Species
A species is a group of organism with similar
morphology, physiology and behaviour that can interbreed with each other to produce fertile offspring
DNA Analysis
DNA analysis are increasingly important in identifying species. E.g. the British and Northern brown Argus butterfly was thought to be a different species although analysis of the mitochondrion shows that they are the same species.
DNA bar codes are being developed to identify species without the need to look at their phenotypes, these work a bit like DNA fingerprints.
Adaptations
Behavioural adaptations-any actions that will help
an organism to survive. Physiological adaptations-any internal workings of an organism that will help them to survive Anatomical adaptations-structures of an organism what will aid it to survive.
by Charles Darwin, by which organisms change over time as they adapt to their changing environments.
Evolution
Evolution is more precisely known as the change in allele frequency in a population over time. This occurs in the following process: A population has some naturally genetic variation (mutation).
Being adaptable
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strength of the selection pressure The size of the gene pool The reproductive rate
wealth of different species. All organisms are given a scientific name to avoid confusion. This is known as the Binomial system The first part of the name is genus and the second is the species it belongs to.
Placing organisms into organisms are based on shared features known as classification or taxonomy.
This system is known as: Kingdom Phylum Class Order family Genus Species
New Classification