A group of organisms that breed together and produce fertile offspring
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Variation
different characteristics within a species
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Characteristic
a feature in a species
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inherited variation
is caused by genes mutations and DNA passed from your parents
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inherited characteristics
eye colour, blood type
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environmental characteristics
language, religion, piercings, scars, hair length
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characteristics of both
height, skin colour, weight, hair colour
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Mendel discovered
you inherit traits from both your parents
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continuous variation
normally something you can measure. it’s a number in a range
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discontinuous variation
Is something you have or don’t have. Something you can do or not do. I doesn’t have a number range.
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continuous examples
height, weight, handspan
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discontinuous example
eye colour, rolling your tongue
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dependant variable
what you measure (y axis)
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independent variable
what you change (x axis)
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organisms competed for
water, light, space, food, mates, minerals
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adaptions
when competing with other animals the best competitors are stronger, smarter and better at spotting prey. Spotting prey might require good hearing or sight. These features are called adaptions.
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Hot climate adaptions
no reliance on sweat to cool down, Hunt during the night, thin layer of body fat under skin, camouflage isn’t white, survives on small amount of water, large thin ears, thin silky fur, large surface area to body mass ratio, not necessarily black eyes or nose
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cold climate adaptions
small surface area to body mass ratio, survive on normal amount of water, large layer of fat under skin, thick fur, hunt during the day, normal reliance on sweat, black eyes and nose, camouflaged white or grey, small ears
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the nucleus of the cell has
chromosomes
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genes are sections of
dna , genes code for proteins, proteins produce characteristics
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dna is made up of
bases
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chromosome
long strand of dna
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dna is a ……….. …….. shape
double helix
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rosalind franklin studied dna using
x-rays
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photo 51 was taken in
1952
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every cell has …… chromosomes
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what cells have 23 chromosomes
gametes
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rosalind franklin discovered
dna was a double helix shape
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evolution
the process by which living things can gradually change over time
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evolution takes ……………. of years
millions
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according to scientists all animals have a common ……………, which was a …………. …………
ancestor, simple organism
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3 types of evidence for evolution
fossil, dna, observational evidence
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mutation
a change in the DNA sequence of an organism. some of these cause variations that are advantageous to the animal
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natural selection
organisms with characteristics most suited to their environment can reproduce and pass on their genes are characteristics
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example of natural selection
peppered moths, giraffes, praying mantis
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extinction
is when all members of a species die, this normally happens when a species isn’t adapted to it’s environment
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causes of extinction
travelling, urbanisation, virus, climate change, loss of habitats, poaching, hunting, pollution, invasive species, predators, natural disasters
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interdependency
if one animal in the food chain becomes extinct it can make other animals in the chain at risk
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a gene bank
stores genetic material of plants and animals to preserve species, they are conservation efforts
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seed banks
\-18 degree freezers
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tissue banks
buds and other cells of plants stored
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cryobanks
seeds or embryos are stored at very low temperatures using liquid nitrogen
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there are 4 types of banks, seed banks, tissue banks, cryobanks, and
pollen banks
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selective breeding
a sped up artificial evolution where parents are chosen to replicate desired traits
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after 1 round of selective breeding
the best offspring from the parents are selected and bred together
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selective breeding takes
decades
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cloning
is making a genetically identical copy of an individual
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cloning happen naturally in
asexual reproduction
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plant can be cloned by
cutting them and planting then in growth hormones
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cloning diagram
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cloning and selective breeding similarities
ethical issues, requires human involvement, reduce in genetic variation, reproduction/new animal, enhances or replicates desired traits
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only cloning
is lab dependent, helps prevents extinction, modern technique, takes shorter amount of time, more reduction in genetic variation
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only selective breeding
doesn’t rely on labs, is an ancient technique, takes decades