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AH Bio Organisms and Evolution

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1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e: Field Techniques
Aspects of fieldwork which could ...,
Sampling should be carried out in...,
When sampling wild organisms cons...
32  cards
2a: Drift And Selection
Evolution definition,
During evolution changes in allel...,
Is natural selection random or no...
21  cards
2b: Fitness
What is fitness,
What does fitness refers to,
Absolute fitness definition
6  cards
2c: Co-evolution
Co evolution definition,
A change in the traits of one spe...,
Symbiosis definition
9  cards
3a: Cost and Benefits of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Costs of sexual reproduction,
Why do benefits of sexual reprodu...,
Genetic variation provides
13  cards
3b: Meiosis
Meiosis definition,
Homologous chromosomes are,
Where do chiasmata form
6  cards
3c: Sex determination
In mammals what determines develo...,
X chromosome inactivation definition,
Hermaphrodites definition
7  cards
4a: Sex and Behaviour
Comparison of sperm and egg produ...,
How do females show greater inves...,
Parental investment is costly but...
11  cards
4b: Reproductive Behaviours and Mating Systems in Animals
What are mating systems are based on,
Monogamy,
Polygamy
11  cards
5a: Niches
What is an ecological niche,
What is a fundamental niche,
What is a realised niche
12  cards
5b: Parasitic Life Cycles
How does plasmodium cause malaria,
How do schistosomes cause schisto...,
Viruses are parasites that can on...
9  cards
5c: Transmission and virulence
Transmission definition,
Virulence definition,
Ectoparasites are generally trans...
7  cards
5d: Defence Against Parasitic Attack
Non specific immune defences,
Examples of physical barriers non...,
Examples of inflammatory responses
13  cards
5e: Immune Evasion
Endoparasites mimic host antigens to,
Antigenic variation in some paras...,
Some viruses escape immune survei...
3  cards
5f: Challenges in Treatment and Control
Epidemiology definition,
Herd immunity definition,
Vaccines contain
9  cards
Model Organisms
Bacterium,
Flowering plant,
Nematode
5  cards

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