Chapter 3 Flashcards

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What would you label the range of temperature from 90°F to 94° for for the particular species

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Zone of physiological stress

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There is/are usually___tolerance limits responsible for limiting the number and location of a species. However, some organisms have_____that limits distribution

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Many, A specific critical factor

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What would you label the range of temperature from 95°F to 96°F for this particular species

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Optimal range

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What is the difference in the adoption of A sled dogs thick coat of hair to help it withstand the cold temperature and Arctic winters and a dog that adapts to cold temperatures in the fall by growing a thicker coat? The adoption of the sled dog best describes adoption while the dog exposed to the seasonal cold temperature has

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Population Level, physiological modification at the individual level

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Evolution occurs as a result of

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Their survival of reproduction rights by individuals with a particular characteristic

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Natural selection will ultimately make the species

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Better adapted to its environment

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Regular lawn mowing selects for short heads rather than Tall heads Dandelion because

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Tall flowers cannot reproduce

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The sparrow and a chicken or living in the same territory and are using the same resources the best way to class for this interaction is as

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Interspecific competition

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And especially effective strategy for reducing interspecific competition is

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Different ecological niches for juveniles and adults

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Symbiosis means

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Living together

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And organisms biotic potential is the maximum number of offspring

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That can produce

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I died back or a population crash after species

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Over shoots it’s environmental carrying capacity

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In the real world many factors determine the number of organisms in anyone population yet if A super fly existed without theoretically unlimited food supply and no mortality would show what type of growth

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J shaped curve

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A biological communities productivity is measured of

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The mounds of biomass produced in the community

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Primary succession occurs when the community develops will secondary succession occurs when one

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On unoccupied ground, biological community replaces another

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