evolution+cladograms
an organism with organs that are repeated or self-similar units
the total magnification at 40x
what is 400x?
density dependent factors
what are predation, diseases, and resource competition?
the three different categories of adaptations
what are behavioral, structural, and physiological?
genetic variation and adaptations
what is the benefit of meiosis and crossing over?
the two patterns in which adaptations and new species can be created
what are gradualism and punctuated equilibrium?
The DOF of a microscope at 400x, if the DOF at 100x is 4mm
what is 0.25 millimeters?
the population size that an environment can support
what is carrying capacity?
venom/poison
what is an example of physiological adaptations?
the amount of energy that is lost between each trophic level
what is 10%?
a trait shared by all members of a clade
what are derived characters?
the half life of 14C
what is 5,730 years?
different patterns of population growth
what are logistic and exponential growth?
dumb kids playing catch on freeways get squashed
what is the phrase to remember taxonomy?
what are 4 haploid cells?
an organism with identical body halves around the central axis
what is radial symmetry?
the DOF in micrometers if it is 4.5mm
what is 4,5000 micrometers?
density independent factors
hurricanes, fires, other natural disasters
multicellular, heterotrophic, complex tissue structures
what are classifications of organisms in kingdom animalia?
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
what are the three types of symbiotic relationships?
the three criteria that must be met for something to be considered and evolutionary adaptation
what are fitness, heritability, and fitting a niche?
the amount of potassium-40 left after 3.9 billion years with a half life of 1.3 billion years if it starts with 1 million
what is 125,000 potassium-40?
how/why an organisms adaptations help it survive in its environment
what is a niche?
looking or sounding similar to other organisms that are toxic or poisonous as a survival tactic
what is mimicry?
eugenics definition
what is a made up pseudoscience made with the intention of justifying racism?