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What is the term for the variety of species, genes, and ecosystems?

  • Ecological Niche
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Biodiversity (correct)
  • Population

What is the term for the role and position of a species within its environment?

  • Community
  • Ecological Niche (correct)
  • Population
  • Habitat

What is the term for the molecule containing genetic information?

  • Gene
  • Chromosome
  • DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) (correct)
  • Trait

What is the term for the group of different species living in a specific area?

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What is the term for the thread-like structures containing genes?

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What is the term for the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next?

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What is the term for the physical expression of an organism's genotype?

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What is the term for the units of heredity that carry information from one generation to the next?

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What is the term for the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment?

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What is the term for the essential services provided by ecosystems?

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Study Notes

Ecology

Definition and Scope

  • Study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
  • Examines the relationships between living organisms and their physical environment

Levels of Organization

  • Ecosystem: community of living and non-living components interacting in a specific environment
  • Community: group of different species living in a specific area
  • Population: group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area
  • Organism: individual living thing
  • Ecosystem Services: essential services provided by ecosystems, e.g. air and water purification, soil formation, climate regulation

Ecological Concepts

  • Biodiversity: variety of species, genes, and ecosystems
  • Ecological Niche: the role and position of a species within its environment
  • Adaptation: characteristics that enable organisms to survive and reproduce in their environment
  • Energy Flow: transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next
  • Trophic Levels: levels of energy transfer in a food chain (producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, etc.)

Genetics

Definition and Scope

  • Study of heredity, genes, and genetic variation
  • Examines the transmission of traits from one generation to the next

Key Concepts

  • DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid): molecule containing genetic information
  • Genes: units of heredity that carry information from one generation to the next
  • Chromosomes: thread-like structures containing genes
  • Traits: characteristics of an organism, e.g. eye color, height
  • Genotype: genetic makeup of an organism
  • Phenotype: physical expression of an organism's genotype

Genetic Principles

  • Mendel's Laws: laws of inheritance, e.g. segregation, independent assortment
  • Dominance and Recessiveness: relationship between alleles (different forms of a gene)
  • Punnett Squares: diagrams used to predict offspring genotypes and phenotypes
  • Heritability: proportion of variation in a trait due to genetics

Ecology

Definition and Scope

  • Ecology examines the interactions between organisms and their environment, including living and non-living components.

Levels of Organization

  • An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living components interacting in a specific environment.
  • A community consists of different species living in a specific area.
  • A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.
  • An organism is an individual living thing.
  • Ecosystem services include essential services like air and water purification, soil formation, and climate regulation.

Ecological Concepts

  • Biodiversity refers to the variety of species, genes, and ecosystems.
  • An ecological niche is the role and position of a species within its environment.
  • Adaptation refers to characteristics that enable organisms to survive and reproduce in their environment.
  • Energy flow involves the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next in a food chain.
  • Trophic levels are the levels of energy transfer in a food chain, including producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and more.

Genetics

Definition and Scope

  • Genetics is the study of heredity, genes, and genetic variation, examining the transmission of traits from one generation to the next.

Key Concepts

  • DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) is a molecule containing genetic information.
  • Genes are units of heredity that carry information from one generation to the next.
  • Chromosomes are thread-like structures containing genes.
  • Traits are characteristics of an organism, such as eye color or height.
  • Genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism, while phenotype is the physical expression of an organism's genotype.

Genetic Principles

  • Mendel's Laws are the laws of inheritance, including segregation and independent assortment.
  • Dominance and recessiveness describe the relationship between alleles (different forms of a gene).
  • Punnett Squares are diagrams used to predict offspring genotypes and phenotypes.
  • Heritability is the proportion of variation in a trait due to genetics.

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