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Unit 2 Biology Revision Game
• Person who rolls the highest number on dice starts• First player rolls the dice and moves forward the
indicated number of spaces• If the player lands on a white square, play moves to
the next player.• If the player lands on a green square, they must
answer a question. If they answer correctly they roll the dice and move again. If they answer incorrectly play moves to the next player.
• If the player lands on a red square, they pick up a red card and follow the instructions on that card, play then moves to the next player.
• The first player to land exactly on the finish square is the winner.
Unit 2 Biology Revision Game
• Person who rolls the highest number on the dice starts• First player rolls the dice and moves forward the
indicated number of spaces• If the player lands on a white square play moves to the
next player.• If the player lands on a green square, they must
answer a question. If they answer correctly they roll the dice and move again. If they answer incorrectly play moves to the next player.
• If the player lands on a red square they pick up a red card and follow the instructions on that card, play then moves to the next player.
• The first player to land exactly on the finish square is the winner.
Q Define the term abiotic.A The non living components
of an ecosystem.
Q Define structural adaptation.A A physical feature that enables the
organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
Q Define behavioural adaptation.A any action or pattern of actions
displayed by an organism to help it survive and reproduce in its
environment.
Q Give an example of a resource.A Food, water, mates, shelter.
Q What is a resource?A Any factor required by an organism to
survive and reproduce.
Q Define the term biotic.A The living components of an
ecosystem.
Q Describe a behavioural adaptation of the animal , state how it assists the
animal.
Q Outline the stimulus response model for sweating.
A increase in internal temp-> thermoreceptor in hypothalamus-> interneurons-> spinal cord-> motor
neurons -> sweat glands -> reduction in core temp.
Q what is the function of the myelin sheath?
A to speed up impulse and ensure correct pathway
Describe a structural adaptation of the animal. State how it
helps the animal survive.
Q Describe a behavioural adaptation of the animal , state how it assists the animal.
Q What might restrict the availability of resources?
A Over population, environmental factors.
Q Define physiological adaptation.A The internal functioning of an
organisms that allows it to survive and reproduce
Q What is homeostasis?A The maintenance of internal conditions
such as temperature, glucose and oxygen levels and water balance within
tolerance limits
Q What are the three types of neuron?A sensory, motor, interneurons
Q Describe a physiological adaptation of a rose.A regulation of water lossphotosynthesis
Q Describe a structural
adaptation of the animal. State how it helps the animal survive.
Q Define an adaptation.A Structural, physiological or
behavioural feature that enables the organism to survive and reproduce.
Q What are two physiological responses to an increase in internal
body temperature?A sweating, vasodilation, reduced
metabolic rate.
Q What is the function of a dendrite?A To receive the impulse from another
neuron or possible a receptor.
Q Outline the pathway an impulse would take from the stimulus to the
response.A Stimulus -> receptor-> sensory nerve -
> spinal cord -> brain -> spinal cord -> motor neurons -> effector -> response
Q Describe a structural adaptation of the rose. State how it assists the rose to survive.A flowers, stomata, etc
Q What is a nerve cell called?A neuron
Q What is a neurotransmitter?A a chemical released form one neuron to activate the next neuron or effector
Q What are 2 physiological responses to a decrease in internal
body temperature A vasoconstriction, shivering,
goosebumps
Q Where are the receptors for water regulation found?
A Hypothalamus
Q What is an ectotherm? A organisms that depend on absorbing heat form the external environment to
maintain body temperature.
Q What is a receptor? A a cell or organ that detect specific
stimuli.
Q Which hormone is responsible for cell elongation in geotropism?
A auxin
Q What is the most common technique used to the distribution of
organisms in an area? A Transect
Q How do cold blooded animals such as reptiles control their internal body
temperature. A
Q What do the receptors of water balance actually detect?
A concentration of water in the blood.
Q What is an endotherm? A An organism that use heat generated by metabolic activity to maintain internal
heat.
Q The endocrine system controls which group of chemicals?
A Hormones
Q What is phototropism? A growth movement of a shoot in
response to the stimulus of electromagnetic energy
Q How can plants control temperature?
A opening and closing the stomata
Q Define the term Habitat. A Part of an ecosystem in which an animal lives, feeds and reproduces
Q How can plants control water loss? A opening and closing of stomata
Q What is geotropism?A growth movement of a shoot in
response to the stimulus of gravity
Q Is water balance under nerve or endocrine control?
A Both, nerves from hypothalamus to pituitary, then pituitary releases the
hormone anti diuretic hormone.
Q Humans are some of the few animals that are able to sweat. How
do animals such as a dog reduce internal heat,
A panting, licking forepaws
Q What is stratification? A vertical differences in abiotic
conditions giving rise to layers or strata
Q Which hormone is responsible for elongation of cells in phototropism?
