Doversity In Living Organism Flashcards

1
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…………is the raw material for adaptation in species

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Genetic biodiversity

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2
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…………variety of living organism present in a particular region or earth

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Biodiversity

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3
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………is a way to measure diversity that is important to human health and hazards

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Chemical biodiversity

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4
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Wht ecosystem in north America went into extinction

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Prairie ecosystem

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5
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Science Hv names for what amount of eukaryotic species

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1.5 million out of 8.7 million

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6
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Wht is endemic

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When a species can only be found in one location

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7
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Biodiveristy increases as latitude……

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Decreases

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8
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Biodiversity increases closer to the

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Equator

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9
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Biodiveristy is the greatest in the

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Tropics

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10
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Number of endemic species is greatest in

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Tropic

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11
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………is the study if distribution of species both in the past and present

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Biogeography

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12
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Types of biogeoegraphy

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Ecological
Historical
Conservational

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13
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Types of biodiversity

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Genetic and conservation biodiversity
Ecological
Species biodiversity

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14
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………is important to the survival and welfare of human population

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Biogeography

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15
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………is the father of taxonomy

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Carolus Linnaeus in 1958

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16
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Certain features or properties used for the classification of living organi

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Charcteristics

17
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Systems of classification are

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Artificial…base on observable characteristics
Natural….base on similarity
Phylogenetic…….base on evolutionary and genetic relationship

18
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Different classification system

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Two kingdom classification

Five kingdom classification

19
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…….is a group of organism that can reproduce among themselves

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Species

20
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Hierarchical naming of humans

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Kingdom.....Animalia
Phylum.....Chordata
Class..........mammalian
Order.........primate
Family........Hominidae
Genus.........homo
Species........sapiens
21
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Major characteristics for classifying organism

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Type of cellular organization(whether prokaryotic or eukaryotic)
Body structure of cells(unicellular or multicellular)
Mode of obtaining food(autotrophs or heterotroph)

22
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……..given by car Linnaeus is use for naming different animals

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Binomial nomenclature

23
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………brings abt biodiverification of living organism

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Evolution

24
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Charles darwin first describe the idea of evolution in his book…….. And on the yr……..

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Origin of species

1839

25
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Older simple organisms are called

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Primitive or lower organism

26
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Younger complex organisms are called……..

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Advanced and higher organism