Used to make cellulose which is in the plant wall.
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Is starch soluble or insoluble?
Insoluble.
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What is 'Competition'?
The struggle for resources and survival of the strongest.
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Name four things animals compete for?
Mates, Territory, Food and Water.
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Name four things plants compete for?
Sunlight, Water, Nutrients and Space.
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Define 'Interspecific'?
Animals competing amongst species for food, water and land.
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Define 'Intraspecific'?
Animals competing with their own specie for mates and sometimes 'Alpha Male' status.
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What is a specialist?
An animal that can only live in specific climates such as polar bears and camels.
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What is a generalist?
An animal that can live in a wide variety of places such as a human.
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What is symbiosis?
When two organisms of different species live together in a close relationship.
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What are the two types of symbiosis?
Mutualism (where both species benefit) and Parasitism (where only one specie benefits).
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What are the five kingdoms?
Plant, Animal, Fungi, Monera, Protists.
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What is natural selection?
Survival of the fittest which means that their offspring will have their traits and pass them on so that the specie slowly becomes more and more efficient.
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What is selective breeding?
Selective breeding is the process of breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits.
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What is Darwin's theory of evolution?
That all the different species have evolved from simple life forms.
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What is Lamarck's theory?
That if a characteristic is used lots, it will become stronger, but if it is not used it will slowly be removed from the specie.
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Front
What is a community?
Back
The total number of individuals of all the different populations of plants & animals that live in habitat together at the same time.
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