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| The species that changed the world |
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C Lloyd,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 21-22.
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Which species have had the greatest impact on planet Earth during its billions of years of history? Who comes out on top of the 'league table of life'? |
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environmental impact, Evolution, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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| Keywords:
evolution, natural selection, artifical selection, adaptation, species
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| Encounters with aliens - invasive species |
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H Roy,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 3,
pages 20-22.
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Harlequin ladybirds are just one invasive species that has spread through western Europe |
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data and its limitations, working together, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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biodiversity, invasive species, alien species, ladybirds, survey
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| A box of beetles |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 4-5.
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Darwin's beetle collection - an early step in his scientific career |
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sub-topics:
publication and peer review, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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entomology, natural history, beetles, Darwin
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| The Socotra archipelago |
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J Stacey,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 6-8.
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The Socotra islands are a natural 'laboratory' where ideas about evolution can be tested. |
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devising theories, testing theories, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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biodiversity, endemic species, selection pressure, Darwin
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| Darwin's digital children |
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P Bentley,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 15-17.
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Using computer models which use natural selection to evolve new products |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Biodiversity, Adaptation |
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evolution, natural selection, mutation, self-replication, Darwin
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| Bioluminescence: learning from glow worms |
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C Baker,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 3,
pages 4-6.
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Glow worms and other insevts emit light by bioluminescence |
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sub-topics:
Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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bioluminescence, glow worm, chemical reaction, biochemical
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| What’s in a name? |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 3,
pages 7-8.
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The naming system used for biological species, devised by Linnaeus. |
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sub-topics:
working together, Biodiversity, Adaptation |
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Linnaeus, binomial name, Latin, organism, systematic, spcies
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| Battle of the barnacles |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 3,
pages 9-12e.
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Biologists look for patterns in the distribution of barnacle species on the sea shore, and seek to interpret them. |
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sub-topics:
representing and interpreting data, testing theories, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Molluscs, Competition, Experimental ecology, Surveying, Rocky shore
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| Arctic coral reefs |
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T Kerby, J Hall-Spencer,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2007, Vol 18, Issue 2,
pages 14-16.
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Recent expeditions to the Arctic Ocean have revealed previously-unknown deep-sea coral reefs. How do these havens of biodiversity survive, and how are human activities damaging them? |
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environmental impact, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Environment, Human impact, Greenhouse effect, Coral bleaching, Climate change
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| Evolution in the news |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 3,
pages 18-19.
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Examine the evidence for evolution and consider the ongoing conflict between scientists and creationists. |
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sub-topics:
Evolution, Adaptation |
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Fossils, Evolution, Natural selection theory
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| A life in brine |
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M Dockery, S Tomkins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2003, Vol 13, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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Brine shrimps can easily be kept in a jar or aquarium. This article explores some aspects of their lives which are relevant to your GCSE science course. |
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Structure, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Osmosis, Active transport, Producer, Consumer, Food chains and webs
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| Where have all the skylarks gone? |
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C Mead,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2002, Vol 13, Issue 1,
pages 12-15.
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Living things can act as biological indicators of problems in the way we are managing our environment. Skylarks and other birds are disappearing from our farmland. How do we know that this has happened, why have they declined and what can we do to encourage them back? |
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sub-topics:
Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth, Farming |
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Population, Pesticides, Human impact on development, Data Collection and analysis
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