Describe the flow of energy through living organisms, including light energy from the Sun and chemical energy in organisms, and its eventual transfer to the environment
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State that the Sun is the principal source of energy input to biological systems
State that the Sun is the principal source of energy input to biological systems
Outline the differences between natural and artificial selection
Outline the differences between natural and artificial selection
Describe the development of strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria as an example of natural selection
Describe the development of strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria as an example of natural selection
Describe adaptation as the process, resulting from natural selection, by which populations become more suited to their environment over many generations
Describe adaptation as the process, resulting from natural selection, by which populations become more suited to their environment over many generations
Outline how selective breeding by artificial selection is carried out over many generations to improve crop plants and domesticated animals and apply this to given contexts
Outline how selective breeding by artificial selection is carried out over many generations to improve crop plants and domesticated animals and apply this to given contexts
Describe selective breeding with reference to: (a) selection by humans of individuals with desirable features (b) crossing these individuals to produce the next generation (c) selection of offspring showing the desirable features
Describe selective breeding with reference to: (a) selection by humans of individuals with desirable features (b) crossing these individuals to produce the next generation (c) selection of offspring showing the desirable features
Describe natural selection with reference to: (a) genetic variation within populations (b) production of many offspring (c) struggle for survival, including competition for resources (d) a greater chance of reproduction by individuals that are better adapted to the environment than others (e) these individuals pass on their alleles to the next generation
Describe natural selection with reference to: (a) genetic variation within populations (b) production of many offspring (c) struggle for survival, including competition for resources (d) a greater chance of reproduction by individuals that are better adapted to the environment than others (e) these individuals pass on their alleles to the next generation
Explain the adaptive features of hydrophytes and xerophytes to their environments
Explain the adaptive features of hydrophytes and xerophytes to their environments
Interpret images or other information about a species to describe its adaptive features
Interpret images or other information about a species to describe its adaptive features