# Biological Diversity Matching Game

Biological diversity is reflected in the range of species found in local and global environments and in variations within individual species ([Topic](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17389)). This game helps you practise key vocabulary from Grade 9 science, including terms related to reproduction, inheritance, and ecological relationships. You will match eight core concepts: asexual, zygote, heritable, dominant, niche, symbiotic, mutualism, and chromosome ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)).

## How to play

You have eight terms on the left and eight definitions on the right. Draw a line or write the letter to match each term to its correct definition. Each term matches exactly one definition. Work through the ones you know first, then use what you know about biology to reason through the others.

## Match the pairs

| Column A | | Column B |
|:---|:---:|:---|
| **A.** asexual | ____ | **1.** expressed trait, masks recessive |
| **B.** zygote | ____ | **2.** binary fission, budding, spore production |
| **C.** heritable | ____ | **3.** fertilized egg, embryo precursor |
| **D.** dominant | ____ | **4.** both species gain advantage |
| **E.** niche | ____ | **5.** mutualism, commensalism, parasitism |
| **F.** symbiotic | ____ | **6.** eye colour, inherited trait |
| **G.** mutualism | ____ | **7.** genetic material carrier, contains genes |
| **H.** chromosome | ____ | **8.** ecological role, adapted position |

## Answer key

- **A** matches **2** (asexual: binary fission, budding, spore production)
- **B** matches **3** (zygote: fertilized egg, embryo precursor)
- **C** matches **6** (heritable: eye colour, inherited trait)
- **D** matches **1** (dominant: expressed trait, masks recessive)
- **E** matches **8** (niche: ecological role, adapted position)
- **F** matches **5** (symbiotic: mutualism, commensalism, parasitism)
- **G** matches **4** (mutualism: both species gain advantage)
- **H** matches **7** (chromosome: genetic material carrier, contains genes)

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### Sources

- node:n1: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)
- node:n2: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)
- node:n3: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)
- node:n4: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17389)
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- node:n6: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17393)
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