A auxin
Q What is photoperiodism? A the physiological reaction of
organisms to the length of day or night.
Q How do the endocrine and nerve systems differ in terms of speed of action and duration of response.
A NS is fast and short acting, ES is slow and longer acting
Q What is the control of water in the body referred to?A Osmoregulation
Q What are the receptors for water balance called?A Osmoreceptors
Q What is zonation? A horizontal differences in abiotic
conditions that give rise to distinctive zones
Q How do desert animals reduce the amount of water lost?
A produce highly concentrated urine, sometimes in solid form
Q Describe a structuraladaptation of the
marram grass. State how it assists the
plant to survive. A tubular leaves, silver colour hairs
Q What types of plants use alternation of generation?
A mosses, liverworts and ferns
Q What is alternation of generation? A life cycle in plants involving a
gametophyte and a sporophyte stage
Q What does the term metamorphosis mean?
A a change from one form to another in organisms
Q What is migration? A seasonal movement of whole or
partial communities
Q Why is communication between organism important?
A obtain a mate, parenting, community living, obtaining food etc
Q What are the main ways organisms communicate?
A verbally, chemically, visually
Q Distinguish between mitosis and meiosis.
A mitosis produces 2 identical daughter cells with 2n, meiosis produces 4
daughter cells with n
Q What are the two main types of reproductive behaviour?
A courtship (including mating) and parenting
Q What does the term diurnal mean? A active during the day, sleep at night.
Q What does the term nocturnal mean?
A active at night, asleep during the day
Q What is rhythmic behaviour? A response to biotic and abiotic factors that go through regular patterns. These
may be daily, seasonal.
Q Describe an example of a courtship display involving visual
communication. A peacock or lyre bird tails, mallee bird
mound etc
Q Describe a behavioural adaptation of the blue ringed octopus. State how it assists the animal to survive.A ink, hiding,
Q Describe an example of a territorial display involving olfactory (smell)
communicationA dogs urinating
Q Outline the life cycle of a fernA
Q What is the action of antidiuretic hormone?
A Increases reabsorption of water into the blood from the distal tubules and collecting ducts of nephrons in the
kidney’s.
Q What makes up the central nervous system?
A brain and spinal cord
Q What flower features would a plant have that relied on small mammals
for pollination? A Large, nectar, aroma, deeper in plant
Q Describe an example of a courtship display involving verbal
communication. A frog calls, cats howling etc
Q Describe a structural adaptation of the blue ringed octopus. State how it assists the animal to survive.
Q Describe a sexual reproductive strategy
used by marram grass. A Flowers which use the
wind to disperse pollenand seeds.
Q Describe an asexualreproductive strategy
used by marram grass.A Runners to help some
part of the plant to remainanchored and spread.
Q What is a community? A Populations of various organisms
living in the same location at the same time
Q What is an ecological niche? A Way of life of an organism in an
ecosystem
Q True or false: Consumers are autotrophic.
A False, consumers are heterotrophic
Q What is the equation for respiration?
A Glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water + energy
Q How do mutualism and commensalism differ?
A mutualism both organisms benefit, commensalism only one benefits but
other organism is not harmed.
Q Name the 2nd. Orderconsumers
A fox, frog, mouse, snake
Q Name the 3rd. Order consumers. A owl, snake
Q True or false: commensalism, parasitism and mutualism are forms
of symbiosis.A True
Q What is the main source of energy for photosynthesis?
A electromagnetic energy or sunlight
Q Define the term decomposer A An organism such as fungi or bacteria
which breaks down complex organic matter into simpler matter
Q Define the term producer? A an autotrophic organism that can
synthesise organic matter from inorganic matter
Q True or False: A community consists of ecosystems.
A False, ecosystems are made up of communities
Q Name an omnivore A mouse
Q Name the producers A Plants
Q True or false: ecological groupings refers to organisms being
categorised as a producer, consumer or decomposer
A True
Q True or false: plants are the only autotrophic organisms
A False, some autotrophs use chemosynthesis and these are not
plants
Q True or False: A producer is an autotroph.
A True
Q What is an ecosystem?A A a biological unit comprising the
community living in a discrete region, the non living surroundings and the
interactions occurring within the community and between the community
and surroundings
Q Name the herbivores. A mouse, cricket, squirrel
rabbit
Q Name a 1st order consumer.
A mouse, cricket, squirrelrabbit
Q True or false: competition can only occur between two members of the
same species. A False competition can also occur
between members of different species
Q What is the equation for photosynthesis?
