Wa Y9 HT1 Flashcards
(82 cards)
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Scientific name for humans
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Homo sapiens
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Scientific name for a lion
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Panthera leo
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Scientific name for a tiger
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Panthera tigris
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Taxonomy level 1
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Kingdom
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Taxonomy level 2
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Phylum
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Taxonomy level 3
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Class
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Taxonomy level 4
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Order
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Taxonomy level 5
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Family
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Taxonomy level 6
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Genus
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Taxonomy level 7
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Species
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Fish are covered in
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Slimy scales & gills
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Fish use what for movement
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Fins
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Fish reproduction:
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Jelly-covered eggs
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Fish’s sense organs
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Eyes, some have echolocation & lateral line in body detects vibrations in water
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Other definitive to class fish facts
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Cold-blooded
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Amphibians are covered in
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Slimy skins
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Amphibians movement:
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Four limbs Webbed feet (swimming efficiency)
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Amphibian reproduction:
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Clusters of jelly-like eggs (spawn)(submerged in water)
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Amphibian’s sense organs:
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Eyes Mouth Legs Ears Nose
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Other ,definitive to class, amphibian facts
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Lots of eggs
Cold-blooded
Eartly-life in water
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Reptiles are covered in
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Dry scales
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Reptiles movement:
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4 limbs with the exception of snakes which have 0
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Reptile reproduction
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Eggs with a rubbery waterproof shell - laid on land
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Reptile’s sense organs
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Eyes Ears Mouth/tongues Noses Limbs
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Other definitive to class reptile facts
Cold blooded
| Lungs for breathing
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Birds are covered in
Feathers
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Birds movement:
2 legs
2 wings
Some have flippers
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Birds reproduction:
Eggs with hard shells
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Birds sense organs:
Eyes
Beak/mouth
Ears
Limbs
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Other, definitive to class, bird facts
Talons
| Hollow bones
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Mammals are covered in
Fur/hair
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Mammal’s movement:
Legs/ hooves
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Mammal reproduction:
Live birth
| Internal fertilisation
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Mammal’s sense organs:
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Eyes
Ears
Mouth/tongue
Nose
Limbs
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What does a platypus produce that no other mammal does?
Eggs
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What is the name given to a baby platypus ?
Puggle
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Why do male platypuses have a poisonous spike on their ankles?
To kill small animals in self-defence
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Echinoderms
Bodies divided into 5 parts
| Starfish
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Arthopods
Jointed legs
A hard covering
Bodies divided into sections
Spiders
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Molluscs
Crawl on a single fleshy pad
| Snails
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Roundworms
Long thin round worm-like bodies with no segments
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Cnidarians
Thin sack-like bodies with tentacles
| Jellyfish
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Sponges
Bodies made of loosely joined cells
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Flatworms
Flat worm-like bodies
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Living things:
M ovement
R espiration
S ensutivity
G rowth
R eproduction
E xcretion
N utrition
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2 plant groups
Monocotyledons
| Dicotyledons
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Monocotyledons:
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Smooth edges
Straight parallel veins
Veins harder to see
One cotyledon
Vascular bundles scattered throughout
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Dicotyledons:
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Jagged edges
Veins at angles- network
Veins easy to see
Two cotyledons
Ring of vascular bundles
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Cotyledon:
Seed leaf
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Desert conditions:
Hot and dry during the day
Cold at night
Sand infertile
Exposed
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Arctic conditions:
Cold and dry
High UV rays
Avalanches
Not an excess of food
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Rainforest
Torrential rain
Not too much sun
Humid
Floods
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Underwater
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Breathing
Less oxygen
Pollution
Dark
High pressure
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Camels adaptations:
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Long thick eyelashes and lids
Humps store fat
Fur blocks sun
Kidneys extract less water from blood to conserve it
Wide flat feet
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Polar bear adaptations
Black skin to absorb heat
Thick fur for heat
Blubber for heat
Flat paws
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Spider
Jumps 50x own body length
Eyesight
Clever
Fibres on feet to climb
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Octopus
Walks on land using suckers
Suckers = stealth
No bones so it fits in small gaps
Camo
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Ant lions
Cones- gravity pulls ants down
Venemous pincers
Use cones to create mini avalanches
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Ants
Long legs raise bodies off the ground 10• cooler
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Flying fish
Project over water for 100s of meters
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Larger SA to V ratio:
More heat loss
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Smaller SA to V ratio:
Less heat loss
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African elephants:
Larger ears for larger sa to v ration for more heat loss
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Penguins do what for heat
Huddle to increase volove but keep a lower surface area
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Cacti adaptations
Filled with water
Hollow so high SA to V ratio cools quicker
Water not lost in leaves
Spikes against predators
Thick waxy cuticle prevents hot and dry wind from blowing across the stomata
Roots deep and wide
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Flowers with bigger leaves found more frequently where?
In the shade as leaves reach for the sunlight
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High pollution biological indicators
Sludgeworm
| Red-tailed maggot
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Moderate pollution biological indicators
Waterlouse
| Bloodworm
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Slight pollution biological indicators
Freshwater shrimp
| Caddisfly larva
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No pollution biological indicators
Mayfly larva
| Stonefly larva
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Lichen flourish where?
Clean-aired places
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Arthopod with a long thin body divided into sections
| Two pairs of legs on each body section
Millipede
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Middle part of an animal’s body
Thorax
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Rear or bottom end of an animals body
Abdomen
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Type of arthopod with a long thin body
| One pair of legs on each body section
Centipede
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Front or top end of an animal’s body
Head
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Arthopod’s thick outer covering
Exoskeleton
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Arthopod with a chalky shell and 5-7 pairs of legs
Crustacean
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The differences between things
Variation
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The surroundings of an organism
Environment
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Any plant or animal formed by reproduction
Offspring
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Some animals have bodies divided into sections called
Segments
