biology - unit 3

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3.1.A food supply
What is the current approximate g...,
Why is food security becoming inc...,
What is the definition of food se...
25  cards
3.1.B photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis 1,
What happens when light strikes a...,
What is the absorbed light energy...
47  cards
3.2.A plant and animal breeding by manipulation of heredity
What is heredity 1,
How long have breeders been manip...,
What is the purpose of plant and ...
5  cards
3.2.B plant field trials
What is a plant field trial 1,
What is the main purpose of plant...,
What are cultivars 3
8  cards
3.2.C inbreeding
What is inbreeding 1,
Why is inbreeding used in selecti...,
Why does inbreeding depression oc...
14  cards
3.2.D cross breeding and F1 hybrids
How can new alleles be introduced...,
What is a cultivar 2,
What is the purpose of crossbreed...
11  cards
3.2.E genetic technology
How has genomic sequencing contri...,
What are examples of desirable ge...,
How can breeding programmes invol...
10  cards
3.3.A weed and crop plant competition
What is a weed 1,
What economic impact do weeds hav...,
List four ways weeds reduce crop ...
17  cards
3.3.B control of weeds, pests, and diseases
What are the three cultural metho...,
How does ploughing help control w...,
Why can crop seeds establish befo...
9  cards
3.3.C pesticides, advantages and problems
What does a herbicide do 1,
What does a fungicide do 2,
What are selective herbicides 3
25  cards
3.3.D biological control and integrated pest management
What is biological control 1,
What are the three types of contr...,
What is an example of a predator ...
10  cards
3.4 animal welfare
What is a key ethical concern abo...,
Why is intensive farming consider...,
What conditions does intensive fa...
27  cards
3.5 symbiosis
Symbiosis 1,
Number of symbiosis types 2,
Types of symbiosis 3
5  cards
3.5.A parasitic relationships and transmission
What is a parasite 1,
How are hosts affected by parasit...,
Why do parasites often have a lim...
20  cards
3.5.B mutualism
What is mutualism 1,
What is example 1 of mutualism 2,
Why do herbivores need mutualisti...
12  cards
3.6.A social groups
What behaviours are adapted for g...,
What is a social hierarchy 2,
How is social hierarchy determined 3
19  cards
3.6.B altruism and kin selection
What is altruistic behaviour 1,
When is altruistic behaviour comm...,
What are the two explanations for...
9  cards
3.6.C social insects
What types of insects show comple...,
What kind of cooperation occurs i...,
Which members of a social insect ...
13  cards
3.6.D primate behaviour
What are primates 1,
What type of reproduction do prim...,
Why is parental care important in...
18  cards
3.7 components of biodiversity
How many species do scientists es...,
How long could it take to catalog...,
Have most species on earth been i...
13  cards
3.8.A exploitation and recovery of populations
In biology what does it mean to e...,
What is overexploitation 1,
Can some species remain viable ev...
19  cards
3.8.B habitat loss and fragmentation
What has the clearing of habitats...,
What is habitat fragmentation 2,
What does habitat fragmentation r...
11  cards
3.8.C introduced, naturalised and invasive species
What are introduced species 1,
How can species be introduced int...,
How can species be introduced acc...
13  cards

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