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Variety of life and Classification Flashcards

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How can you test the reliability of results?

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By repeating an experiment - if repeats give the same or similar results it suggests they are reliable

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Independent variable

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The thing YOU change in the experiment (e.g. coke or diet coke)

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Dependent variable

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The thing that changes that you measure (blood sugar)

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Control variable

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The thing that you keep the same to make it a fair test

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Mean

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Add all the numbers together and divide by how many numbers there are

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How do you increase the reliability of the mean

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By repeating the experiment and calculating a new mean

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What is more precise? mm or cm?

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mm

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What is more precise g or mg?

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mg

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What goes in the first column of a table?

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Independent variable (the thing YOU change)

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What goes in the second column of a table?

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Dependent variable (the thing that changes in the experiment)

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Where do the units go in a table?

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In the headings

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When do you use a bar graph?

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When the independent variable is categoric e.g coke / diet coke

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When do you use a line graph?

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When the independent variable is continuous e.g. temperature or age

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What does categoric mean

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Different categories of data e.g. male/female

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What is a discrete number?

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Things you count and do in whole numbers e.g. number of individuals

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What is a continuous variable?

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Things you measure like mass, length, time (and don’t have to be whole numbers)

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what do plant cells contain?

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multi cellular organisms, e.g. cellulose cell wall, makes own food by photosynthesis (using chlorophyll in chloroplasts to harness light energy)

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18
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What do moulds play a role in?

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Moulds play a role in decay; yeast used in beer / wine / bread making.

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What is single cell fungi called?

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Yeast

20
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How is Fungi organised?

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It is organised into a mycelium made of thread like structures called hyphie; cell walls made of chitin; saprophytic - obtain nutrition by extracellular digestion (secrete digestive enzymes onto food and absorb soluble products).

21
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Why does bread rise?

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Bread rises due to carbon dioxide gas given off by yeast as it respires sugars.

22
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What is single multicellular fungi called?

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Mould

23
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What is a categoric variable?

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A special type of discrete variable and are described by labels like dog, cat, mouse

24
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What is an anomalous result?

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A result that is very different to other repeats and is not included when calculating the mean.

25
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How have organisms adapted to live in different habitats?

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They adapt over time, e.g. polar bears have

  • big feet to spread their weight
  • white fur coat to camouflage with snow
  • black skin under fur to absorb sun’s heat
  • thick layer of fat for insulation
  • small ears to reduce surface area
26
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How can organisms be sorted into groups?

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Sorted into groups based on shared features (classification)

27
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What are the 6 main groups of classification?

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  1. Plants
  2. Animals
  3. Fungi
  4. Protoctists
  5. Bacteria
  6. Viruses (not strictly living things)
28
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Where do Protoctists mainly live?

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Pond water

29
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What are Protoctists?

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Microscopic single-celled organisms

30
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What features do Protoctists have?

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Amoeba, while others have chloroplasts and are more like plants e.g. chlorella.

31
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What is an example of Pathogen?

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It’s the malaria parasite plasmodium

32
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What is bacteria?

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Microscopic, single-celled organism; they have a cell wall made of murein

33
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What do bacteria lack in their cells?

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Nucleus, but they do contain a circular chromosome of DNA

34
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What do bacteria play a role in?

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Decay and recycling of nutrients but some cause disease like food poisoning and tuberculosis. Some are used in food production (yogurt & cheese)

35
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Describe viruses

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They are smaller than bacteria and they are parasitic and can only reproduce inside living cells, they infect every type of living orgnaism

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What is the structure of a virus?

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No cellular structure, just genetic material, wrapped in a protein coat, e.g. influenza virus and HIV

37
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What are animal cells?

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They are multi-cellular organisms, have no cell wall, obtain nutrients by eating, most can move from place to place and have a nervous system

38
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How can animals be classified?

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Those with and those without a backbone, e.g. vertebrates and invertebrates

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What do Arthropods have?

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Jointed legs and a hard exoskeleton (invertebrates)

40
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What do insects have?

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A body divided into 3 sections, 6 jointed legs, may have a pair of wings e.g. flies and beetles,

41
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Name the different types of arthropods

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Insects - flies & beetles
Crustaceans - crabs
Myriapods - centipedes
Arachnids - spiders
Molluscs - snails
Anelids - earthworms
42
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What does an Annelid have?

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Long bodies divided into rings e.g. Earthworm

43
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Name the different Vertebrates?

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Mammals (hair)
Birds (feathers)
Fish (loose wet scales)
Reptiles (dry scales)
Amphibia (smooth moist skin)
44
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What do mammals and birds have in common?

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Constant warm body temperature

45
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How do the young of mammals develop differently to other species?

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The young mammals develop inside the mother whilst the other groups lay eggs

46
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What is extra cellular digestion?

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Secreting digestive enzymes on to material then absorbing soluble products of digestion

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