When one species over time evolves into a variety of different species.
What is SPECIATION?
100
When traits are passed from parent to offspring, they are said to be ________________.
What is heritable?
100
The study of heredity is called __________.
What is genetics?
100
The process of replacing gamete cells.
What is meiosis?
100
The extinction of a species from certain locations is called
________________.
What is EXTIRPATION?
200
These are found not only in humans but in populations of all living things.
What is VARIATIONS?
200
The hydra reproduces this way.
What is BUDDING?
200
Traits show two types of variation.
What is discrete and continuous?
200
After fertilization this is produced.
What is a Zygote?
200
The Calgary Zoo serves two functions.
What is an educational facility and preserving endangered animals?
300
These help organisms to survive and reproduce.
What is ADAPTATIONS?
300
Mushrooms reproduce asexually by forming these.
What are SPORES?
300
Shoe size show what kind of variation
What is continuous?
300
These are tightly coiled strands of DNA.
What are chromosomes?
300
The function of a bioindicator species.
What is to monitor human impact on the environment?
400
When resources are scarce this can occur between members of the same or between different species.
What is COMPETITION?
400
Plants have specialized cells that help the reproduce asexually.
What are meristem?
400
Another name for artificial selection.
What is selective breeding?
400
Genetically modified animals are also known as ___________.
What is transgenic?
400
These two things are responsible for the current global population explosion.
What are improvements in medicine and farming.
(producing more food & treating disease)
500
These animals suffer from "the trap of specialization."
What are SPECIALISTS?
500
The names for the male and female portion of the flower/
What is pistil and stamen?
500
Charles Darwin travelled to this island and observed finches.
What is Galapagos Islands?
500
If an animal with 45 pairs of chromosomes in its body cells divides, how many cells are produced AND its new cells would have this number of chromosomes.
What is TWO CELLS & 45 PAIRS.
500
The purpose of the CITES (a global treaty from 1975).
What is to prevent endangered animals (or parts) from being imported or exported?