Pollination
is the transfer of pollen from one flower to the stigma of another
Where does fertilization occur in a flowering plant
the ovary
How is the pollen able to travel from the style to the site of pollination
It travels down a tube through the style to the ovary
What are the main forms of pollination and how are flowers adapted differently to each type
Wind - pollen is light weight and the anther and stigma are on the outside of the flower, making it easy for it to be blown by the wind
Animals - the pollen is sticky and sweet, the flower is brightly coloured and has an attractive smell, so that things like bees transfer pollen from one plant to another
Germination
is the process by which seeds develop into young plants, it requires warmth, oxygen and water
What are the main forms of seed dispersal and how are flowers adapted differently to each type
Wind - light weight seeds
Animal - sticky seeds and stick to animal fur
What are the different variables involved in a scientific investigation
control variables, Independent variable, Dependant variable
Accurate
how close a measurement is to the true value
Precise
close to other measurements
Repeatable
the same person can repeat the experiment and get similar results
Reproducible
others can repeat the experiment and get similar results
Limitations
a limit to what we can find out during an experiment
Interdependence
the state of being dependant upon one another
Ecosystem
a community of living organisms in one area
What do the arrows in a food web represent
the arrow starts at the prey and point towards the predator
Producer
use energy from the sun for photosynthesis (plants)
Consumer
an animal that eats other living organisms
predator
an animal which hunts and eats other animals
Prey
the animals that predators feed on
Apex predator
predators that are at the top of the food chain and don’t have any predators of their own
Biodiversity
the variety of living organisms in an area or ecosystem
Why is biodiversity important
without a wide range of living organisms we wouldn’t have healthy ecosystems
Conservation
reducing the human impact on an area
Describe different projects being carried out to preserve biodiversity
recycling reduces food, clothes and electrical waste, another way people are trying to do this is planting trees in the rainforest to try and help with the issue of deforestation
Organic farming
when farmers don’t use harmful chemicals like pesticides, on their crops
Intensive farming
producing as much food as possible by using chemicals to help with growth
How does the type of farming affect biodiversity
When using chemicals it will affect the plants and animals in the surrounding area lowering biodiversity, not using chemicals won’t affect the area nearly as much
Pesticides
kill or repel animals and other plant life, so that the crops grow faster without interference
Herbicides
destroy or control weeds and other unwanted plants
Fertilizers
can be either natural or artificial, and help with the growth of plants
Bioaccumilation
is the build up of toxic chemicals through a food chain
Why does bioaccumulation affect animals further up the food chain
because as the toxins build up each animal ingests more than the organism before it because each animals consumes multiple of what it is eating so something like an apex predator will end up with a lot more toxins in its system than those further down the food chain
Give some examples of bioaccumulation and its impacts
DDT - mammals exposed to DDT can develop liver tumours, and in general is highly toxic to all living creatures
Mercury - is generally made more toxic when consumed making it the most danger to apex predators like people
Quadrat
a frame used for sampling it sections of a small area, making it easy to count organisms within
Why is sampling done randomly
so that it isn’t biased towards a certain area or group
How can quadrats be put in a random location
use random numbers to choose the location
How can the population of an organism in a habitat be estimated using quadrats/random sampling
by counting the population in the area used for sampling and then x by the area of the habitat, will give you an estimate of how much the population is