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12 Cards in this Set
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Where are you LEAST likely to find deserts?
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close to the equator
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Biomes are defined by the....
A.) types of animals that live in them B.) amount of precipitation C.) biospheres that they enclose D.) types of vegetation structure found in them E.) none of the above |
D.) The types of vegetation structures found in biomes are what defines them
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What pattern of survivorship is most likely for an organism such as the sea urchin, which produces large numbers of very small offspring and provides no parental care?
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Young individuals have a high probability of dying, but older individuals have a relatively low probability of dying
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Global oceanic circulation is driven by?
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wind patterns
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cohort
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individuals of a population that are all born at the same time
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The best description of the shape of a logistic growth curve is a
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S- shaped curve
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True or False
Bird avoid eating orange butterflies is a FIXED ACTION PATTERN. |
FALSE
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the only major region that is completely isolated by water from other biogeographic region
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Australasian
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Why do we have seasons on Earth?
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The earth's axis is tilted 23 1/2 degrees
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Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor which affects the distribution of aquatic organisms?
A.) salinity of water B.) Temperature of water C.) light availability D.) presence of competing species E.) oxygen levels |
D. presence of competing species
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Altruistic behavior
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confers a benefit on some other individual at the cost of the performer
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Species which can reproduce several times over the course of their lifetimes (like humans or cats)
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iteroparous
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