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1. _______________ is caused by nutrient enrichment to bodies of water and can result in algal blooms, red tides, and hypoxic conditions. |
eutrophication |
bioremediation, bioaccumulation, acid rain, eutrophication, or carbon cycling |
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2. _______________ is the loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a few number of individuals. |
founder effect |
founder effect, migration, nonrandom mating, or dispersal |
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3. A ______________ is a group of organisms that can interbreed with each other and produce viable offspring. |
species |
population, species, community, Phylum, or Family |
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4. This major group of organisms consist of single prokaryotic cells that often live in extreme environments. They are also called “extremophiles.” |
Domain Archaea |
Kingdom Protista, Domain Bacteria, Domain Archaea, Domain Eukarya |
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5. ________________ describes a process of community change through time. |
ecological succession |
ecological succession, disturbance, growth rate, or biotic factor |
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6. This group of plants is the most diverse on Earth, and has an ovary which will mature into a fruit. |
Angiosperms |
Gymnosperms, Ferns, Bryophytes, Charophytes, or Angiosperms |
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7. What is NOT a characteristic of Chordates? |
Pseudocoelum |
notochord, post anal tale, pseudocoelum, pharyngeal slits, or dorsal nerve chord |
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8. This group of animals is the most diverse on Earth. They have a segmented body plan and an exoskeleton made of chiten. |
Arthropods |
Echinoderms (e.g. starfish), Mollusks (e.g. snail), Arthropods (e.g. lobster), Sponge, or Flatworm (liver fluke) |
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9) The _________________ is an adaptation in animals for a more terrestrial life. It is found in protects the developing embryo from drying out. |
amniotic egg |
amniotic egg, placenta, seed, mammary glands, or blastula |
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10) This is an example of a postzygotic barrier to reproduction... |
hybrids between species are sterile |
species occur in different habitats (habitat isolation), hybrids between species are sterile, species mate at different times of the day (temporal isolation), or species do not recognize each other's mating calls (behavioral isolation) |
