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Topic 18: Biodiversity, classification, and conservation CIE A-Level Biology 2016-18 exams
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- 1Define the term 'species'A group of organisms with similar morphological and physiological characteristics which reproduce fertile offspring
- 2Define the term 'ecosystem'An interacting system of all living and non-living things in a defined area
- 3Define the term 'niche'The role of a species in an ecosystem
- 4Biodiversity includes...1) variation in ecosystems or habitats
2) number of different species
3) genetic variation that exists within the population of each species in a given area - 5Give the order of kingdom subdivisions- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species - 6Name the 4 kingdoms1) Kingdom Protoctista
2) Kingdom Fungi
3) Kingdom Plantae
4) Kingdom Animalia - 7Name the three-domain classifications1) Archea
2) Bacteria
3) Eukarya - 8Why are viruses not included in the three-domain classification? How are they classified instead?1) Have no characteristics of living things (except for reproduction)
2) By the type of nucleic acid they contain i.e. RNA or DNA and whether they are double or single-stranded
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