Unit 3 Flashcards
Absorbed
The light which is taken into a plant leaf by pigments
Aesthetic
Branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art
Agriculture
The process of producing feed and other desirable products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals
Allele
A form of a gene - in pea plants the gene for petal colour has 2 different alleles giving either pink or white petals. Alleles are usually written as ‘A’ or ‘a’
Animal welfare
Physical and psychological well-being of animals. The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare. Welfare is measured by indicators including behaviour/physiology/longevity/reproduction.
Annual weed
Plant which grows/flowers/sets seeds/ dies within the space of 1 year.
Anthropomorphism
The tendency to attribute to animals human qualities such as mental/social/emotional characteristics.
Artificial selection
Intentional breeding controlled by humans for particular traits/characteristics
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate, coenzyme used as an energy carrier in the cells of all known organisms.
Biodiversity
Degree of variation of life forms within a given species/ecosystem/biome/planet.
Biological yield
Royal plant biomass
Bottleneck
An evolutionary event in which a significant percentage of a population/species is killed/prevented from reproducing
Calvin cycle
A series of biochemical reactions that makes place in the chloroplast and does not require light
Carnivore
Animal which eats meat and which derives its energy requirements from a diet consisting mainly/exclusively of animal tissue whether through predation/scavenging
Chlorophyll
The green pigment which is found in almost all plants/green algae. It absorbs the light which is essential for photosynthesis.
Chloroplast
The photosynthetic unit of a plant cell, containing all the chlorophyll
Colonial
Relating to a colony
Competition
An interaction/struggle between organisms/species for a resource such as food/territory/mates, in which the fitness/numbers of one is reduced by the presence of another
Co-operative hunting
Animals such as lions hunt as a group to increase their chances of successfully killing prey
Crossbreeding
A crossbreed usually refers to an animal with purebred parents of 2 different breeds/varieties/populations. Crossbreeding refers to the process of breeding such an animal, often with the intention to create offspring that share the traits of both parent lineages/producing an animal with hybrid vigour