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18 Cards in this Set
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This type of reproduction, commonly found in bacteria, duplicates the organelles and the nucleus and divides itself. |
Binary Fission |
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What makes a zoospore different than a regular spore? |
Zoospores have flagella's. |
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What is the meristem? |
A tissue in plants made of dividing cells. They are the part of the plant where growth can take place |
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What process leads to unexpected differences in offspring? |
Mutation |
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What encompasses an organisms niche? |
What it does and where it lives |
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What are the two types of adaptations? |
behavioral and structural |
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What is a species? |
A group of similar organisms that are able to reproduce with each other. |
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The Galapagos finches are a distinct species this means that: a) Finches have a high diversity index b) They will not interbreed c) They live on different islands d) There is no variation within each species |
B. They will not interbreed |
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What do you call a relationship between two organisms? |
Symbiosis |
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Symbiosis where one organism is harmed and the other organism benefits. |
Parasitism |
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Symbiosis where one organism is benefits and nothing happens to the other organism. |
Commensalism |
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Symbiosis where both organisms benefit. |
mutualism |
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The name of the organism that gets harmed by the parasite. |
Host |
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An owl being nocturnal is what type of adaptation |
behavioural |
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Will generalists of specialist have a better chance for survival in an environmental catastrophe? Why |
Generalists, They have better adaptationsLarger food source |
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What is speciation? |
The evolution of new species from a single ancestor |
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Why would an organism change their niche? |
To avoid competition |
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Where would organisms in a narrow niche live? |
Warm and stable climates |
