Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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Define species?
A group of similar organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring
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What is phylogeny?
The evolutionary relationship between organisms
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3 features of prokaryotae?
Unicellular, no internal cell membranes and cell wall isn't made of cellulose
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What is a benefit of the binomial system?
It is recognised world wide and allows biologists to recognise that two species are closely related
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What are the five kingdoms?
Prokaryote, protoctista, fungi, plants and animals
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2 prokaryotes?
Bacteria and blue-green algae
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4 protoctista?
Algae, water moulds, slime moulds and protozoa
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4 features of protoctista
Mostry small eukaryotic organisms, membrane-bound organelles, nucleus (and nuclear membrane) and don't include plants, animals or fungi
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3 fungus?
Penicillium, yeast and mushroom
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7 features of fungi?
Eukaryotic, rigid cell wall made of chitin, no photosynthetic pigment, feeling is heterotrophic, all members are either saprophytic or parasitic, reproduction is by spores that lack flagella
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In fungi, the body consists of what?
A network of threads called hypae
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What does the network of threads called hypae form?
A mycelium
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3 features of plants?
Multicellular, carry out photosynthesis, eukaryotic cells
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What 3 things do plant cells all contain?
Cellulose cell walls, vacuoles containing cell sap and chloroplasts containing photosynthetic pigments
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5 features of animals?
Multicellular, heterotrophic, eukaryotes, cells lack cell wall, show nervous co-ordination
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Define adaptive radiation?
Emergence of a new species from a common ancestor introduced into an environment
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What is evolution?
The process by which new species are formed from prefix sting ones over long periods of time
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What is biodiversity?
The measure of the number of species on this planet
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What is extinction?
The loss of species
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What is taxonomy?
The branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life
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Define species?
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A group of similar organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring
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