Biology B1 Key Terms 5.0 / 5 based on 1 ratingTeacher recommended ? BiologyVariety of life and classificationVariation and reproductionEvolution, extinction and natural selectionAdaptations of organisms to their environmentGCSEEdexcel Created by: georgina22Created on: 30-10-13 16:00 Vertebrates Animals with a backbone- Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals 1 of 21 Oviparous Lay eggs 2 of 21 Poikilotherms Cold blooded-Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles 3 of 21 Homeotherms Warm blooded-Birds, Mammals 4 of 21 Kingdoms All living things belong to one of five groups called kingdoms. 5 of 21 Animalia Multicellular, no chlorophyll or cell wall, feed heterotrophically 6 of 21 Plantae Multicellular, obtain food autotrophically 7 of 21 Fungi Multicellular, no chlorophyll, feed saprophytically 8 of 21 Protoctista Unicellular, distinct nucleus 9 of 21 Prokaryotes Unicellular 10 of 21 Heterotrophically Find food from environment 11 of 21 Autotrophically Make food through photosynthesis 12 of 21 Saprophytically Feed on dead organic matter 13 of 21 Species Organisms capable of breeding together to produce fertile offspring 14 of 21 Hybrid The offspring of two different species- usually infertile 15 of 21 Binomial Two part name e.g homo sapiens 16 of 21 Variation Members of the same species have different characteristics 17 of 21 Continuous Can have inbetween values 18 of 21 Discontinuous Can only be in certain values or groups, no inbetweens 19 of 21 Ring Species A chain of related species that are closely connected geographically 20 of 21 Adaptations Characteristics of an organism that enable it to survive in its environment 21 of 21
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