CLASSIFICTAION AND BIODIVERSITY

Question 1

2 MAJOR PLANT GROUPS

Answer 1

FLOWERING + NON-FLOWERING

Question 2

2 MAJOR ANIMAL GROUPS

Answer 2

VERTEBRATE + INVERTERBRATE

Question 3

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERTEBRATE AND INVERTEBRATE

Answer 3

VERTEBRATE HAS A BACKBONE AND INVERTEBRATE DOESN’T

Question 4

HOW ARE ORGANISMS NAMED

Answer 4

TBY GIVING THEM A SCINETIFC NAME

Question 5

WHY ARE SCIENTIFIC NAMES USED

Answer 5

NO CONFUSION

Question 6

7 KINGDOMS

Answer 6

KINGDOM
PHYLUM
CLASS
ORDER
FAMILY
GENUS
SPECIES

Question 7

1ST NAME REFERS TO…

Answer 7

GENUS

Question 8

2ND NAME REFERS TO…

Answer 8

SPECIES

Question 9

2 ADAVANTAGES OF USING SCIENFIC NAMES

Answer 9

IT IS SAME IN ALL LANAGUGES + SAME ALL OVER THE WOLRD

Question 10

WHAT ARE ADAPTIONS?

Answer 10

SPECIES THAT ARE BEST FITTED TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Question 11

WHY ARE ADAPTIONS IMPORTNAT (2)

Answer 11

PREVNTS FUTURE LOSSES + HELPS AND ORGANISM SURVIVE

Question 12

2 TYPES OF ADAPTIONS OG AN ORGANISM

Answer 12

BEHAVIOURAL+MORPHOLOGICAL

Question 13

3 MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTIONS FOR A FOX

Answer 13

EAR LENGTH, COAT COLOUR, BODY MASS

Question 14

ANIMAL POPULATION CAN BE AFFCTED BY…

Answer 14

COMPETE FOR FOOD + WATER
NUMBER OF PREDATORS
DISEASE
POLLUTUION

Question 15

PLANT POPULATION CAN BE AFFECTED BY…

Answer 15

COMPETE FOR LIGHT, WATER OR MINERALS
NUMBER OF HERBIVORES
DISEASE
POLLUTION

Question 16

2 TYPES OF COMPETIONS

Answer 16

INTERSPECIFIC
INTRASPECIFIC

Question 17

DEFINE INTERSPECIFIC

Answer 17

COMPETION BETWEEN DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF SOECIES

Question 18

DEFINE INTRASPECIFIC

Answer 18

COMPETITON BETWEEN THE SAME NUMBER OF SPECIES

Question 19

DEFINE BIODIVERISTY

Answer 19

NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SPECIES IN A PARTICULAR AREA

Question 20

3 THINGS IT CAN BE IMPORTNAT FOR

Answer 20

MEDICINES
HUMAN-WELLBEING
FOOD

Question 21

3 WAYS HABITATS GET DESTROYED

Answer 21

BUILDING
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY

Question 22

3 METHODS OF PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AND HOW

Answer 22

1. CITES - prevent trade in endangered species
2. SEED BANKS - Way of maintaining genetic biodiversity ( if plant or animal is extinct)
3. local biodiversity conservation schemes- local authorities who have an aim to protect and enhance biodiversity

Question 23

2 WAYS TO FOUND OUT HOW MANY OF EACH SPECIES LIVE IN AN ECOSYSTEM

Answer 23

COUNTING THEM, TAKE A SAMPLE (if it’s a large area)

Question 24

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS-
Scientists sampled a beach with an area of 850m. They found out the average number of cockles in a 1m was 3. what was the total number of cockles in the beach.

Answer 24

3 x 850 = 2550 cockles

Question 25

WHAT DO YOU USE TO FIND OUT THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS + PLANTS FOUND IN A ENVIRONMENT

Answer 25

TRANSECT

Question 26

TRANSECTS CAN SHOW

Answer 26

FREQUENCY + DISTRIBUTION

Question 27

23 WAYS IN WHICH TO IMRPOVE THE ACCURACY OF SAMPLING

Answer 27

MUST BE TYPICAL ON THE WHOLE AREA MUST NOT AFFECT THE RESULTS SAMPLE MUST BE BIG

Question 28

3 WAYS TO MEASURE THE ANIMAL POPULATION THAT MOVES AROUND

Answer 28

RELEASING THEM BACK INTO THE WILD USING MATHEMATICLA EQUATION MARKING THEM

Question 29

EXAMPLE QUESTION- 50 water beetles were caught and marked before being returned to their pond. The next day 35 water beetles were caught , 10 of which has been marked. About how many beetles were in the pond altogether

Answer 29

M=50 C=35 R=10 N= 50X35 DIVODED BY 10 = 175

Question 30

DEFINE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Answer 30

CHEMICALS USED TO CONTROL PESTS

Question 31

2 ADVANTAGES OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Answer 31

1. Specific to a particular pest 2. Pest does not develop resistance to the predator

Question 32

2 DISADVANTAGES OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Answer 32

1. There is a delay between the predator and reduction 2. Brings numbers down

Question 33

WHAT NEEDS TO BE CARRIED

Answer 33

RESEARCH , PEST ITSELF

Question 34

DEFINE ALIEN SPECIES

Answer 34

WHEN A ANIMAL OR PLANT IS INTRODUCED IN ACOUNTRY WHERE THEY DON'T ORIGINATE FROM

Question 35

HOW ARE ANIMALS AND PLANTS INTRODUCED

Answer 35

CAN BE INRODUCED ACCIDENTALLY

Question 36

HOW CAN THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS

Answer 36

1. MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE 2. MAY GROW FASTER

Question 37

ALIEN SPECIES CAN CAUSE

Answer 37

1.POPULATION MAY GROW OUT OF CONTROL 2. CARRY DISEASES