A carbon dioxide + water -> glucose + oxygen + water
Q Define the term consumer.A any organism that cannot
manufacture its own food, but depends on other organisms for food
Q How is a community usually named?
A according to dominant vegetation and growth form
Q Name the carnivores. A mouse, frog, fox, owl,
snake
Q Give an example of parasitism. A some egs are fleas, heartworm,
tapeworm, ticks
Q What is the process by which autotrophs capture and transform energy for use in an ecosystem.
A photosynthesis
Q What is a detritivore? A An organism that feeds on small
pieces of dead plant or animal matter
Q True or false: Energy moves through an ecosystem as the
chemical energy of organic matter A True
Q How can biologists show the transfer of energy or energy flow
within an ecosystem? A food chains or food webs
Q Identify two ways a consumer “loses” energy so that it cannot be passed onto the next trophic level.A cellular respiration gives off heat,
energy stored in the tissues.
Q True or false: Producers can capture and transform radiant
energy. A True
Q True or false: A primary consumer is an autotroph
A False it is a heterotroph
Q What is the main autotroph in the worlds oceans? A Phytoplankton
Q Give an example of mutualism. A Lichen, remora fish and shark
Q What type of ecologicalGroup is missing from
the food web. A decomposers
Q What is biomass? A The total amount of matter (mass) of
living material in an ecosystem at a particular time
Q True or false: energy may be stored in tissue or lost as heat
A True
Q True or false: A predator in an ecosystem is at the third trophic
level. A True
Q In what form of energy is energy stored in the tissues of organisms?
A chemical energy
Q True or false: In a parasite host relationship, the host is always killed
by the parasite. A False
Q Give an example of a predator prey relationship
A Any example where one organism consumes another
Q A large gum tree has a number of organisms living on it. What would
the numbers pyramid for this ecosystem look like?
A First level would be the smallest since only 1 tree, then follows normal pattern
Q Approximately how much energy is believed to be available for
transfer from one trophic level to the next?A 10%
Q True or false: the energy transfer from one trophic level to the next is
100% efficient.A False
Q What is meant by the term trophic level?
A A feeding level in the food chain of an ecosystem.
Q True or false: A predator prey relationship is an example of
mutualism. A False
Q How do parasitism and predation differ?
A Parasitism is slower and the host is not usually killed
Q Distinguish between a numbers pyramid and a biomass pyramid.
A The numbers pyramid shows numbers or organisms at each level while a biomass pyramid shows the
actual mass of the organisms at each trophic level.
Q Name three forms of organic carbon.
A Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Q Why is nitrogen important for living things?
A Required to produce proteins (for tissue production and metabolic processes ) and nucleic acids
(reproduction and tissue production)
Q Why is water important to all living things?
A Required for metabolic processes, transport, hydration of cells.
Q Name two ways water enters the atmosphere.
A transpiration, evaporation
Q Give an example of a change in an ecosystem that is due to human
intervention.A deforestation, mining, oil spills,
pollution etc
Q Identify a sporadic change agent that acts on an ecosystem.
A drought, floods
Q How does water return to the soil for use by organisms?
A precipitation (rain)
Q In what form do plants take up nitrogen from the soil?
A ammonium ions, nitrate ions
Q Name the two organic chemicals that contain nitrogen A Protein, nucleic acids
Q Name the inorganic form of carbon found in the atmosphere.
A Carbon dioxide
Q Distinguish between a numbers pyramid and an energy pyramid.
A The numbers pyramid shows numbers or organisms at each level while an energy
pyramid shows the amount of energy entering each trophic level of an ecosystem
over a period of time.
Q Identify a regular change agent that acts on an ecosystem.
A seasonal climatic changes, tides
Q What is a limiting factor?A A factor that may restrict the
distribution of a species.
Q What type of organism is able to fix nitrogen for use by plants?
A nitrogen fixing bacteria (eg Azotobacter, Rhizobium, Frankia)
Q In what form can carbon be stored in the ground?
A fossil fuels, limestone
Q What is bioaccumulation? A The accumulation of non
biodegradable matter in the tissues of one organism, past along from the
previous one in the food chain
Q True or false: A pyramid of energy cannot be inverted
A True
Q True or false: Population size is the result of birth, death and
migration rates. A True
Q True or false: Increases in prey population size are expected to be followed by an increase in predator
population size. ATrue
Q True or false: Populations affect other populations
A True
Q What is meant by the distribution of populations?
A The spread of members of a population over a given area.
Q What is a population?A The number of a specific species
living in a particular area at a particular time.
Q What trophic level(s) would be occupied by a carnivorous plant?
A both producer and consumer
You have not found a mate go back two spaces.
You have been out competed by a predator,
move back 2 spaces.
