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Who came up with the theory of evolution?

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Charles Darwin

33
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What did Charles Darwin propose as the force that causes changes in populations?

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natural selection (1859)

34
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What Islands and species did Charles Darwin record?

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Galapagos Islands and 14 different finch species on them

35
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Hhen did Charles Darwin sail to the Galapagos iSlands? from where? on what ship?

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From Plymouth
27th December 1831
On Ship- The Beagle

36
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Where must the species’ of finch come from, what did this mean?

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islands were recently formed so any animals on island must have come from mainland 600 miles away. Therefore all species’ on the islands were the same type originally

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What were the main differences noticed in finches?

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size and shape of their beaks (adaptive traits)

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Why did the finches differ?

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on galapagos islands population of finches was separated as they inhabited different islands
they then took different evolutionary pathways linked to their food source

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What is Adaptive Radiation?

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When a group of organisms becomes separated into 2 or more isolated populations. Their inheritable traits differ over time and they become specialised to suit their particular environment

40
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What conclusions did Darwin make on evolution/natural selection?

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there is a struggle for survival (competetion) with only the ‘fittest’ surviving
the individuals that survive and reproduce pass on their favourable characteristics to their offspring
successful adults pass on their characteristics to future generations

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What is an example of an anatomical trait?

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dolphins have streamline bodies

42
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What is an example of a physiological trait?

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mammals are endothermic

43
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What is an example of a behavioral trait?

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hawthorn flowers emerge in Spring (when most insects emerge), to get pollinated

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What is natural selection based on?

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In any population there is variation (due to sexual reproduction and mutations)
individuals can produce largen numbers of offspring (overproduction) yet the numbers of adults tends to stay the same each generation (high infant mortality)
species gradually change over many generations

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What is speciation?

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the splitting of a population into 2 groups which can lead to the formation of a separate species

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How may speciation occur?

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populations are physically/geographically separated so the populations cannot interbreed
different mutations occur in each population
the environmental conditions/habitats differ
each population has different selective pressures which leads to different gene pools
this results in a difference in physical characteristics and behaviour between each population

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