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Interspecific variation

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Differences between different species

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Random sampling

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Something a population to eliminate bias

E.g. Grid square and coordinates

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Intraspecific variation

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Differences between members of the same species

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Standard deviation

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Indicates variation around a mean value

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A normal distribution curve

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A bell shaped curve

Graph is symmetrical

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Nucleotide

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A section of DNA made up of sugar, phosphate and a base

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Complementary

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A-T

C-G

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Gene

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A section of DNA that codes for making a polypeptide

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Triplet code

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Three bases code for an amino acid

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Chromosome

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I threadlike structures are made up of proteins and DNA

Passes hereditary information

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Homologous chromosome

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Two chromosomes determining the same characteristic

One from mother, one from father

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Allele

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One of the different forms of a gene

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Meiosis

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Cell division that produces 4 haploid, genetically different, daughter cells

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Locus

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The position of a gene on chromosome

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Independent segregation

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Homologous pairs randomly separate during meiosis 1, into separate cells

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Crossing over

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The process with chromatids break and rejoin with their homologous chromosomes to exchange alleles

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Selective breeding

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Breeding individuals with desired characteristics together and selecting the offspring show the desired characteristics

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The founder effect

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A few individuals colonise a new region, carrying a small amount of alleles of the larger population

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Genetic bottleneck

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A drop in the allele variety due to a large decrease in population size

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Affinity

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How easily oxygen is taken up

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Associating loading

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The process by which haemoglobin combines with oxygen in the lungs

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Disassociating unloading

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The process by which haemoglobin releases oxygen in the tissues

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Starch

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The storage molecule in plants
Coiled
Insoluble
Can be hydrolysed to form alpha glucose

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Glycogen

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Storage molecule and animals
Short chains
Easily hydrolysed into Alpha glucose

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Cellulose

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Parallel chains of beta glucose joined by hydrogen bonds

Forms microfibrils for strength

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Chloroplasts

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Organelle in plant cells containing grana, thylakoids and stroma
Photosynthesis occurs here

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Semiconservative replication

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The way DNA makes exact copies of itself by winding the double helix
Each chain acts as a template for the new strands

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Mitosis

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Cell division with two daughter cells are produced and have the same number of chromosomes as the parent

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Haploid cells

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Cells with half the number of chromosomes

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Diploid cells

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Cells with a full set of chromosomes

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Cell cycle

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So is regular cycle of division followed by periods of growth
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
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Cell differentiation

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Cells become specialised in the structure to suit their roles
Allele switch on and off

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Tissue

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The collection of similar cells that form a specific function

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Organ

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A combination of tissues, coordinated to perform a variety of functions

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Organ systems

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Organs working together as a single unit

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Spiracles

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Pores on the body surface of insects that open and close to allow gases to to diffuse in and out

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Gill lamellae

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Parts of fish gills that increase the surface area with blood flows through for gas exchange

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Counter current exchange

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Blood and water flowing opposite directions to maintain a diffusion gradient

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Stomata

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Pores on the underside of the leaf and can be open and closed by guard cells

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Double circulatory system

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Blood passes through the heart twice on the full circuit of the body

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Arteries

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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

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Veins

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Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart

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Tissue fluid

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Fluid that surrounds the cells of the body

Provides nutrients to the cells and remove waste products

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Ultrafiltration

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Filtration assisted by blood pressure

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Apoplastic pathway

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A route through the cells by which water and minerals are transported into the plant

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Symplastic pathway

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A route through the cytoplasm and plasmodesmata of plant cells by which water and minerals are transported

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Cohesion

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Water molecules stick together by hydrogen bonds

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Cohesion tension

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Transpiration pull on the water puts the xylem under pressure

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Xerophytes

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Plants adapted to living in dry conditions

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Species

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A group of similar organisms that can break together to produce fertile offspring

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Classification

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Grouping of organisms

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Taxonomy

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The theory and practice of biological classification

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Phylogeny

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The evolutionary relationship between organisms

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DNA hybridisation

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A technique used to determine the similarities between the DNA of two different organisms

Double strands form or the one strand from each species,closely related organisms will share complementary bases

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Courtship behaviour

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Signals and displays between males and females of the same species to enable successful mating to occur

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Adapt

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Organisms adjust to suit the changing environment where they live

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Mutations

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Changing the base sequence of DNA

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Conjugation

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One bacterial cell transfers do you need to another bacterial cell via conjugation tube

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Antibiotics

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Substances that can destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganisms

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Plasmids

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Circular loops of DNA and bacteria

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Biodiversity

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The variety in the living world

Including number of different species and a variety of genes and the range of habitats

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What is an intron?

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A non-coding section of DNA

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What is an extron?

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A coding section of the DNA

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Antisense strand

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The DNA strands that acts as a code for forming RNA

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degenerate code

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Many triplet codes/codons form the same Amino acid

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What are somatic cells

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Body cells

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What to consider when deciding on a same size

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Cost
Ethical issues
Large for reliability

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How can you use a graph to predict data

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Draw a line of best fit and extrapolate

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