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1
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what is genetic diversity

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number of different alleles in a species or population

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2
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name 2 factors that increase genetic diversity

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mutations in DNA

different alleles being introduced

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3
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genetic diversity allows what to occur

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natural selection

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what is a genetic bottleneck

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causes a big reduction in a population

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what does the founder effect describe

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when a few organisms start a new colony

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describe the steps of natural selection

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1- individuals with allele for best survival will survive and reproduce
2- greater number of that allele in population
3- this will be passed on to offspring

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what is a behavioural adaptation

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ways organisms act that increase their chance of survival and reproduction. eg possums play dead

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what is a physiological adaptation

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processes in an organisms body that increase chance of survival eg lowering metabolism

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what is an anatomical adaptation

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structural features of an organisms body that increase chance of survival eg thick layer of fat in wales

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what is directional selection

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where individuals with an extreme allele are more likely to survive and reproduce

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what is an example of directional selection

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antibiotic resistance

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what is stabilising selection

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individuals with middle range characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce

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when does stabilising selection occur

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when environment isn’t changing

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how does human birth rate show stabilising selection

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very small babies less likely to survive

large babies less likely to survive

middle babies is best weight

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what is phylogeny

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study of evolutionary history of organisms

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what is taxonomy

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involved naming organisms and organising them into groups

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each group in the classification system is called a what

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taxa

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what is the first taxa organisms are sorted into

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domains

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name the pneumonic for the classification system

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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as you move down the taxa of the classification systems what does it mean for relatedness

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they get closer related

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what is a species

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a group of similar organisms able to reproduce to give fertile offspring

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name the 2 main rules of the binomial system

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genus is first part of name and has capital letter
second part is species

23
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when writing an organisms name using binomial system by hand what must you do

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underline it

24
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what is courtship behaviour

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done by another species to attract a mate of the same species

25
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what is special about courtship behaviour

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its species specific

26
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what have advances in genome sequencing meant

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the entire base sequence of an organisms DNA can be determined

27
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what are the 2 other methods of clarifying evolutionary relationships

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immunological comparisons and comparing amino acid sequence

28
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how were early estimates of genetic diversity made

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by looking at frequency of measurable observable characteristics

29
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what is variation

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differences that exist between individuals

30
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what 3 ways does courtship behaviour increase probability of successful mating

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attraction to opposite sex

recognise same species

stimulates mating

31
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what should a sample be when studying variation

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random

32
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why should samples be random and how can we aid this

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so they aren’t biased, can use random number generator and divide field into a grid

33
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how should u analyse results of variation

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statistically

34
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how can mean be used in variation sampling

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to show variation by looking at either side of the mean on a bell shaped graph

35
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how can standard deviation be used in variation sampling

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shows how much values vary

can be plotted on an error bar

36
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define biodiversity

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variety of living organisms in an area

37
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define habitat

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the place where an organism lives

38
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define community

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all the populations of different species in a habitat

39
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what is local diversity

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variety of species in a small habitat

40
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what is global biodiversity

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variety of species on earth

41
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what is species richness

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number of different species in a community

42
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how can species richness be worked out

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by taking random samples of a community

43
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what is the index of biodiversity

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a way of measuring biodiversity using an equation takin number of species and abundance of species into account

44
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what does a high index of diversity mean

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the more diverse an area is

45
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name 3 examples of methods farmers use that reduce biodiversity

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woodland clearance

hedgerow removal

pesticides

46
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give 3 examples of legal schemes to prevent lack of biodiversity

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giving legal protection to endangered species

creating protected areas

environmental stewardship scheme

47
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Give one way, a sampling procedure can be standardised 

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Using the same size of area 

48
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What are two ways u can ensure index of diversity is representative of each habitat

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Large number of samples

Use random sampling techniques

49
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Why is diversity better in a hedge then barley field

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Better habitat

More variety of food

50
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Give two reasons why grassy strips increase biodiversity

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Increase in habitat

Higher availability in types of food

51
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What is a mutagenic agent?

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Factor that increases the rate of mutations

52
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what is meant by hierarchy

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groups within groups

no overlap

53
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what is the role of independent segregation in meiosis

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provides genetic variation

allows diff combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes

54
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describe how comparisons of biological molecules can help find out how closely related species are

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  • compare dna
  • amino acid sequence compared
  • compare haemoglobin eg
  • inject protein
    -obtain antibodies
  • add protein from other species

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