Biology

• Q: What are the two groups that familiar living things fall into?

  A: Plants and animals.
• Q: What are the two main groups that categorise plants?

  A: Flowering and non-flowering.
• Q: What are the two main groups that categorise animals?

  A: Vertebrates and Invertebrates.
• Q: What is a vertebrate?


  A: An animal with a backbone.
• Q: Why do scientists classify living things into groups?

  A: Helps to identify organisms, helps to communicate with other scientists.
• Q: What are the two types of adaptations?

  A: Environmental adaptations, Morphological adaptations.
• Q: What is a morphological adaptation?

  A: Structural adaptations eg. fur color, height, organ size.
• Q: What is a behavioural adaptation?

  A: Adaptations in habits, eg. nocturnal, food preference; mostly applies to animals.
• Q: What type of organism needs light and why?

  A: Plants; they need it to make food for energy.
• Q: What are the two groups that familiar living things fall into?

  A: Plants and animals.
• Q: What type of organism needs food and why?

  A: Animals; they need it for energy.
• Q: What are the two main groups that categorise plants?

  A: Flowering and non-flowering.
• Q: What type of organism needs water and why?

  A: All living organisms; they need it for chemical reactions that take place in cells.
• Q: What are the two main groups that categorise animals?

  A: Vertebrates and Invertebrates.
• Q: What type of organism needs oxygen and why?

  A: All aerobically-respiring organisms; They need it to break down food to release energy.
• Q: What is a vertebrate?


  A: An animal with a backbone.
• Q: What type of organism needs carbon dioxide and why?

  A: Plants; they need it for photosynthesis.
• Q: Why do scientists classify living things into groups?

  A: Helps to identify organisms, helps to communicate with other scientists.
• Q: What type of organism needs minerals and why?

  A: All living organisms; they need it for particular chemical reactions that take place in cells.
• Q: What is compettion?

  A: The competition of various organisms for the resources they need to survive.
• Q: What are the two types of adaptations?

  A: Environmental adaptations, Morphological adaptations.
• Q: Between whom does competition occur?

  A: Members of the same species, members of different species with similar needs.
• Q: What is a morphological adaptation?

  A: Structural adaptations eg. fur color, height, organ size.
• Q: What is a behavioural adaptation?

  A: Adaptations in habits, eg. nocturnal, food preference; mostly applies to animals.
• Q: Give examples of factors which limit population size.

  A: Predation, Disease, Pollution, Competition.
• Q: What is biodiversity?


  A: The number of different species in a particular area.
• Q: What type of organism needs light and why?

  A: Plants; they need it to make food for energy.
• Q: Why is biodiversity good?

  A: Better for scienctific and leisure purposes, stabler food chain, More medicines to be discovered, Ancient breeds can strengthen disease-resistance of new ones.
• Q: What type of organism needs food and why?

  A: Animals; they need it for energy.
• Q: Where do arrows go on a food group?

  A: From the food to the eater.
• Q: What type of organism needs water and why?

  A: All living organisms; they need it for chemical reactions that take place in cells.
• Q: Why does biodiversity stabilise food chains?

  A: The more biodiversity there is in an area, the more options each species has if a food source is wiped out.
• Q: What type of organism needs oxygen and why?

  A: All aerobically-respiring organisms; They need it to break down food to release energy.
• Q: How can biodiversity be maintained?

  A: Breeding and release programs, conservation and re-creation of habitats, control of invasive species, controlling threatening factors, legislation against damaging habitats or killing species.
• Q: What type of organism needs carbon dioxide and why?

  A: Plants; they need it for photosynthesis.
• Q: What are problems with legislation to maintain biodiversity?

  A: Wildlife needs may conflict with human needs, it can be difficult to cover all situations fairly.
• Q: What type of organism needs minerals and why?

  A: All living organisms; they need it for particular chemical reactions that take place in cells.
• Q: What is compettion?

  A: The competition of various organisms for the resources they need to survive.
• Q: What is a sample?

  A: An area of environment used to estimate numbers of species in an larger habitat.
• Q: Between whom does competition occur?

  A: Members of the same species, members of different species with similar needs.