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What does biology mean?

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The study of life

Derived from Greek: bios meaning life, logos meaning to study

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Why study biology? (4)

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Biotechnological advances

Medical advances

Addressing needs of a growing population

Challenges of decreasing rate of biodiversity

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What does biology do? (3)

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Studies characteristics and behaviors of organisms

Studies the origin and evolution of organisms

Studies the interactions of organisms and their environment

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What are the traits of living things?

ORDERHEG

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Order
Reaction to stimuli
Development
Energy utilization
Reproduction
Homeostasis
Evolutionary adaptation
Growth
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What are the levels of organization?

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Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organism
Groups of cells
Cells
Molecules
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Define biodiversity

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The variety of different organisms in an ecosystem, the number of individuals within each species and the variety of habitats within the ecosystem

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Define species

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All organisms capable of breeding freely among each other under natural conditions

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Define hybridization

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The cross breeding between two different species

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How are organisms defined?

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Defined by their species however those who reproduce asexually aren’t considered part of species therefor are defined by morphology

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Define morphology

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The study of physical appearance and characteristics of an organism

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Define evolutionary change

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A change that occurs in a species over a long period of time

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Define genetic diversity

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The genetic variability of each individual within the same species

Determined by the biological parents and the genetic info they pass down

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Define heterotroph

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An organism that consumes other living and dead organisms to gain nutrients

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Define autotroph

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An organism that can produce its own nutrients using natural resources

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Define species diversity

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Measure of diversity within ecosystems, taking into account the variety of species present and the number of individuals within each species

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Define structural diversity

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The variety of physical shapes and sizes in an ecosystem

Aka the variety of different habitats within an ecosystem

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What is happening to the diversity of life?

What would this mean for humans?

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Diversity is decreasing, species are going extinct (3 per hour as of 2017)

Loss of food supply
Loss of natural medicines
Cause disruptions in the biogeochemical cycle
Economic impact on tourism and forestry industries

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18
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What are the three components of biodiversity?

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Species diversity (variety of different species within an ecosystem)

Genetic diversity (differences between living organisms within a species; genes create a unique offspring which gives the species the ability to adapt to a changing environment)

Ecosystem diversity (variety of different habitats in a particular area; the more organisms that can live there, the more diverse the ecosystem, the more stable the ecosystem)

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Name things that could kill off a species (6)

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Climate (natural disasters)
Human activity
Disease
Territorial behavior
Limited resources
Invasive species
20
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Why care about biodiversity?

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Intrinsic value and utilitarian value

21
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What do we get from biodiversity? (7)

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Food, oxygen, clean water, medicine, ideas, aesthetics, resistance to environmental stresses and diseases

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What are some threats to biodiversity? (5)

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Habitat destruction
Pollution
Global climate change
Species introduction
Exploitation
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Define biological classification

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The systematic grouping of organisms into biological categories based on physical and evolutionary relationships

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Why do we classify organisms?

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  • to represent similarities and proposed relationships
  • biologists can be certain they’re discussing the same organism
  • common names don’t say how they’re related or classified
  • common names could be misleading
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Define taxonomy
The science of identifying and classifying all organisms (living and fossilized)
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How did they classify organisms in the past?
A hierarchy that was flawed due to its unchanging policy and the fact that animals were always above plants
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Explain the Linnaean system
Species were grouped into taxonomic ranks (taxons) which included 7 major levels (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species) Similar species grouped into genera, similar genera into families, similar families into orders, orders into classes, classes into phyla, and phyla into kingdoms
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What is a dichotomous key?
A series of branching, two-part contrasting statements used to identify organisms An easy method to identify them but not perfect
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Describe the problem with using this system (using physical characteristics and similarity to group organisms) in modern taxonomy
Using similarity as the basis for grouping has challenges as some features are difficult to observe (inner characteristics)
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What is binomial nomenclature
A two-word naming system for species whereby species are assigned a genus name followed by a species name which form the official universally accepted name (ex Rosa canina)
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Define evolution
The scientific theory that describes changes in species over time and their shared ancestry Theory states all living things are descended from a common ancestor; some species more closely related than others
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Define phylogeny
The study of the evolutionary relatedness between and among species
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define evolutionary classification
Grouping organisms together based on their evolutionary history, shown through phylogenic trees Not just looking at physical characteristics
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Define phylogenetic tree
A diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships between different species or groups Groups of organisms in a tree are descendants of one or more common ancestors Species grouped into clades
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Define clade
A taxonomic group that includes a single common ancestor and all its descendants Can be small or large
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What is the one challenge of evolutionary classification and phylogenetic trees?
Uncovering relations going back millions of years requires detailed analysis of fossil and genetic evidence
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What does modern taxonomy use to identify species?
DNA DNA barcoding: uses DNA tech to create a DNA profile of every species in the form of a barcode Eventually researches will have a handheld device to immediately identify species with a small DNA sample
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What are the five phylogenetic Kingdoms?
Monera (Eubacteria and Archaeabacteria) Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
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Define cladogram
Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms Based on characteristics only observable in existing species
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What are phylogenies determined on?
Embryological development (similarities in embryos) Homologous structures (similar body structure) Genetic similarities (similar DNA and RNA)
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What are molecular clocks?
A tool used to calculate the timing of evolutionary events in an epoch scale Relies on mutations to mark time Measures the number of mutation which accumulate over time in different species (can determine when two species diverged)
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What are domains?
Most inclusive taxonomic category (larger than a kingdom) Eukarya, Bacteria, Achaea
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Compare prokaryotes and eukaryotes Size, cell, organelles, oxygen, wall
P: small; rigid cell wall; single-celled; no membrane bound organelles; may not need O2; cell walls often contain peptidoglycan E: larger; flexible cell wall; multi-cellular; membrane-bound organelles; usually need O2; cell walls when present are simple
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Describe each kingdom (4 each)
Eubacteria: prokaryote; cell wall w/ peptidoglycan; unicellular; auto or hetero Archaeabacteria: prokaryote; no peptidoglycan; unicellular; auto or hetero Protista: eukaryote; some have cell walls w/ cellulose other w/ chloroplasts; most unicellular; auto or hetero Fungi: eukaryote; cell wall w/ chitin; most multicellular; hetero Plantae: eukaryote; cell walls of cellulose + chloroplasts; multicellular; auto Animalia: eukaryote; no cell walls or chloroplasts; multicellular; hetero

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