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What are the 5 kingdoms?

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Prokaryotae, protoctista, fungi, Animalia, plantae

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General features of prokaryote

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unicellular, no nucleus or membrane bound organelles

e.g. bacteria such as E.coli

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General features of protoctista

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mainly unicellular, nucleus and membrane organelles, some have chloroplasts
(e.g. Amoeba)

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General features of fungi

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uni/multicellular, nucleus and other membrane bound organelles, cell wall of chitin, saprophytic feeders

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General features of plantae

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multicellular, nucleus and other membrane bound organelles, contain chlorophyll, autotrophic feeders

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General features of Animalia

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multicellular, nucleus and other membrane bound organelles, heterotrophic feeders

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What are the 3 domains

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Eukarya (80s ribosomes)
Archaea (70s ribosomes)
Bacteria (70 ribosomes)

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What is prokaryotae split into in the six-kingdom system

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Archaebacteria (ancient bacteria that live in extreme environments)
Eubacteria (bacteria found in all environments)

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What evidence is there for evolution?

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Palaeontology, Comparative anatomy and comparative biochemistry.

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How is palaeontology evidence for evolution?

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Complex fossils found in recent rocks
Sequence in which organisms are found match their ecological links
Studying anatomy can show how closely related organisms are

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How is comparative anatomy evidence for evolution?

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Homologous structures (structures that appear superficially different but have the same underlying structure) provide evidence for divergent evolution (closely related species diversify to adapt to new habitats)

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How is comparative biochemistry evidence for evolution

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Similarities and differences in cytochrome c and ribosomal RNA

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What are genetic causes of variation?

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Genes have different alleles
Mutations
Meiosis (crossing over and independent assortment)
Sexual reproduction
Chance
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What are environmental causes of variation?

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Sunlight, food, shelter, scars

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What are environmental and genetic causes for variation?

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Height= parents may be tall but diet also affects growth

Skin colour=genetics and how much melatonin skin contains

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What are anatomical adaptations?

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physical features

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What are behavioural adaptations?

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the way an organism acts

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What are physiological adaptations?

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processes that take place inside an organism

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What do analogous structures provide evidence for?

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Convergent evolution (unrelated species begin to share similar traits)

Analogous structures=species have adapted to perform the same function but different genetic origin

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What is species richness?

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the number of different species living in a particular area

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What is species evenness?

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a comparison of the number of individuals of each species living in a community

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What is opportunistic sampling?

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Uses organisms that are conveniently available

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What is stratified sampling?

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populations divide into strata based on a particular characteristic (e.g..male and female)

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What is systematic sampling?

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different areas within a habitat are identified, which are sampled seperately.

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Why is sampling never entirely representative?
Sampling bias and chance
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Factors that increase genetic biodiversity
``` Mutations Gene flow (interbreeding between different populations) ```
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Factors that decrease genetic biodiversity
Selective breeding (artificial selection) Captive breeding Natural selection Genetic bottlenecks (a few individuals within a population survive event/change) The founder effect (where a small number of individuals geographically isolate themselves) Genetic drift (when a particular all disappears from a population)
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How can human interfere with biodiversity?
Deforestation, agriculture, climate change
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Aesthetic reasons for maintaining biodiversity
Presence of plants and animals, inspiration for writer and musicians, reduce stress
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Economic reasons for maintaining biodiversity
Soil erosion and desertification can reduce crop growth, species with potential economic importance may become extinct (medicinal and chemical uses) ecotourism,
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Ecological reasons for maintaining biodiversity
Disrupt food chains, when a keystone species is removed the habitat is drastically changed
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What is the IUCN?
Publishes the red list, detailing threatened animals
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What is CITES?
Regulates international trade
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What is the Rio Convention?
Maintains biodiversity
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What is the Countryside stewardship scheme?
Sustains the beauty and diversity of the landscape, improves biodiversity
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What is ring rot?
A bacterial disease in potatoes and tomatoes. No cure
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What is tobacco mosaic virus?
A virus that infects tobacco plants. No cure
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What is potato blight?
Caused by a fungus-like protoctista. The hyphae penetrate host cells. No cure
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What is black Sigatoka?
A diseased caused by fungi that affect bananas. Fungicide can control the spread but no cure
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What is TB?
A bacterial disease that destroys lung tissue and suppresses the immune system. Curable
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What is bacterial meningitis?
A bacterial infection of the brain. Curable
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What is HIV/AIDS?
Caused by a virus suppressing the immune system. Transmitted by bodily fluids
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What is influenza?
Viral infection of the ciliated epithelial cells in the gaseous exchange system.
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Physical plant defences
Callose deposited between cell walls and cell membrane, sieve plates in the phloem and in the plasmodesmata
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Chemical plant defences
``` Insect repellant (citronella) Insecticides (caffeine) Antibacterial compounds (phenols) Antifungal compounds (chitinases) Anti-oomyctes (glucanases) General toxins (cyanide) ```
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Non specific animal defences to keep pathogens out
Skin, mucous membranes, lysozyme in tears and urine Blood clotting -thromboplastin results in the formation of a blood clot -serotonin makes smooth muscle in blood vessels contact, reducing blood supply Inflammatory response -histamines raise the temp preventing pathogens reproducing and make blood vessels more leaky so blood plasma is forced out, tissue fluid causes swelling -cytokines attract phagocytes for phagocytosis
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Non specific animal defences to get rid of pathogens
Phagosome-phagolysosome-enzymes digest and destroy pathogen-MHC forms-MHC moves pathogen antigens to the surface membrane- forms APC Cytokines- cell signalling molecules, informing other phagocytes that the body is under attack Opsonins-tag pathogens so they can easily be recognised by phagocytes
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How do antibodies defend the body?
Act as agglutinins causing pathogens to clump together, easier for phagocytes to engulf Act as anti-toxin, binding to toxins produced by pathogens making them harmless
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What do T helper cells do?
produce interleukins stimulating B cells, which increase antibody production
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What do T killer cells do?
produce perforin which kill pathogens
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What do T memory cells do?
have an immunological memory
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What do T regulator cells do?
suppress the immune system, preventing an autoimmune response
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What do plasma cells do?
produce antibodies
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What do B effector cells do?
divide to form plasma cell clones
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What do B memory cells do?
have an immunological memory
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What is cell mediated immunity?
When cells change (cancer) Macrophages engulf and digest phagocytes forming an APC Complementary T helper cells produce interleukins which stimulate more B and T cells to divide
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What is humoral immunity?
When foreign pathogens are recognised - Activated T helper cells bind to B cell APC (clonal selection) - Interleukins are produced, activating B cells - Activated B cells divide producing clones of B memory and plasma cells (clonal expansion) - Plasma cells produce antibodies which bind to the antigens on the surface of the pathogen, disabling them or act as oppsinins/agglutinins (primary) - If the body is infected again B cells divide rapidly to form plasma cells, which destroy the pathogen (secondary)

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