REvision` Flashcards
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Where is a Polar Bears enviroment?
Cold
Snowy
Icy
What do animals compete for?
Mates
Food
Territory
Water
What do plants compete for?
Minerals
Water
Light
Space
Give me an example of a predator and a prey
Lion and Gazelle
Fox and a rabbit
Hawk and Mouse
Shark and Fish
Another word for predator
Hunter
If the gazelle population increases
What happens to the Lions population?
It increase as well because it has more food to eat which means that it can survive for longer
If the gazelles population decrease
What happens to the Lions Population?
It decrease as well because it has no more food to eat which means that it can survive for less
What are prey adaptations?
Small
Eye’s at both side
Something to protect
Camouflage
Why do trees change in the season?
Trees change in the season because of photo synthesis. In the winter there is no need for leafs as they do not have enough sunlight.
How do animals adapt in the winter?
Animals adapt in the winter from hibernation, migration,grow thicker fur,camouflage and storing food to help them survive through the winter.
How do trees conserve energy?
The leaves fall of to conserve energy
What does inherited mean?
Inherited means passing traits from parents to their child through genes. These traits, like eye color, hair type, and height, come from DNA and cannot be changed.
What is variation?
The difference between individual organisms and species
What is Inherited and what is Enviromental or both?
Natural Hair
Hair style
Welsh accent
Freckles
Weight
Natural Hair - Inherited
Hair style - Enviromental
Welsh accent - Enviromental
Freckles - Both
Weight - Both
What is interspecific variation?
Interspecific variation is the differences between different species. For example, cats 🐱 and dogs 🐶 have different fur, sizes, and sounds because they are different species.
what is intraspecific variation
Intraspecific variation is the differences within the same species. For example, humans 👩👦 have different hair colors, heights, and eye colors, even though they are all the same species.
What type of graph would you plot for number of students against eye colour?
Bar chart
What is discontinuous?
Specific groups or values
What is continuous?
Can varey in different groups
Discontinuous or Continuous?
Height
Blood group
Eye colour
Mass
Sex/ gender
Hair Colour
Height - Continuous
Blood group - Discontinuous
Eye colour - Discontinuous
Mass - Continuous
Sex/ gender - Discontinuous
Hair Colour - Continuous
Characteristics that are inherited are usually . . .
Discontinuous
How many chromosomes does a human have?
46 chromosomes or 23 pairs
What do DNA give you?
Gives you characterisitcs
What are genes?
Genes are a small section of DNA that contains a specific bit of information