Biodiversity
Something that never has and never will live.
Abiotic
Explain Variation and list the 4 types of variation
Differences between species and within species. The 4 types of variation are: structural, behavioural, genetic, and how they get their food.
List the 5 Kingdoms
Animal Kingdom
Plant Kingdom
Fungi Kingdom
Prokaryotea Kingdom
Protoctista Kingdom
Explain Symbiosis.
The relationships between living things.
Explain Habitat.
The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
Something that has, will, or is living.
Biotic
Explain Structural Variation
The differences in how the body of the organism is structured. Example: some trees' branches grow upwards some grow downwards.
The animal kingdom is broken down into further classifications, two of which are:
Vertebrates and Invertebrates
List the 5 types of symbiotic relationships.
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
Predation
Competition
Explain Niche.
the role of an organism within the ecosystem, including what it eats, what eats it, its habitat, and its behaviours.
Explain Biodiversity
All the different living things in a specific area.
Explain Behavioural Variation
Differences in behaviour between species and within species. Example: some people wear turbans as part of their belief system and others do not.
How does scientific naming of organisms work and why is it important?
Names are the Latin genus and species names combined. This is important so that everyone knows which organism is being discussed not matter the language they speak normally.
Explain Parasitism.
The parasite is benefited and the host is harmed in the relationship.
Explain Population.
The number of individuals of a specific species within a specific area.
How do we measure the biodiversity of an area?
We count the number of different species living in that area.
Explain Genetic Variation
Differences in the genes and DNA between and within species. Example: someone that has blue eyes has a different genetic variation than someone with brown eyes.
Name the levels of Classification from top to bottom.
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Explain Commensalism and Mutualism.
Commensalism: one organism is helped, one is neither helped nor harmed.
Mutualism: both organisms are helped.
List and explain the 3 types of dispersion.
Random - species a spread out randomly in the ecosystem.
Clumped - species are gathered in clumps throughout the ecosystem.
Uniform - species are evenly spaced throughout the entire ecosystem.
1. made of cells
2. responds to stimuli
3. adapts to survive
4. use energy to grow and develop
5. can reproduce
List and explain the variation that can be observed in how living things get their food.
Autotrophs - make their own food through processes like photosynthesis.
Heterotrophs - eat other organisms for food. Can be either carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.
Why is classification of living things important?
If we were to classify organisms into groups based on their ancestry, characteristics, evolutionary traits, etc., we would have a much easier time studying them in detail. It's like sorting out your school assignments. You might want similar subjects grouped together, and so you can find everything much faster.
Same goes for biology. When there are millions of species of organisms, grouping them together can help study them a lot faster and easier.
Identify the type of relationship and explain why it is that type of relationship:
Tick on a human
Bird's nest in a tree
Tick bird on a rhino
Snake eating a mouse
Lion and hyena both hunting a gazelle
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
Predation
Competition
Explain Immigration and Emigration and the effects they can have on an ecosystem's population.
Immigration - individuals of a species moving into an area. Population increases.
Emigration - individuals of a species moving out of an area. Population decreases.