Rest of B6 pt.2

Question 1

What are the advantages of artificial selection/selective
breeding?

Answer 1

Can increase the yield and quality of the harvest
New plant and animal varieties can be made
Can replicate genetic modification

Question 2

What are the disadvantages of artificial selection/selective
breeding?

Answer 2

It can lead to a lack of variety in plant or animal species
There is no guarantee that the characteristics will be passed to the offspring
There may be evolutionary changes that harm the planet

Question 3

What is ‘recessive’ and ‘dominant’ genes?

Answer 3

Dominant genes always express the dominant trait whereas recessive genes are unable to express the dominant trait and so expresses the recessive trait

Question 4

Classifications

Answer 4

Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 5

What is sustainability.

Answer 5

The practice of using natural resources responsibly, so they are available for future generations

Question 6

What is biodiversity in a habitat?

Answer 6

All varieties of life you’ll find in one area

Question 7

What are ecosystem services?

Answer 7

All the processes and outputs nature provides us with such as provisioning services (food and water)

Question 8

What is the ‘anthropogenic effect’

Answer 8

An effect or object as a result on human activity

Question 9

What is the ‘anthropogenic effect’ on
biodiversity?

Answer 9

Humans are radically altering the earth’s ecosystems in many dramatic ways, from habitat destruction to climate change.