The habitat has changed, but you do not have the structural adaptation to
find enough food. Miss a turn.
There has been a flash flood and it has washed away your shelter, move
back 3 spaces.
There has been a flood and this has provided you
with more food, move forward 3 spaces.
The habitat has changed, and you have a structural adaptation that allows you to find enough food. Move
forward 3 spaces.
You have no shelter, move back 3 spaces.
Global warming means an increase in carbon dioxide
you are able to photosynthesise more, move forward 2 places.
You do not enough oxygen to respire, miss a
turn
You have not found shelter miss a turn
The drought has reduced your food supply, miss a
turn,
A dam has been built and the water flow is reduced,
move back 1 space.
You have found a good place to shelter, move
forward 1 space.
You have been successful hunting, and have caught some prey. Move forward
4 spaces.
Your temperature has dropped, you need to move around. Move
forward 1 space
You have entered a mutualistic relationship move ahead 2 spaces.
The temperature is too low for bacteria and fungi to break
down dead organisms, so less nutrients for the soil, miss a
turn.
There has been a prolonged drought and the water way is drying
up. Move back 2 spaces.
You have found a suitable mate, move forward 3
spaces.
You have out competed a competitor, move ahead 2
spaces.
Your temperature is too high, so you have become
lethargic. Miss a turn.
You have gotten a parasite go back 3 spaces
You have been eaten go back three spaces
You are infested with fleas and cannot stop
scratching, miss a turn.
The myelin sheath of your motor neurons is
deteriorating and you cannot control your
movements. Miss a turn.
Not enough hormone produced to rehydrate
blood. Go back 1 space.
Auxin causes growth of roots in the correct
direction. Move forward 1 space.
You have learned to use a tool to obtain bugs, move
forward 1 space.
You are feeding up to get ready for hibernation. Move forward 1 space.
Auxin causes growth for maximum exposure to
sunlight move forward 2 spaces.
You have finished your transect and can leave the ecosystem. Move forward
1 space.
You have been out competed for your
territory, miss a turn.
You are getting ready to migrate to winter feeding
grounds. Miss a turn.
Conditions are right for germination, move forward 1 space.
You have successfully communicated to find
food. Go forward 1 space.
The temperature is cold and your are shivering
keeping core temperature within tolerance limits. Move forward 1 space.
Your habitat has been restored, move forward 2
spaces.
You have accumulated too much DDT in your tissues and cannot produce viable
offspring. Miss a turn.
You have been stung by a scorpion, go back 1
space.
You have been bitten by a red back spider. Go back
2 spaces.
You have been poisoned by a taipan. Miss a turn.
You have entered into a mutualistic relationship, move forward 2 spaces.
You are not able to get enough nitrogen, miss a
turn.
You have been eaten by a shark, go back 3 spaces.
You have reached your summer feeding grounds
after a long migration, move forward 1 space.
Your population has increased beyond the
carrying capacity of the habitat, miss a turn.
You have successfully infected a host, move
forward 2 spaces.
A bush fire ahs destroyed your habitat, move back 3
spaces.
You don’t have enough water, go back 2 spaces.
You are fighting over a mate, miss a turn.
Severe wave action has dislodged you from the rocks, go back 1 space.
Increased water flow in the river, move forward 2
spaces.
Not enough water, you are starting to wilt. Go back 2
spaces.
You have ingested a poison that blocks
receptor sites in neurons, miss a turn.
Ice cap is melting, so unable to get enough
food, go back 2 spaces.
Your receptors have detected an increase in
internal body temperature and responded, move
forward 2 spaces.
Waterway has been polluted by heat, lack of
oxygen. Go back 2 spaces.
You have poisoned an attacker, go forward 1
space.
You are basking in the sun to raise your internal
body temperature. Go forward 1 space
You have caught in a cyclone and your habitat has been destroyed, miss
a turn.
You are hyperventilating, so too much CO2, go back
1 space.
You go and lie under a tree to avoid overheating,
miss a turn.
Your claws allowed you to break apart a rotting log to
get to termites, move forward 2 spaces.
You are loosing too much water, so close stomata
and now cannot photosynthesise. Move
back 1 space.
Due to a drought, the salinity of the water is
getting higher, go back 2 spaces.
You have been caught in an oil spill, go back 3
spaces.
You successfully escape a predator, move forward 2
spaces.
You only come out at night to avoid the heat of
the day, go forward 1 space.
The remora fish cleaned off parasites, go forward 1
space.
You are in soil that is waterlogged and roots
cannot get enough oxygen. Miss a turn.
You have been exposed for too long on the rock
platform and are starting to dehydrate, go back 2
spaces
You have been sheltered from a predator by an
anemone, move forward 2 spaces.
