A1- Unity and Diversity of Molecules
A4- Unity and Diversity of Ecosystems
B4- Form and Function of Ecosystems
C4- Interaction and Interdependence of Ecosystems
D4- Continuity and Change of Ecosystems
100
The formation of hydrogen bonds between water and a different polar substance
What is ADHESION?
100
In this form of reproductive barrier, organisms do not mate due to different mating seasons
What is TEMPORAL ISOLATION/SEPARATION?
100
The role of a species in an ecosystem, including the biotic and abiotic interactions that influence its success
What is (Ecological) Niche?
100
Approximately what percent of energy is used in cellular respiration or lost as heat
What is 90%?
100
The initial source of all new alleles
What is MUTATION?
200
In order for life to be possible, the planet must be neither too close nor too far from a star. What zone is this colloquially called?
What is the GOLDILOCKS ZONE?
200
Selective Breeding gives rise the change via this process
What is ARTIFICIAL SELECTION?
200
This biome is characterised by high temperatures, very low precipitation and little seasonal variation
What is the DESERT?
200
Zooxanthellae and coral share this type of symbiotic relationship
What is MUTUALISM?
200
In the Hardy Weinberg equation, heterozygotes are represented by what letter/s?
CHOC BONUS
What is 2pq?
Name AT LEAST THREE conditions of Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
300
The movement up the thin tubes of xylem relies on both cohesion and adhesion and is called ______ action
What is CAPILLARY?
300
This gives a measure of the number of different species in a community
DAILY DOUBLE (to selecting team)
What is SPECIES RICHNESS?
What is the difference between species richness and species evenness?
300
This type of adaptation is due to biological changes at a cellular level causing an internal functional change
What is a CHEMICAL adaptation?
300
This method is the most effective way to estimate the population size of a motile group of organisms?
What is the CAPTURE-RECAPTURE method?
300
As drawn the image would be an example of which natural selection pattern?
What is DIRECTIONAL SELECTION?
400
These are hydrated rocks that release liquid water when they collide with Earth
CHOC BONUS QUESTION (Selecting Team only!)
What are ASTEROIDS?
What is the difference between asteroids and comets?
400
Body parts that carry out a similar function in each organism but are structurally different
CHOC BONUS
What are ANALOGOUS STRUCTURES?
CHOC BONUS: What evolutionary pattern are they evidence of?
400
In this form of nutrition whole pieces of food are swallowed and then internally chemically digested
What is HOLOZOIC nutrition?
400
What do you call position 1 on this population growth curve?
DAILY DOUBLE (to selecting team)
What is the EXPONENTIAL growth/phase?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Name the other two phases!
400
Any type of organisms that plays an important role in the biodiversity of their ecosystem
What is a KEYSTONE SPECIES?
500
These two bases contain both a hexagon and pentagon ring
What are ADENINE and GUANINE?
500
Botanic gardens, seed banks and zoo breeding programs are examples of this type of conservation effort
What are EX SITU conservation efforts?
500
According to this principle, two species with utilise the same limited resource cannot successfully coexist
What is the COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION principle?
500
When determining if two species share a mutualistic or competitive relationship, we use this statistical test (give the FULL NAME)
CHOC BONUS
What is the Chi Square Test of Independence?
CHOC BONUS:
State the null hypothesis you would use
500
Lichens are an example of this as they can survive on rock and contribute to it becoming soil
What are PIONEER SPECIES?
600
This is used by the Black Throated Loon to overcome the high thermal conductivity of water
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is an OIL GLAND?
DAILY DOUBLE: Seals use a different strategy to cope with this. What do they have?
600
These are referred to as _________ limbs
what are PENTADACTYL?
600
A technique used to measure the abundance of species in the area between two lines separated by a fixed distance
What is a BELT transect?
600
A process that transfers carbon from one pool to another
What is a CARBON FLUX?
600
This type of radiation is reflected back from the warmed Earth's surface
What is INFRARED radiation?
700
Refers to the amount of heat needed to change the temperature by 1 degrees Celsius
What is SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY?
700
In this process many similar but distinct species evolve relatively rapidly from a single species due to occupation of different niches
What is ADAPTIVE RADIATION?
700
Microorganisms that use oxygen when available but are also able to live in anoxic environments
DAILY DOUBLE-
What are FACULTATIVE ANAEROBES?
DAILY DOUBLE- what is the term for organisms that requires oxygen for cellular respiration?
700
The data of the carbon dioxide concentration at the Mauna Loa Observatory gathered since 1959 has been plotted to form the
What is the KEELING CURVE?
700
The amount of oxygen required by bacteria in water to perform decomposition
What is BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND?
800
This element was found in higher quantity in SUPERNATANT compared to the PELLET in Hershey and Chase's experiment
What is SULPHUR?
800
This results from the combining of gametes from two different diploid species followed by the complete duplication of the hybrid's genome
What is ALLOTETRAPLOIDY?
800
In order for calcium carbonate to form for corals, the pH needs to be above this range-
CHOC BONUS
What is 7.8?
Explain why high water temperatures are a threat to coral
800
The release of chemicals into the environment that impacts another organism (including but not limited to antibiotics)
What is allelopathy?
800
The study of the timing of periodic events in living organisms
DAILY DOUBLE:
What is PHENOLOGY?
DAILY DOUBLE: If abiotic changes disrupt the annual cycle of one species and cause it to fall out of sync with another species.