Unit A 1.0-2.0

Question 1

What is Biological Diversity?

Answer 1

Difference/variety of living organisms on earth.

Question 2

All living things are…

Hint: 5 things

Answer 2

GRACED
Growth
Reproduce
Adaptations
Cells
Develope

Question 3

What is ecological diversity? Give examples.

Answer 3

Variety between ecosystems.

Ex. Different species, organisms, landscape, etc.

Question 4

What is species diversity? Give examples.

Answer 4

Variety between species.

Ex. Fur vs. Scales, size, colour, diet, etc.

Question 5

What is genetic diversity? Give examples.

Answer 5

Variety within a species.

Ex. Blood type, DNA and cell structure, etc.

Question 6

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 6

Biotic things interact with other biotic and abiotic things in a shared environment.

Question 7

Define biotic.

Answer 7

Alive or once-living.

Question 8

Define abiotic.

Answer 8

Non-living.

Question 9

What is an individual?

Answer 9

Its own organism; nothing “smaller”.

Question 10

What is a species?

Answer 10

A group of LIVING organisms that are all very similar and can successfully reproduce.

Question 11

What is a population?

Answer 11

A group of the same species that all live together and use the same resources.

Question 12

What is a community?

Answer 12

When multiple populations live in the same area and share an environment.

Question 13

What is the order of the big-small scale?

Answer 13

Individual —> species —> population —> community —> ecosystem.

Question 14

Where in the world has the most diversity?

Answer 14

The equator and surrounding areas.

Question 15

Where has the least diversity?

Answer 15

Farther from the equator.

Question 16

Why is there more diversity closer to the equator?

Answer 16

Because the sun’s rays are more concentrated there because its flatter.

Question 17

Who created the system for classifying organisms?

Answer 17

Carolus Linnaeus.

Question 18

Whats the name of the system for classifying organisms?

Answer 18

Binomial Nomenclature.

Question 19

What language is the classifying system based off of?

Answer 19

Latin.

Question 20

How many words does the classifying system use?

Answer 20

2.

Question 21

What are the 2 words for the classifying system?

Answer 21

Genus and species.

Question 22

Define genus.

Answer 22

• first word.
• what… kind, or type, of organism.
• CANIS Rufus

Question 23

Define species (classifying version).

Answer 23

• second word.
• what species the organism is.
• Canis RUFUS

Question 24

What’s interdependence?

Answer 24

The dependence of 2 or more species on each other.

Question 25

Name 2 things plants provide, and give an example for each.

Answer 25

1. Oxygen | Trees absorb the CO2 we excrete, and give us back oxygen that we use to breath.

Question 26

Give an example of a food chain.

Answer 26

Choose one. It’s just the energy transfer between things. Write it down if that helps.

Question 27

What’s symbiosis?

Answer 27

An association between members of different species.

Question 28

What are the 3 types of symbiosis?

Answer 28

Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism.

Question 29

What is commensalism? Give an example.

Answer 29

One benefits, other unaffected. +/0 Ex. Barnacles on a whale.

Question 30

What is mutualism? Give an example.

Answer 30

Both benefit. +/+ Ex. Bee and flower.

Question 31

What is parasitism? Give an example.

Answer 31

One benefits, the other is harmed. +/- Ex. Tapeworm and human.

Question 32

What 2 words does the word symbiosis come from? Give meanings.

Answer 32

``` Sym = together Bio = alive ```

Question 33

What is interspecies competition?

Answer 33

When different species compete for the same resource or niche.

Question 34

What is a niche?

Answer 34

How an organism interacts with its environment and what conditions are best suited to it. Ex. What it eats, what eats it, where it sleeps, etc.

Question 35

What is a human’s niche?

Answer 35

My house, my food, etc.

Question 36

What is resource partitioning?

Answer 36

When species change their niche slightly to incorporate other species to avoid competition.