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Biodiversity And Calssification Flashcards

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What is biodiversity

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A large variety of living organisms or species

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What is classification

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A way of organizing biodiversity, by putting the organisms into groups because they share common characteristics

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What did Carl Linnaeus do

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He introduced the binomial system of naming organisms

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What sis the system of classification

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  1. Kingdom
  2. Phylum
  3. Class
  4. Order
  5. Family
  6. Genus
  7. Species
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What are the 5 kingdoms

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  1. Monera
  2. Protista
  3. Fungi
  4. Plantae
  5. Animalia
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Define saprophytic

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Feeding on dead organic matter

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What is an autotroph

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An organism that can photosynthesis

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What is a heterotroph

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Organisms that can’t photosynthesise

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What all kingdoms are multicellular

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  • Fungi
    -Plantae
    -Animalis
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What is a prokaryotes

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Something that does not contain a nucleus

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What is a eukaryote

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Something that contains a nucleus

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Define ecology

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The study of the interaction of the living and non living factors in the environment

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Define biodiversity

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Variety of living organisms in a defined area

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What is a habitat

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Ecological area where a living organism finds food,shelter and reproduces

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What is a ecological niche

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A specific role an organism has in an ecosystem

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What is an organism

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An individual animal or plants life form

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Define species

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A group of organisms with similar characters, that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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What is population

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Organisms of the same species which live in a particular area

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What is a community

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Two or more populations of different species occupying the same area

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What is an ecosystem

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A clearly defined place where all biotic and abiotic parts interact

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What is a biome

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A large community of plants and animals occupying a distinct region, defined by the climate and vegetation

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What is a biosphere

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The part of earth and atmosphere where living organisms are found

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