Humans are generally what type of organism
What are omnivores
On islands off the coast of Siberia, paleontologists have found the remains of pygmy mammoths. These populations were likely separated from mainland mammoth populations and became a new type of mammoth through allopatric
What is allopatric speciation
Any being that uses the sun's energy to create sugars is a
What is a primary producer
An organism that depends on another without killing it is a
What is a parasite
When energy is transferred between trophic levels, the amount of available energy lost is about
What is about 90 percent
"Everything an organism does and when it does it" describes an organism's
What is a niche
When the environment changes too quickly for an organism to adapt, what will occur?
What is extinction
An interaction in which an individual of one species kills and consumes an individual of another is called
What is predation
Competition describes an interaction in which both organisms are
What is Harmed
In the years immediately after a fire, a forest will experience
What is secondary succession
What is the interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed (+/-)?
What is parasitism or predation.
Mass extinctions occurs in what way
Widely spaced intervals and have wiped out a large portion of our planet's species each time.
Give me two examples of mechanisms of biological evolution.
What is Mutation, Migration, Natural Selection, Genetic Drift.
A landslide causes part of a mountainside to fall away, leaving bare rock. In the years immediately following the landslide, the area will experience
What is Primary succession
Which type of organisms perform photosynthesis?
What are primary producers
Describe the process of allopatric speciation.
What is an evolutionary process in which one species divides into two because the original population has become separated and both groups diverge from each other.
A trait that is passed to the next generations and promotes an individual's survival and reproduction is called an
What is an evolution or adaptation
What is the term scientists use to describe how reproductively successful an organism is in its environment?
What is fitness
If these are present in a new environment, a species is unlikely to become invasive.
What are predators, parasite, and competitors.
Which of the following is an interaction in which both organisms are harmed (-/-)?
What is competition
In Madagascar, several species of lemur eat bamboo, but each species specializes in one part of the bamboo—one species eats mature bamboo stalks, one species eats bamboo shoots, and one species eats leaves. This is an example of
What is resource partitioning
A caterpillar eats some grass. A bird eats a caterpillar. A fox eats a bird. What is a food chain representing this?
grass--->caterpillar--->bird--->fox
What is symbiosis?
Symbiosis describes a long-lasting and physically close relationship between species in which at least one species benefits.
Two species of finch live in the same environment. Over time, one develops a larger beak to consume larger seeds, while the other develops a narrow beak to consume more delicate seeds. This is an example of
What is Character Displacement
A reintroduced population of wolves in a national park is 90 percent grey and 10 percent black, consistent with the wolf population in other regions. After several generations in isolation, the national park's wolf population is 60 percent grey and 40 percent black. The wolf population has likely experienced
What is genetic dirft