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A2 Biology Edexcel (SNAB) > Keywords > Flashcards

Keywords Flashcards

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Organic

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A compound that contains carbon

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Inorganic

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A compound which does not contain carbon

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Co-enzyme

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Non-protein molecules which help enzymes to function by transferring other molecules around.

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Phosphorylation

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Adding a phosphate

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Photophosphorylation

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Using light energy to add a phosphate

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Photolysis

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Using light energy to split a molecule

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Ecosystem

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All the organisms in a particular area and all the non-living (abiotic) factors.

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Population

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All the organisms of a single species in a habitat

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Community

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All the organisms of all the different species in a particular habitat

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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives

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Niche

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The role of a species in an ecosystem and its abiotic and biotic interactions.

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Trophic Level

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Each stage of the food chain

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Abundance

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The number of individuals of one species in a particular area.

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Distribution

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Where a species is within a particular area

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Abiotic Factors

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The non-living feature of an ecosystem e.g temperature

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Biotic Factors

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The living features of the ecosystem e.g predators.

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Gross Primary Productivity

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The total amount of energy made by producers.

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Succession

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A Sequence of changes in a community/species in a given place over a period of time.

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Climax community

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The final stage of succession where the community is self-sustaining and stable.

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Climatic Climax

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Climax community for a particular climate.

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Plagioclimax/Deflected succession

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Succession of climax community is stopped artificially.

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Species

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Organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring

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Gene Pool

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All the alleles present in a population

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Allele Frequency

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How common an allele is in a population

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Evolution

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A change in allele frequency over time

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Differential Reproductive Success

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organisms with a phenotype better adapted to their environment have a selective advantage and are more likely to survive and reproduce (vice versa)

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Speciation

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Process of forming a new species

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Intraspecific Variation

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Individuals of the same species have the same genes but different alleles which causes variation in their phenotype.

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Interspecific Variation

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Individuals of different species have different genes an live in different environments which causes variation in phenotype.

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Continuous Variation

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Variation is smooth and continuous it is not discrete and is represented on a line graph.

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Discontinuous Variation

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Individuals fall into discrete groups with no intermediates and is represented on a bar chart. The variation is controlled by a single gene with few alleles.

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Anthropogenic

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Caused by humans

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Climate change

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Change to long term climate patterns

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Global warming

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The increase in the Earth’s mean temperature.

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Temperature Coefficient (Q10)

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Measures the amount of change to a biological reaction caused by increasing the temperature by 10 degrees.

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Species Frequency

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How often a species is found in each square of a quadrant

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Gene Mutation

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Change to the base sequence of DNA during replication

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Diploid

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An organism with a pair of homologous chromosomes, it has two alleles of each gene

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Gene

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A sequence of DNA that codes for a protein

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Allele

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Different version of a gene

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Genotype

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The combination of alleles an organism has

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Phenotype

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The characteristics displayed by an organism

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Dominant allele

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An allele that is always expressed in the phenotype

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Recessive allele

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An allele that will only be expressed when it is homozygous

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Incomplete dominance

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When the trait from the dominant allele isn’t completely shown over the trait produced by the recessive allele.

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Homozygote

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An organism that carries two copies of the same allele for a certain characteristic

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Heterozygote

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An organism that carries two different alleles for a certain characteristic

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Sex linkage

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the expression of alleles located on the sex chromosomes depends on the sex of the individual

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Autosome

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All the non-sex chromosomes

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Stem Cell

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cells that are capable of dividing to differentiate into different types of cells. Can divide for all of the organisms life time.

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Totipotent

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Stem cell can differentiate into any type of specialised cells. Found in very early embryo and can form placental cells.

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Pluripotent

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Stem cells can differentiate into many types of specialised cells, but cannot form placental cells.

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Biodiversity

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the variety of organisms in an area

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Species Richness

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The number of different species in a habitat at one time

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Endemic Species

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A species that only live in one geographical area

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Heterozygosity Index

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number of heterozygotes/number of individuals in the population

A2 Biology Edexcel (SNAB) (1 decks)

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