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  Biologists use the binomial namin tg(u)/zla*h smfflzt3, ko7-g system to name every organism on the planet. The binomial name for the platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Which statement(s) below are true for the binomial naming system and the platyp (tg/u,7 a-mlzfot*hz3kfls) us?
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.

  Which statement is false iwmulk v+g,8 *about the genome?

  The okapi looks like a small-sized giraffe and has stripes that r;yiq55d gakby4c /e3sk akq,r:,* txgesemble 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 animals and the mother gives birth to one offspring which continues to a3,s;5g yeg:k bqx4y5/iqkdkr *, act 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 result in speciation. Whichl a(za(5 *mqdi word is matched to the correl za*i5(daq(mct definition?

  The following table shows the diploid chromosome number of a range of spe.ps6+ xe bnar;cy5doq6*lm* scies.


Which of these statements is correct?

The table below shows the genome size and diploid chromosome numbers of five di(tw+mbzdlaq l kyh v*31lg/u j71( c)ufferent spjt1+zh)ldcwv 1 l g/q u(ylu*ma3k7(becies.


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 th ih3b6iv-m ;p+ i-ij7/fkbkc kat is often found onkv /;cibi-6fbj 7i-h3 m+ikpk sand dunes.


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 hkv//k+-fp z mfollowing karyogram represent?

  Which of the following is true for the Biologicalig*bete)*8 n gbjo-5j Species Concept?

  Which of the following statement(sdsrbl rukx+1mb h8,:() is/are true 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 es(rc.x 98 oy9 4bkc otizs(/iqgtimated number of genes in E. coli bacteria, fruit flies, miceoirics g98qk x/t(oc4 y(9b.z, humans, and rice.

What can you conclude from the above information?

  Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for genome sequeoi r68t5unem t j nwveq+/e(;5ncing?
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) difficulties in applying the 46rl73j ah1ut-7vgs(ypqp3obb4 mmv biological species rb3maq 71t4y ph3mbs4vo-7ul6(gpvj concept?
I. Budding in yeast
II. Runners in spider plants
III. Bacterial conjugation

  Which of the following would provide evi(a;qne.bac+ahy 6 z m:dence for two individuals belonging to different specie;:6hqa(ebc+ay n.m z as?
I. Differences in genome base sequence
II. Differences in genome size
III. Differences in chromosome number

  The images below represent haploid or diploid cellt2a + rhbvs9t.s from different individuals. Based on their cells, which pairs could produce 9vhst+ar. tb 2fertile offspring if they interbreed?

  Which of the following could be used to iden;n1( rivsdu/ rtify and classify different species? rd(un1ir/;sv
I. Dichotomous key
II. Karyograms
III. Binomial naming system

  Environmental DNA can be used to form which of the fodar8u k ez*s.:llowing?

  The image below shows three different forms of Ensatiuue /r0abo i+nduma0en6/ r( )na eschscholtzii 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 biolo3 jd z)3p(zyzjupb*ud8 vd r8;gical species concept and the morphological conceptzrzdzp ) *pd jd8u(3u jvb8y3;.

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 and itttr5h1m34(2dy rc f bys 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.