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Topic 6- Inheritance, Variation and Evolution Flashcards

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid.

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What is DNA?

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It’s the chemical that all of the genetic material in a cell is made up from.

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What does DNA contain?

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Coded information- basically all the instruction to put an organism together and make it work.

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What does your DNA determine?

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The inherited characteristics you have.

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Where is DNA found in?

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The nucleus of animal and plant cells, in really long structures called chromosomes.

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What do chromosomes normally come in?

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Pairs

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Describe DNA.

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It is a polymer. It’s made up of 2 strands coiled together in the shape of a double helix.

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What is a gene?

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A small section of DNA found on a chromosome.

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What does each gene code for?

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A particular sequence of amino acids which are put together to make a specific protein.

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How many amino acids are used?

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Only 20 amino acids are used, but they make up thousands of different proteins.

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What do genes tell cells to do?

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Genes tell cells in what order to put the amino acids together.

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Give another thing DNA determines.

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What proteins the cells produce, e.g. haemoglobin, keratin. This in turn determines what type of cell it is, e.g. red blood cell, skin cell.

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What is genome?

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It is the entire set of genetic material in an organism.

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What is understanding the human genome important for?

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Science and medicine.

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Why is understanding the human genome important? (1)

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Genes linked to diseases can be identified. This helps us better understand inherited diseases, so we can develop effective treatments.

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Why is understanding the human genome important? (2)

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Tiny differences in people’s genomes can be studied. This helps us trace the migration patterns of past human populations

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What are DNA strands?

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They are polymers made up of lots of repeating units called nucleotides.

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What are nucleotides?

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Repeating units

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What does each nucleotide consist of?

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A sugar, a phosphate group and one ‘base’.

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What forms a ‘backbone’ to the DNA strands?

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The sugar and phosphate groups in the nucleotides.

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Which 4 different bases joins to each sugar?

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A, T, C, G

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What does each base link to?

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Each base links to a base on the opposite strand in the helix.

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Give 2 examples of complementary base pairing.

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  1. A always pairs up with T

2. C always pairs up with G

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What decides the order of amino acids in a protein?

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It’s the order of bases in a gene that decides the order of amino acids in a protein.

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What does each amino acid code for?

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Each amino acid is coded for by a sequence of 3 bases in the gene.

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What do amino acids joined together make?

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Various proteins, depending on the order of the gene’s bases.

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What do non-coding parts of DNA do?

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Switch genes on and off, so they can control whether or not a gene is expressed.

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Where are proteins made?

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In the cell cytoplasm on tiny structures called ribosomes.

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What do ribosomes use to make proteins?

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The code in the DNA.

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Why can’t DNA move out of the nucleus?

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Because it’s really big.

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How do the ribosomes make proteins? (1)

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The cells need to get the code from the DNA to the ribosome.

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How do the ribosomes make proteins? (2)

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This is done by using a molecule called mRNA- which is made by copying the code from DNA.

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How do the ribosomes make proteins? (3)

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The mRNA acts as a messenger between the DNA and the ribosomes- it carries the code between the two.

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How do the ribosomes make proteins? (4)

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The correct amino acids are brought to the ribosomes in the correct order by carrier molecules.

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How can a protein perform the task it’s meant to do?

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When a chain of amino acids has been assembled, it folds into a unique shape which allows the protein to perform the task it’s meant to do.

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Give 3 examples of types of proteins.

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  1. Enzymes
  2. Hormones
  3. Structural proteins
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When does a gene mutate?

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Occasionally

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What is a mutation?

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It is a random change in an organism’s DNA. They can sometimes be inherited.

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How does a mutation occur?

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Continuously, they can occur spontaneously.

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What increases the chances of mutation?

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By exposure to certain substances or some types of radiation.

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What can mutations do?

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Change the sequence of the DNA bases in a gene, which produces a genetic variant.

42
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What is a genetic variant?

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A different form of the gene.

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What can mutations to a gene sometimes lead to?

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Changes in the protein that it codes for.

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What effects do most mutations have?

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Very little or no effect on the protein.

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What effect do some mutations have?

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Some will change it to such a small extent that its function or appearance is unaffected.

46
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What affect do some mutations have? (2)

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It can seriously affect a protein. Sometimes, the mutation will code for an altered protein with a change in its shape. This could affect its ability to perform its function.

47
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What happens if there is a mutation in the non-coding DNA?

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It can alter how genes are expressed.

48
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Give 3 types of mutations.

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  1. Insertions
  2. Deletions
  3. Substitutions
49
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What are insertions?

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They are where a new base is inserted into the DNA base sequence where it shouldn’t be.

50
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What can an insertion change?

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It changes the way the groups of three bases are ‘read’, which can change the amino acids that they code for.

