Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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what is not a mechanism for biological evolution
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inheritance of acquired traits
2
Q
what term is used to describe the reproductive successfulness of an organism
A
fitness
3
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A
4
Q
everything an organism does and when it does it describes and organisms
A
niche
5
Q
which is an interaction in which one organism benefits and one is harmed
A
parisitism
6
Q
what is an interaction in which both are harmed
A
competition
7
Q
what type of organism performs photosynthesis
A
primary producers
8
Q
correct order of food chain
A
grass-caterpillar-bird-fox
9
Q
often a pioneer speices
A
lichen
10
Q
example of decomposer
A
mushroom
