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  Biologists use the binmeegn3+s4k7 kg2e g m3omial naming system to name every organism on the planet. The binomial name for the platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Whimse 3mke7 k2g3egg4n+ch statement(s) below are true for the binomial naming system and the platypus?
I.
The genus for the platypus is Ornithorhynchus.
II.
The binomial naming system is based on an international agreement between scientists.
III.
The name, Ornithorhynchus anatinus is unique to platypus species.

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  The okapi looks like a small-sized giraffe and has stripes thai- zzn5uu0sv)x,9: fbvci 1:th e*muut resemble the zebra. It lives in the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Okapis eat the leaves and buds of trees they can reach. They also graze on grass and ferns and eat fruit. Okapis tend to be solitary an:mi)e*t9v,ufnz:u05v zb1ush -xi cuimals and the mother gives birth to one offspring which continues to be dependent on the mother’s milk for six months. When they are four to five years old, they are mature and can breed, but only with other okapis.

Which of the following statements is applicable to the okapi?
I. Okapi is a hybrid of a giraffe and a zebra
II. Okapi is an herbivore
III. Okapi is its own species

  The table shows factors that can ress xt o)t9 2pz udplt y-m,co :ts+;/)zoays16cult in speciation. Which word is matched to the correc2 o-:9 atpdyy s ttz )mxouzcp;ol)6c+t,s s/1t definition?

  The following table shows the diploid chromosome number of a range r dbc)ew3l5- cof species.


Which of these statements is correct?

The table below shows the genome size and diploid chromosome numberc 9q3d 5/t.xne/xrwu os of five different spec xd/.tn5r/ oeuc3xw9qies.


1.Evaluate the evidence from the table in relation to the statement that “organisms with a higher number of chromosomes do not always have more base pairs”.

2.Discuss the data as evidence for the notion that increased genome size means that the organism is more complex.

  Ammophila arenaria (Marram grass), pictured below, is plant species that is oft0s ,wt(pfgu jn. 4zy/sen found on sand dufy ,un (sgj0wpst/4z.nes.


1.1.Identify the genus to which Ammophila arenaria belongs.
   is the genus to which Marram grass belongs.

1.2.State the naming system used to name Ammophila arenaria.
The    is used to name organisms.

1.3.State the term used to describe the differences between organisms, which is used as the basis for the naming system in part (ii).
   refers to the differences between organisms, which is the basis for the binomial naming system.


1.4.Describe how the genome within a species could vary.

2.Compare and contrast the morphological and biological species concepts.

  What type of human cell does the followicq;t0nyql+ aokfj)1 2cwkz ij 79;l8gng karyogram represent?

  Which of the following is true for the Biological Specitudpbu: .aif1p*x6ve0y 6f 7t es Concept?

  Which of the following statement(s) is/are truekepg h,zqz01 , for the genome?
I. The genome is all the genetic information of an organism.
II. Genomes within a species are identical in size.
III. Genomes within a species vary in base sequence.

  This table shows the estimated number of genes in E. coli bacterh s z5bmlf:2.dia, fruit flies, mice, humans, f dszm 2:l.b5hand rice.

What can you conclude from the above information?

  Which of the following statement(s) is/ar51e3 s*gbw s*k 8t kzigd5icm9e true for genome sequencing?
I. The speed of genome sequencing due to technological developments is decreasing.
II. The cost of genome sequencing due to technological developments is decreasing.
III. Genome sequencing can be used for personalised medicine.

  Which of the following highlight(s)wu oht ov/.u1) difficulties in applying the biological spect .u)/ 1hoovuwies concept?
I. Budding in yeast
II. Runners in spider plants
III. Bacterial conjugation

  Which of the following would provide evidence for two individuavinjga(n ;c6* gk93ig ls belonging to different specigi* n9ci6k;(nvgg3a j es?
I. Differences in genome base sequence
II. Differences in genome size
III. Differences in chromosome number

  The images below represent haploid or diploid cells from different vij ea752rh+d individuals. Based on their cells, which pairs could produce fert hv 5i+r2eadj7ile offspring if they interbreed?

  Which of the following could be used to identify and clcd vsw:6o; (ui n*6lz)ug)pg efkub0)assify different species? p6) kb oggdc);60e:zuuf*)v wl(si nu
I. Dichotomous key
II. Karyograms
III. Binomial naming system

  Environmental DNA can be used to form which of thro6g.gd(oun7 .1ky(x j9 jwb ye following?

  The image below shows three different forms of Ensatina eschy7leut.t* * bpscholtzii species.

1.1.Construct a dichotomous key to identify the three forms of Ensatina eschscholtzii.

1.2.Identify the genus to which Ensatina eschscholtzii belongs.
They belong to the genus   .

1.3.All three forms of Ensatina eschscholtzii belong to the same species. State a property of their genome that they will share.
They will share the same number of   .

2.Explain why the biological species concept is more appropriate to identify the three forms of Ensatina eschscholtzii as the same species compared to the morphological species concept.

1.Compare and contrast the biol x e efoh+6p*n8i81c68e ejiivogical species concept and the morphological concept. e88n*6ec+oeh 1xife6vp 8ii j

2.Explain the difficulties with applying the biological species and morphological concept to all organisms.

3.Outline the shared and non-shared genomic traits within and between species.

1.Outline the binomial naming system b,av9mxee oze h2+-uq- w6 x.zand its importance.

2.Explain how a sample of cells taken from a foetus can be used to determine whether the foetus will be biologically male or biologically female at birth.

3.Outline the outcomes of the human genome project and their impacts on different fields of science.