Biodiversity
Visible differences in behaviour or physical traits that may be observed between organisms.
What is Variation?
In this type of relationship one species benefits and the other is harmed
What is parasitism
The process by which different species arise from a common ancestor
What is speciation?
This is commonly referred to as an organisms role in its environment
What is a Niche
These are variations that occur between different species
What is interspecific variations
Humans and their gut bacteria are an example of this type of symbiotic relationship.
What is Mutualism
Scientists know that two organisms are the same species when they can produce one of these together.
What is a viable offspring
The polar bear is an example of an organism living in this type of niche
What is a narrow niche
Dog breeds are an example of this type of variation within members of the same species
What are intraspecific variations
Where one organism benefits and the other is unharmed.
What is Commensalism
This is part of the process of evolution where certain individuals survive and others die off due to changes in their environment.
What is Natural Selection
A generalist might live in this type of niche
What is a broad niche
A liger is an example of this type of animal.
What is a hybrid animal
An example of this is many species of warblers sharing the same tree.
All species on earth evolved from an organism that is commonly referred to as this.
What is the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)
These organisms tend to avoid competition by eating specific food sources and living in specific parts of a habitat.
What are specialists.
The tundra is an example of an ecosystem with this level of biodiversity
This is the term for the maximum number of individuals that a given ecosystem can support
What is carrying capacity
This individual sailed on the HMS Beagle and published a book called the Origin of Species that first described the theory of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin
This word is NOT synonymous with niche
What is habitat