Unit 1 Vocab
Circulation system caused by surface water currents spanning vast distances is referred to as a(n)...
Gyre
What are the soil horizons in order?
O, A, B, C
What zone is the red arrow pointing to?
Mesopelagic
Physical (observable) characteristics are refereed to as...
Phenotypes
When taking part in both our Wooly Worm Lab and the Online Simulator (bunny lab), you were studying:
Natural Selection
A particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country is referred to as a(n)...
Population
The reason Mt. Charleston gets rain/snow yet the precipitation never reaches us in the valley is due to the...
Rain Shadow Effect
What zone is the red arrow pointing to?
Hadal
What is described as the change of genetic frequencies (traits) over time?
Evolution
In most modern-day dog breeding, what are we seeing occur?
Artificial Selection
Major divisions of the terrestrial environment distinguished primarily by their predominant plants are referred to as...
Biomes
In the Hydrologic Cycle, what are the water storage areas called?
Reservoirs
What Biome are the arrows pointing to?
Desert
The allele combination of the gene (BB, Bb, bb, etc) is described as the...
Genotype
When I ask you.. "What is the frequency of the dominant and recessive allele?"... what am I asking for?
The values for p and q
A group of animals OR people that live in the same place is referred to as a(n)...
Community
What is the name of the algae that makes up Red Tide?
Karenia Brevis
What channel is the black arrow pointing to?
Active
What type of selection can act to impede changes in populations? (hint: think the center of the “bell-curve”)
Stabilizing
What are the two equations used in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium problems?
p + q = 1
p² + 2pq + q²= 1
Topical high points are referred to as...
Watersheds
What was the name of the event in Florida that dumped fertilizer and runoff into Tampa Bay which worsened Red Tide this past year?
Piney Point Spill
What Biome are the arrows pointing to?
Boreal Forest
Populations with two or more common phenotypes may have experienced what type of selection?
Disruptive
If Hardy-Weinberg's five conditions are not met what will occur?
Evolution