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What is meant by a species?
Organisms that are able to breed and produce fertile offspring
Which keyword means ' random differences between living organisms'?
variation
Name the type of variation that can have any value within a range
Continuous variation
Name the type of variation that has a limited set of values
discontinuous variation
Which type of data are eye colour and blood type examples of?
Discontinuous
Which type of variation are height, weight and foot length examples of?
continuous data
Which type of variation causes differences between individuals of a species due to their surroundings?
Environmental
What type of variation is due to genetic information?
inherited
What type of variation is responsible for language and accent?
Environmental
Changes that occur so an organism is better suited to its environment are known as...
Adaptations
Camel song - "Adap, adaptations....changes in a body to suit a location"
List the four things animals compete for
Food
Water
Space
Mates
List the four things plants compete for?
Light
Water
Space
Nutrients/minerals
State some ways in which the camel is adapted to its environment
Large feet
Thick lips
Hump
Double eyelashes
Thick fur
State some ways in which the cactus is adapted to its environment
Spikes
Waxy layer on skin
Fleshy stem to store water
Wide roots to collect water from a large area
What are strands of DNA arranged in pairs?
chromosomes
How many chromosomes do humans have?
46 (arranged as 23 pairs)
Name the small sections of DNA that are contained within chromosomes
Genes
What shape is DNA?
Double helix
Where in cells are chromosomes stored?
Inside the nucleus
Arrange the following in order of
decreasing
size:
-chromosomes
-DNA
-genes
-nucleus
nucleus -> chromosomes -> genes -> DNA
Name the process when a sperm and egg join together
fertilisation
Name the process whereby changes occur to species over millions of years
evolution
What provides the evidence for evolution?
Fossils
What becomes of species that are no longer suited to their environment?
They become extinct
Name the process whereby species that fit their environment thrive and those that don't gradually die out.
natural selection
List four reasons why a species may become extinct
changes to environment
disease
new predators
destruction of habitat
What happens to biodiversity if a species becomes extinct?
It decreases
What keyword describes species where there is only a small population across the world?
Endangered
Which type of genebank stores things at very low temperature?
cryobanks
What is biodiversity?
The range of organisms living in an area
Name two organisms that have become extinct
dodo
sabre toothed tiger
woolly mammoth
Any dinosaur etc
Name three types of gene bank
seed, tissue, cryo, pollen
What is deoxyribonuclic acid better known as?
DNA
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Activate 2 -Adaptation and inheritance
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2025-03-16T16:35:05Z
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