MP1
The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...
What is the universe?
Hotter stars appear to be what color?
What is blue?
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation
What is a greenhouse effect?
Any trait that helps an individual to survive and reproduce in a certain environment is called a:
What is an adaptation?
the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession
What is a pioneer species?
the speed/area the planet travels
What is keplers 2nd law?
Cooler stars appear to be what color
What is red?
The plates of the lithosphere float on this-
What is the asthenosphere?
Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits
What is artificial selection?
the process by which a new community forms where no community lived before
What is the primary succession?
As galaxies move away from our galaxy a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum is noticed. This phenomena is
What is redshift?
Relationship in which both species benefit, only one benefit, the other isn't harmed, one benefit the other is harmed
What is mutualism, commensalism, parasitism ?
When the Grand Canyon in Arizona formed, two populations of one squirrel species were separated by the giant canyon. This is an example of _____________ speciation.
What is allopatric?
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
What is burning fossil fuels?
What kind of factor resists a population to cause a carrying capacity. example diseases
What is density-dependent factors?
The stable period of a star’s life cycle is called..
What is the main sequence?
A boundary where plates move away from each other-
What is a divergent boundary?
an agreement that attempted to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
What is a Kyoto protocol?
an advantage of nuclear energy
What is does not produce air pollution?
If 50 crabs were captured and marked and then released and then a few days later 25 were caught and of those 5 were marked. What would the estimate of the population be?
What is 250?
n= (M) (S)/ (R)
25*50/5=250
These are the six layers that make up the Earth starting from the outside going in-
What is the crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, and the inner core?
A process where magma is pushed up through cracks in a rift and then cools to form new sea floor-
What is sea floor spreading?
This is a part of Iceland that is a long underwater mountain range of mountains under the water-
What is the mid ocean ridge?
Hot water is pumped up from deep inside Earth and is used to heat homes or to generate electricity. This describes...
What is geothermal energy?
What makes a species invasive?
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives.
Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources