Describing Biodiversity
This formula is used to calculate Diversity in ecosystems
Simpsons Diversity Index
Approximately how much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
10%
Identify the complementary RNA strand
TAG
AUC
Who is the author of 'On the origin of Species'
Charles Darwin
What movie series has the characters Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago
Rocky
This species is characterized by having only a few offspring but investing high amounts of parental care
K- Selected Species
Define Keystone Species
A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionately large impact on the environment relative to its abundance
What process results in the production of four haploid cells?
Meiosis
What does stabilising selection select for?
Moderate traits in a population
Which 3 stars sung at the AFL grand final?
Snoop Dogg, Baker Boy and Jessica Mauboy
List the levels of the Linnean system of classification?
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
Define a k-selected species and give an example
Few offspring with high survival rates.
Humans
Exons
The pentadactyl limb is an example of what type of evolution?
Divergent
How many earths fit into the sun?
1 million
"Certain species are dependent upon one another and so may be classified or grouped together, as conservation strategies must take management of both of them into account"
Identify the species interaction being described.
Symbiosis
Explain how carrying capacity is limited by food availability
There may not be enough food for the whole population, causing some organisms to die off, therefore changing the carrying capacity of the population.
tRNA carry what to form polypeptide chains?
Amino Acids
A population of birds was observed to have individuals with very short and very long wings, with very few birds observed with medium sized wings
What type of selection is shown here?
Disruptive selection
What team does Taylor Swift's fiance play for?
Kansas City Chiefs
List the 3 types of Biodiversity?
Genetic, Species and Ecosystem
Give an example of primary succession
In primary succession, newly exposed or newly formed rock is colonized by living things for the first time.
Laval flow
Down syndrome is caused by Trisomy 21.
Explain the term Trisomy 21
Trisomy occurs when there are three copies of a chromosome instead of the normal two. 21 indicates that this copying error has occurred on the 21st chromosome
Speciation by means of geographic isolation is called?
Allopatric Isolation
What is the highest grossing movie of all time?
Avatar (2009)