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Biological Diversity 🦠 Flashcards

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What is a variation?

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Genetic diversity is the main causer or a variation. Variation is the difference between species and or organisms!

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What is a niche organism?

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The role an organism plays in a community. This can be how it interacts with other species and how it could make changes on the environment. 🌍

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What is a dominant gene?

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Dominant refers to the relationship 👥 between two versions of a gene. 2️⃣

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What is a recessive gene? 🎭

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A recessive gene is a gene that can be masked 🎭 by a dominant gene.

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What are heritable traits?

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An offspring’s trait that resembles the parents’ 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦corresponding trait more than it resembles the same trait in a random individual in the population. 🙋‍♀️

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Examples of heritable traits are:

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Eye Colour 👁️, Tongue rolling 👅, height 🦒, disorders ect.

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What is the difference between an organism reproducing sexually rather than asexually?

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Asexual reproduction means that one parent makes a baby that looks exactly the same as them. Sexual reproduction means that two parents make a baby that looks different from both of them, like a mixture!

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What is cellular respiration?

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This is a Process by which cells convert glucose 🍭(sugar) into energy. ⚡️

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Why do cells need to perform cellular respiration?

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A chemical process in which oxygen 💨 is used to make energy from 🥖carbohydrates (sugars).

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce food in the form of glucose and oxygen.

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What is DNA?

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Contains all the genetic information and is found in the nucleus of cells.

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What is an ecosystem?

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Area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. 🫧

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What is mitosis?
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Mitosis is the process by which a cell separates its chromosomes into two identical sets of daughter nuclei.

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Is cell division the same as asexual reproduction?

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No, cell division and asexual reproduction are not exactly the same.

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What is the function of the respiratory system?

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The respiratory system is responsible for the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the body

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What are enzymes?

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Break down starches into simple sugars.

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What is the one flaw about asexual reproduction?

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If a virus comes and affects that specie, it could kill them all.

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What is a virus?

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virus is a small, infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a host cell.

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What is a gene?

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DNA in a way.

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What are cells? 🧱

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Cells are the basic building blocks of living organisms.

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Why do plants need bees?

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Plants need bees for pollination. Transfer pollen from one flower to another, allowing for fertilization and the production of seeds.

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Why do animals need plants?

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  1. Animals need plants for food.
  2. Additionally, many animals use plants for shelter and nesting materials.
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Why do humans need bacteria?

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Humans need certain types of bacteria for digestion and to maintain a healthy immune system.

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Why do certain plants have thorns or spines?

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Certain plants have thorns or spines as a defense mechanism against herbivores that might eat them.

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What is it called when two organisms benefit from each other?

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Mutualism

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Name a example of Mutualism:

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A clownish and a sea anomie.

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What is a eco friendly product?

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A product “good” for the environment!

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Why is animal testing bad?

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Animal testing does not give you a factual example of what might happen to a human. And it can hurt the animals and kill them.

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