Unit+1+Review+Guide

- What does the term biological diversity refer to? - Explain the difference between structural and behavioural adaptations with examples of each - What is the value of variation? - Explain what is included in an organisms niche - What is resource partitioning? - Explain the difference between the type of niche specialists and generalists have. What are the disadvantages and advantages of each? - Give an example of each type of symbiotic relationship (commensalism, mutualism, parasitism) - What is the difference between interspecific competition and intraspecific competition? - Briefly describe the different reproductive processes that can occur asexually (binary fission, asexual spore production, cuttings, budding) - Draw a picture of a flower and name it’s parts. Explain how reproduction occurs in the flowering plant. - Explain how reproduction occurs in animals. - Explain how conjugation of bacteria - Explain the difference between the kinds of inherited variation (discrete and continuous) - How can you tell if a trait is dominant or recessive? - What are mutations and what causes them? - What is a genetic code? - What does a strand of DNA look like? Draw a picture and label it (what pairs with what?) - What are the two types of human cells? Which undergo mitosis/meiosis? And how many chromosomes are representative of each - What is the difference between internal and external fertilization. What are advantages and disadvantages of both? - List the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction - What is biotechnology? - Identify the classification system used by biologists to identify organisms (KPCOFGS) - What is the naming system for organisms? (How are they named?) - What is artificial selection? What is another name for it? - Explain natural selection. Who came up with this theory? - What is trap of specialization? (What is it’s danger?) - What is speciation? - What is the difference between extirpation, extinction, and endangered species? - What human activities have had an impact on species populations? - How do zoos preserve biodiversity? - What is a bioindicator species?
 * Unit 1 Review Guide  **