Classifictaion Flashcards
Classification
Organisms are put into groups depending on their structure and characteristics
Woese’s domains
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukaryota
Structural Adaptation
Colour - camouflage
Big ears - heat loss
Behavioural Adaptations
Nocturnal
Migration
Huddle
Physiological / functional Adaptation
Making poisons ( venom )
Producing concentrated urine
Producers
The plant in the food chain
They make the food ( glucose ) by photosynthesis
Primary consumer
Animals that eat the producer
E.g rabbits, caterpillars, cows and sheep
Herbivore
Eat plants only
Carnivore
Eats animals only
Omnivore
Eats both plants and animals
Trophic levels
Position occupied by a group of organisms in a food chain
Predators
Kills for food
Are either secondary or tertiary consumers
Prey
Animals that predators feed on
Decomposers
Break down and recycle dead plant and animal matter
Interpendence
Organisms rely on eachother
Change in numbers or population will directly affect numbers of one population will directly affect numbers of another