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Topic 6 - Biodiversity Flashcards

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What is classification

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Grouping of organisms

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What is taxonomy

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The study of biological classification

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What is a species

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A group of organisms that is capable of interbreeding to produce viable and fertile offspring

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What is the hierarchy of taxon

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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What is the binomial system

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Species that are named using their genus and species

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What are the 5 kingdoms of Biodiversity

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Prokaryotae
Protoctista
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
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What are the distinguishing features of the Kingdom Prokaryotae

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Cells are microscopic and prokaryotic: they lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles; the DNA is circular; ribosomes are smaller than those of eukaryotes
Since nuclei are lacking, cell division occurs by binary fission

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What are the distinguishing features of the Kingdom Protoctista

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They don’t have any, they are often by exclusion from all other groups

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What are the distinguishing features of the Kingdom Fungi

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They have a cell wall, often made of chitin
Fungi have a lysotrophic method of nutrition: they secrete enzymes to digest organic materials outside their cells and absorb the products of digestion

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What is the distinguishing features of the Kingdom Plantae

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Cells possess a cellulose cell wall
All plants are photosynthetic, containing chlorophyll in chloroplasts, and are autotrophic
They store carbohydrates as starch

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What are the distinguishing features of the Kingdom Animalia

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Cells lack a cell wall
All animals are heterotrophic; most ingest food into a digestive system
Usually store lipids as fats. Some are capable of locomotion

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What is the term Autotrophic

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Producing its own food from simple inorganic substances, generally using light energy in photosynthesis

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What is the term Heterotrophic

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Obtaining food by digestion of complex organic compounds; lysotrophic is one type of heterotrophic nutrition

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What are the three types of Domain, and which is different from the others

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Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya
Both Archaea and Bacteria are Prokaryotic

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What are the distinguishing features of Bacteria and Archea

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They both lack membrane-bound organelles and have a circular DNA molecule

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What are the distinguishing features of Archae and Eukarya

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They lack a peptidoglycan cell wall and have Histones bound to the DNA

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What are the distinguishing features of Archaea

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They contain phospholipids that differ from those of Bacteria and Eukarya

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What is the Phylogenetic system

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The most natural system of classification that reflects the ancestral or evolutionary relationships between groups

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What are closely related organisms different

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They possess a high degree of agreement in the molecular structure of their DNA, RNA and proteins, with slightly different arrangements

20
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What is protein analysis used for

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Comparing the amino acid sequences of the same protein in different organisms

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What are some proteins that need to be analysed in protein analysis

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Haemoglobin and Cytochrome c

22
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Where is Protein albumin found

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In the blood plasma of many mammals

23
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What is an immunological technique used for

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To measure how similar human albumin is to albumin from the great apes

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What is the technique of DNA hybridisation

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It involves extracting samples of DNA from 2 species, separating the DNA into single strands, mixing these strands and allowing them to re-bind

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What does DNA sequencing determine

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The exact order order of nucleotides in a DNA molecule

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What is Biodiversity

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A measurement of the variety of living organisms within a particular area

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What are the 3 components of Biodiversity

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Species Diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Genetic diversity

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What is Species Richness

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The number of different species present in an area

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Why is the use Species Richness limited

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A habitat may be species-rich, but not show much biodiversity

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What is ecosystem diversity

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This is the diversity of ecosystems or habitats within a particular area.

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Give examples of habitats that with have a high biodiversity

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A countryside that has ponds, rivers woodland, hedgerows, wet meadowland and uncultivated grassland

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What is genetic diversity

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This is the genetic variability of a species

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What does Genetic diversity refer to

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The variety of alleles possessed by the individuals of a population

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Why is lack of genetic diversity seen as problematic

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It indicates that the species may not have sufficient adaptability and may not be able to survive an environmental hazard

Biology AS Unit 2 - Organisms And Biodiversity (6 decks)

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