Classifictaion Flashcards

1
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Classification

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Organisms are put into groups depending on their structure and characteristics

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2
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Woese’s domains

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Bacteria

Archaea

Eukaryota

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3
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Structural Adaptation

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Colour - camouflage

Big ears - heat loss

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4
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Behavioural Adaptations

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Nocturnal

Migration

Huddle

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5
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Physiological / functional Adaptation

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Making poisons ( venom )

Producing concentrated urine

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6
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Producers

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The plant in the food chain

They make the food ( glucose ) by photosynthesis

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7
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Primary consumer

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Animals that eat the producer

E.g rabbits, caterpillars, cows and sheep

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8
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Herbivore

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Eat plants only

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9
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Carnivore

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Eats animals only

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10
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Omnivore

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Eats both plants and animals

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11
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Trophic levels

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Position occupied by a group of organisms in a food chain

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12
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Predators

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Kills for food

Are either secondary or tertiary consumers

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13
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Prey

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Animals that predators feed on

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14
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Decomposers

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Break down and recycle dead plant and animal matter

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15
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Interpendence

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Organisms rely on eachother

Change in numbers or population will directly affect numbers of one population will directly affect numbers of another

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