Ecological Niches & Adaptations Niche The place where a species lives within an ecosystem is its?habitat The role that a species plays within its habitat is known as its?niche, including: The?b...
Comparing Biodiversity Between Habitats Once the abundance of different species in an area has been recorded, the results can be used to calculate the?species diversity?for that area Species divers...
Measuring Biodiversity Within a Habitat The place where an organism lives is called its?habitat Habitats can vary in size, with some being very large (e.g. grasslands) while others are very small (...
Biodiversity & Endemism Biodiversity can be thought of as a study of all the?variation?that exists within and between all forms of life Biodiversity looks at the range and variety of genes, spe...
Phenotypes The?observable characteristics?of an organism are its?phenotype Phenotypic variation?is the difference in phenotypes between organisms of the same species In some cases, phenotypic varia...
Epigenetics An organism’s internal or external?environment?can?influence gene expression?patterns The levels of?regulatory proteins?or?transcription factors?can be affected in response to?environme...
Cell Differentiation Stem cells?become?specialised?through?differential gene expression This means that only certain genes in the DNA of the stem cell are?activated?and get?expressed Every nucleus ...
Stem Cells in Medicine As stem cells have the ability to?differentiate?into other?specialised cell types, they are very?valuable?in?medical research and treatments?as they have the potential to?rep...
Stem Cells A?stem cell?is a cell that can divide (by mitosis) an unlimited number of times Each new cell (produced when a stem cell divides) has the potential to remain a stem cell or to develop in...
