GCSE Biology - Homeostasis and Classification Flashcards

What is CLASSIFICATION?

What are the five kingdoms?

How are organisms further classified within the five kingdoms?

According to which three characteristics are vertebrates further grouped?

List the main characteristics of Plantae and give examples.

List the main characteristics of Animalia and give examples.

List the main characteristics of Prokaryotes and give examples.

List the main characteristics of Protoctists and give examples.

List the main characteristics of Fungi and give examples

What is homeostasis? Give examples of some conditions that must be controlled.

What are hormones?

Give examples of geographical, reproductive and ecological barriers that could result in speciation.

What is a superbug?

What is speciation?

What is survival of the fittest?

What are discontinuous and continuous variation? Give examples of each.

What is natural selection?

What are mutations?

List the main characteristics of each sub-category of Animalia.

What is a species?

What characteristic is common to all organisms in phylum chordata?

What happens if there is too much water present in the blood?

What happens if the blood water level is too low?

Which glands produce these hormones?
Growth hormone
Adrenaline
Testosterone
Thyroxine
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Which glands produce these hormones?
Insulin
Glucagon
Oestrogen
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Lutenising hormone (LH)

What are endocrine glands?

What are osmosis and osmoregulation?
How can water content be controlled?