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How can an insertion change more than 1 amino acid?

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The have a knock- on effect on the bases further on in the sequence.

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What are deletions?

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They are where a random base is deleted from the DNA base sequence.

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What do deletions do?

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They change the way that the base sequence is ‘read’ and have knock- on effects further down the sequence.

54
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What are substitutions?

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They are when a random base in the DNA base sequence is changed to a different base.

55
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What is sexual reproduction?

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It is where genetic material from 2 organisms is combined to produce offspring which are genetically different to either parent.

56
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What does a mother and a father produce in sexual reproduction?

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They produce gametes by meiosis- e.g. egg and sperm cells in animals.

57
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How many chromosomes are there in gamete?

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23 chromosomes

58
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What is fertilisation?

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When the egg and the sperm cell fuse together to form a cell with the full number of chromosomes.

59
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What does the mixture of genetic information produce?

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Variation

60
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Describe asexual reproduction.

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There’s only one parent. There’s no fusion of gametes no mixing of chromosomes and no genetic variation between parent and offspring.

61
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Describe the offspring in asexual reproduction.

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The offspring are genetically identical to the parent- they’re clones.

62
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Give an example of a living thing which reproduces asexually/.

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Bacteria

63
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What is cystic fibrosis?

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It is a genetic disorder of the cell membranes.

64
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What is the result of cystic fibrosis?

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It results in the body producing a lot of thick sticky mucus in the air passages and in the pancreas.

65
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What allele causes cystic fibrosis?

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A recessive allele, ‘f’, carried by about 1 person in 25.

66
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What is polydactyly?

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It is a genetic disorder where a baby’s born with extra finders or toes.

67
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What allele causes polydactyly?

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Dominate allele

68
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What does IVF stand for?

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In vitro fertilisation

69
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What happens during IVF?

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Embryos are fertilised in a laboratory, and then implanted into the mother’s womb.

70
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What can you do with an embryo before implanting it during IVF?

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It’s possible to remove a cell from each embryo and analyse its genes. Many genetic disorders can be detected this way.

71
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Give another way of testing for disorders.

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It’s also possible to get DNA from an embryo in the womb and test that for disorders.

72
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Give an argument for embryonic screening (1).

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It will help to stop people suffering.

73
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Give an argument for embryonic screening (2)

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Treating disorders costs the Government (and the taxpayers) a lot of money.

74
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Give an argument for embryonic screening (3)

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There are laws to stop it going too far. At the moment parents cannot even select the sex of their baby.

75
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Give an argument against embryonic screening (1).

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It implies that people with genetic problems are ‘undesirable’- this could increase prejudice.

76
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Give an argument against embryonic screening (2).

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Screening is expensive.

77
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Give an argument against embryonic screening (3)

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There may come a point where everyone wants to screen their embryos so they can pick the most ‘desirable’ one.

78
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How did Carl Linnaeus group living things in the 1700’s?

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According to their characteristics and the structures that make them up.

79
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Describe the Linnaean system.

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Living things are first divided into kingdoms. The kingdoms are then subdivided into smaller and smaller groups.

80
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Give 6 subdivisions of kingdoms (in order).

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  1. Phylum
  2. Class
  3. Order
  4. Family
  5. Genus
  6. Species
81
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How were scientists able to put forward new models of classification?

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  1. Knowledge of the biochemical processes taking place inside organisms developed.
  2. Microscopes improved.
82
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What did Carl Woese propose in 1990?

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Three-domain system

83
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How did Carl Woese know that some species are not closely related?

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Using evidence gathered from new chemical analysis techniques such as RNA sequence analysis.

84
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Give examples of the 3 domains in the three- domain system.

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  1. Archaea
  2. Bacteria
  3. Eukaryota
85
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What does the Eukaryota domain include?

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It includes a broad range of organisms including fungi, plants, animals and protists.

86
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What does the Bacteria domain contain?

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True bacteria like E. coil. There are biochemical differences between the Bacteria domain and the Eukaryota domain.

87
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What did the organisms in the Archaea domain were once thought to be?

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Primitive bacteria

88
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What are the organisms in Archaea?

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They’re different type of prokaryotic cell.

89
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Where were Archaea organisms once found in?

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Extreme places such as hot springs and salt lakes.

90
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Describe the binomial system.

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The first part refers to the genus that the organism belongs to. The second part refers to the species.

91
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What information does the first part of the binomial system give?

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It gives you information on the organism’s ancestry.

92
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How is the binomial system able to avoid potential confusion?

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The scientists in different countries or who speak different languages all refer to a particular species by the same name.

93
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What does an evolutionary tree show? (1)

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It shows how scientists think different species are related to each other.

94
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What does an evolutionary tree show? (2)

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They show common ancestors and relationships between species.

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