half life
What is a half life?
how many years it takes for half of an unstable isotope to decay
what is "a link in the chain" slang for?
A common ancestor
what is carrying capacity?
# of individuals of a particular species a particular environment can support
what does dkpcofgs stand for?
domain, kingdom, phylum, class , order, family, genus, species
What part of our bodies is slightly radioactive?
bones
What is the half life of C14
5730
What is a derived character?
trait shared by all the members of a clade
A tsunami sweeps across the coast of california and instantly wipes out a group of squirrels. This is a density dependent or density independent event?
density independant
what is taxonomy?
science of naming, and classifying organisms
Who is the "father" of binomial nomenclature?
Carl Linneas
what makes up most organic things?
carbon
what is bilateral symmetry?
When two sides mirror eachother
what is a niche?
something an organism does in it's environment
name one human variation fact
1-10
When citing for scientific purposes what format do you use?
APA
1/8 of the original amount of C14 is found in a bone, how old is it?
17190 yrs
What are the 3 types of Adaptations?
Structural, physical, and behavorial
what does exponential growth mean?
The larger a population gets, the faster it grows
what are the 6 kingdoms
eubacteria, archaebacteria, protista, fungi plantae, animalia
how does an isotope become more stable?
it gives off radiation!
what is it called when you date using half lifes?
radiometric dating
What is a trait called when it can be passed down to offspring?
heritable
what is a population?
a group of animals living in the same geographic area
when you write an animals scientific name do you italicize it?
yes!!!!!
Where did humans originate?
africa!