biodiversity

Question 1

biodiversity defenition

Answer 1

the number of species and the number of individuals in each spiecies in a specific area

Question 2

why is there more biodiversity at the equator

Answer 2

higher levels of light intenstiy
more photosynthesis
more plants
more herbivores
more carnivores

Question 3

3 reaosns why biodiversity change overtime

Answer 3

• succession
• natural selection
• human influence

Question 4

potential negative impacts of reduce biodiversity (3)

Answer 4

• raw materials for industry
• chemicals for medicinal drugs
• charecteristics to breed into crops

Question 5

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Question 6

example of polymorphism

Answer 6

eye colours
blood groups

Question 7

what is the link between polymorphism and biodiversity

Answer 7

more alleles
more variation
more biodiversity

Question 8

what is locus

Answer 8

gene position on a chromosome

Question 9

what is the gene position on a chromosome

Answer 9

locus

Question 10

what does locus show

Answer 10

polymorphism

Question 11

when does locus show polymorphism

Answer 11

if the have 2 more alleles

Question 12

relationship between alleles and biodiversity

Answer 12

more alleles the gene has the greater biodiversity

Question 13

relevance of proportion of alleles and biodiversity

Answer 13

low relative biodiversity if the frequency of one allel is much greater than the frequency of other allels within the gene pool of a population

Question 14

how do you asses biodiversity

Answer 14

dna profiling

Question 15

what are single base differences called

Answer 15

SNP
single nucleotide polymorphism

Question 16

what does natural selection do with biodiversity

Answer 16

increases but can also reduce it (polar bear habitat loss)

Question 17

whats the name of regions of DNA variation which repeats often

Answer 17

hyper variable regions (HVR)

mutated / evolved more

Question 18

how many steps for natural selection

Answer 18

6

Question 19

6 steps of natural selection

Answer 19

1 - mutation
2- variation
3 - competitive advantage
4 - survival of the fittest
5 - reproduction
6 - pass advantageous alleles to offspring

Question 20

what are the 3 types of adaptions

Answer 20

anatomical traits
physiological traits
behavioural traits

Question 21

what is the significance of anatomical traits

Answer 21

changes to anatomy of the body

Question 22

examples of anatomical traits

Answer 22

streamlined bodies

Question 23

what is physiological traits

Answer 23

causes changes to occur to the ‘body’ of the organism

Question 24

example of physiological traits

Answer 24

reset body temp to be lower when hybernating happens every year so they can survive

Question 25

examples of behavioural traits

Answer 25

eg mating rituals

Question 26

more different ________ the more th4e viodiversity

Answer 26

single nucleotide polymorphisms hyper variable regions

Question 27

whats the name of the king philpi groups

Answer 27

taxonomic groups

Question 28

5 kingdoms

Answer 28

prokaryota Animalia Plantae Fungi Protista