B3: Life on Earth

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Definition of a species
A group of organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring .
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Growing single crops in large fields.
Definition of Monoculture
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Definition of an Adaptation
A feature of a living organism that allows it to survive in their environment.
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Phytoplankton to measure ocean temperature changes
Microscopic water plant that is used to measure climate change.
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Animals which need lots of oxygen that are used to measure climate change.
Mayfly nymphs to measure oxygen levels in water.
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Lichens to measure air pollution levels.
Plants sensitive to air pollution which are used to monitor climate change.
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The definition of Sustainability
Meeting the needs of today without jeopardising the needs of the future.
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Using the similarities and differences between living things to put them into groups.
The definition of Classification
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The definition of Biodegradeable
Can be broken down by microorganisms.
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-Changes in the climate that species cannot adapt to. -A new species competing with the existing ones in a habitat or causing diseases that can harm the existing species. -Another species in its food web becoming extinct.
Causes of the increasing extinction rates.
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Reasons that new species develop.
-Mutations - Isolation of a group within a species which are then forced to adapt in order to survive. - Natural selection (survival of the fittest). -Environmental changes can lead to natural selection.
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The process by which a species changes over time.
Definition of evolution.
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Are evidence for evolution.
Fossils, DNA.
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A place where an organism lives.
Definition of a habitat
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Definition of extinction.
When all members of a species die out.
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The difference between local and mass extinction.
Local: all the members of a species in an area die out. Mass: all the members of a species in the world die out.
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Combustion. Respiration. Photosynthesis. Decomposing
The 4 processes of the carbon cycle.
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The 4 processes of the Nitrogen cycle.
Nitrogen fixation. Denitrification. Excretion. Decay by bacteria and fungi.
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When a gene is being copied and mistakes are made.
The definition of Genetic variation.
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Reasons for biodiversity
Wild crops are used for developing new crops. Plant substances are used in creating medicines. It gives a species a greater chance for survival and allows for adaptation and the development of natural immunity to certain diseases.
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Darwin & Lamarck
The two scientists with different theories about change in species
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The definition of Natural Selection
When new species develop when their environment changes.
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-Used for life processes(MRS GREN).-Escapes to the surroundings as heat. -Is excreted as waste. - Cannot be eaten.
What 4 things happen to energy in a food chain that is not passed on.
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The process of changing the features of a species.
Selective breeding.
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Definition of Monoculture

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Microscopic water plant that is used to measure climate change.

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Mayfly nymphs to measure oxygen levels in water.

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