courtship behaviours, immunology class, order, family, genus and species. and genome sequencing provide evidence for evolutionary Each species is universally relationships. identified by a binomial consisting of the name of its and species, e.g., Homo sapiens. Recall of different taxonomic systems, such as the three domain or five kingdom systems, will not be required. Students should be able to appreciate that advances in immunology and genome sequencing help to clarify evolutionary relationships between organisms. 2 Biodiversity Explain what is meant by 3.4.6 Biodiversity within a MS3.1 PS1.2 PS3.2 12.2 Biodiversity community Student could complete MS 2.3 Assignment 1: Investigating the Use the index of diversity to Biodiversity can relate to a range Students could be given effect of hedges on crop yield. compare habitats of habitats, from a small local data from which to Students should recall what is habitat to the Earth. calculate an index of meant by Biodiversity and why it is Species richness is a measure of diversity and interpret the Discuss how farming impacts an important measure of a the number of different species in significance of the biodiversity and how to habitats fitness. Students should a community. calculated value of the minimise this be able to use the index of index. diversity to compare habitats. An index of diversity describes the Students should be able to discuss relationship between the number the impacts of farming on of species in a community and the biodiversity and how to balance number of individuals in each productivity and conservation. species. Calculation of an index of diversity (d) from the formula
courtship behaviours, immunology and genome sequencing provide evidence for evolutionary relationships. class, order, family, genus and species. Each species is universally identified by a binomial consisting of the name of its and species, e.g., Homo sapiens. Recall of different taxonomic systems, such as the three domain or five kingdom systems, will not be required. Students should be able to appreciate that advances in immunology and genome sequencing help to clarify evolutionary relationships between organisms. 2 Biodiversity Student could complete Assignment 1: Investigating the effect of hedges on crop yield. Students should recall what is meant by Biodiversity and why it is an important measure of a habitats fitness. Students should be able to use the index of diversity to compare habitats. Students should be able to discuss the impacts of farming on biodiversity and how to balance productivity and conservation. Explain what is meant by Biodiversity Use the index of diversity to compare habitats Discuss how farming impacts biodiversity and how to minimise this 3.4.6 Biodiversity within a community Biodiversity can relate to a range of habitats, from a small local habitat to the Earth. Species richness is a measure of the number of different species in a community. An index of diversity describes the relationship between the number of species in a community and the number of individuals in each species. Calculation of an index of diversity (d) from the formula MS3.1 PS1.2 PS3.2 MS 2.3 Students could be given data from which to calculate an index of diversity and interpret the significance of the calculated value of the index. 12.2
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