Basic Biology Genetic diversity describes the genetic differences seen among members of a population. What this means that that every individual on the planet is different from one another in some way. This is because we have either high genetic diversity‚ or a low genetic diversity‚ which is seen through the size of the gene pool from which we came. If we happen to live in a gene pool that has a high concentration of genetic diversity‚ then we are more like to have many different genetic combinations
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Bio 101- Introduction to Biological Sciences I. Brief History of Biology. List down the contribution(s) of the following philisophers/scientists to the science of Biology Pre-historic people: The earliest humans must have had and passed on knowledge about plants and animals to increase their chances of survival. This may have included knowledge of human and animal anatomy and aspects of animal behavior (such as migration patterns). However‚ the first major turning point in biological knowledge
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Biology Revision summer 2012 1-Characteristics of living organisms Nutrition- taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions ‚ containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair ‚ absorbing and assimilating them . Excretion- the removal from organisms of toxic material‚ the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess of requirement . Respiration- the chemical reactions that break down the Sensitivity- The ability to detect or sense changes in the
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Car ib b e an Se con d ar y Ed ucat ion Ce r t if icat e ® CSEC® BIOLOGY SYLLABUS a) Effective for examinations from May–June 2015 NCH 2.SYLLABUS CXC 20/G/SYLL 13 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or
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The article “Biology is Beauty” by Geoffrey Cowley touches on the aspects behind beauty. The article states that everyone shares a sense of what is attractive. Basically‚ Cowley is stating that people are attracted to what is on the outside‚ even if we do not know it. Even though points of attraction can vary over societies‚ beauty is an innate quality we all think of. The article touches on a few examples that the author feels explains. First‚ Cowley says that humans love symmetry; people prefer
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The function of a capsid‚ in virus biology‚ is to serve as a protective outer layer that protects the genetic material of the virus from the host’s defensive cells. The capsid is made up of proteins. The nucleic acid is what is contained within the capsid‚ which is a group of long‚ linear macromolecules‚ consisting of either DNA or RNA. There are two different cycles in which the virus uses a host cell to replicate and reproduce itself. These two cycles are known as the lytic cycle‚ and the lysogenic
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Before watching the film I did not think biology had anything to do with racism. I believe scientist tried to prove that race was biological in order to justify the actions against the non-white race. I had never really thought about where race had come from but was surprised‚ but not hard to believe‚ to hear in the film that race was created by humans to describe social and cultural differences. Knowing that race is not biological will not eliminate racisms today. Those that are racist today
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In biology and ecology‚ extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon)‚ normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species‚ although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species’ potential range may be very large‚ determining this moment is difficult‚ and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa‚ where a species
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GCSE Biology This blog will cover and explain the specification for Edexcel triple science course 2013 for biology. Hope it helps :) Monday‚ 20 May 2013 3.33 understand that the incidence of mutations can be increased by exposure to ionising radiation (for example gamma rays‚ X-rays and ultraviolet rays) and some chemical mutagens (for example chemicals in tobacco). There are things that make you more likely to have a mutated gene‚ these include: ionising radiation and chemical mutagens like
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aerobic respiration in plants and animals e.g. germinating seeds and mealworms Bio Experiment : Comparing Rate of respiration in mealworms at different temperatures? Mealworms are cold-blooded animals and are unable to maintain a constant core temperature‚ hence respiration would therefore change with temperature. As glucose is oxidised‚ oxygen is used up and carbon dioxide and heat energy is produced. Increment in temperature / production of CO2 or O2 consumption would hence be good indicators
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