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species |
group of individuals that closely resemble each other and can reproduce to produce fertile offspring |
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habitats |
place where an organism lives has a particular set of conditions that supports a distinctive combination of organisms |
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population |
group of interbreeding individuals of the same species found in an area |
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community |
various populations in an area together |
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niche |
role that an organism has within its habitat |
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adaptations |
features which enable organisms to survive |
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physiological adaptations |
features of the internal workings of organisms which help them to survive or reproduce |
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anatomical adaptations |
structure we observe or dissect an organism |
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behavioural adaptations |
actions by an organism which help them to survive or reproduce |
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co-adaptation |
plants and insects can evolve and adapt together as they are dependent on eachother |
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natural selection |
first proposed by darwin and wallace organisms changeover time as they adapt to their changing environment |
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evolution |
changes in form of species over generations |
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gene pool |
all the alleles of all the gens present in the population |
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binomial system |
system to categorise the newly discovered species |
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genus |
first part of the name when categorising species shared by all closely related organisms |
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taxonomy |
defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups |
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What is the hierarchy of groups? |
kingdom phylum class order family genus species |
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kingdom animalia |
all animals are part of kingdom animalia |
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What are the five kingdoms? |
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protoctista & Prokaryotae |
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genetic diversity |
in all organisms that reproduce sexually have a unique combination of alleles |
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species richness |
counting the number of species present in a given habitat way to measure biodiversity |
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Biodiversity hotspot |
ecosystems containing the largest proportion of the |
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lignin |
polymer used to strengthen special cells in building structure |
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cellulose |
polysaccharide polymer of glucose made of beta glucose molecules |
