Definitions Flashcards
biological species
a group of organisms with similar morphology and physiology, which can breed to produce fertile offspring and are reproductively isolated from other organisms
population
all of the organisms of the same species present in the same place and at the same time that can interbreed with each other
domain
the highest taxonomic rank
eukarya, prokaryotes (archaea, bacteria)
kingdom
plantae, animalia etc.
phylum
chordata, angiosperm etc.
class
mammalia, dicotyledonae etc.
order
proboscidea, malvales etc.
family
elephantidae, malvaceae etc.
genus
Capital letter, italics
species
lowercase italics
taxonomic order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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protoctista
eukaryotic single-celled organisms (any eukaryote that is not a fungi, animal, or plant)
fungi
eukaryotes that do not photosynthesise, and have cell walls without cellulose
plantae
eukaryotes that are multicellular, photosynthesise, and have cell walls that contain cellulose
animalia
eukaryotes that are multicellular, heterotrophic, and have a nervous system
biodiversity
the variety of ecosystems and species in an area, the genetic diversity within species
endemic species
a species that is only found in a certain area
extinction causes
habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, resource competition
reasons for maintaining biodiversity
moral/ethical, ecological, medicine, aesthetic, agricultural, environmental services
ways to protect endangered species
national parks, zoos, breeding programmes, assisted reproduction, seed banks, botanic gardens
assisted reproduction
any technique that is involved in treating infertility, or protecting a female mammal from the health risks of pregnancy
artificial insemination (AI)
injection of male semen into the uterus, may follow hormone treatment, resulting embryos may be transferred to other females
embryo transfer
embryos are removed from the uterus and transferred to surrogates to bring to full term
in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
the fertilisation of an egg that occurs outside the body (eg in a Petri dish)