Exam 1 Flashcards

(55 cards)

1
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Study of the relationship between living things and their environment

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Ecology

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2
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Study of animals and plants in various habitats

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Natural History

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3
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Study of the past and present distribution of species

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Biogeography

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4
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Abiotic

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Non-living things

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5
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Biotic

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Living things

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6
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Variety of life in ecosystem

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Biodiversity

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7
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Why biodiversity is important?

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Support economics, provide people resources, provide ecosystem function, increase stability of ecosystem

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8
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What is four biodiversity types?

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Functional, Ecological, Genetic, Species

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9
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variable that change according to another variable

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Dependent variable

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10
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Variable which investigator has control of it

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Independent variable

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11
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group which will be the base, keep constant

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Control Group

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12
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group which manipulated by experiment

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Treatment Group

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13
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hard surface of the Earth

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Lithosphere

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14
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Rock which formed by magma

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Igneous

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15
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Rock that have Layers, formed by erosion or earthing compaction

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Sedimentary

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16
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Rock which exposed by heat and pressure

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Metamorphic

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17
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Rock which formed deep inside Earth

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Intrusive

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18
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Rock which formed near surface

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Extrusive

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19
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Rock which formed by pre-existing rock

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Mechanically

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20
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Rock which formed when mineral dissolve

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Chemically

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21
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Rock which formed by large number of organisms

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Biologically

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22
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Rock which has sheet-like structure

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Foliated

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23
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Gabbro, Granite

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Igneous, intrusive

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Basalt, Obsidian

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Igneous, extrusive

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Conglomerate, Shale
Sedimentary, mechanically
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Coquina, Rocksalt
Sedimentary, chemically
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Diatoms, Coal
Sedimentary, Biologically
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Gneiss
Metamorphic, Foliated
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Quartzite, Marble
Metamorphic, non-foliated
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What is San Diego's geologic region
coast, mountain, desert
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State Rock
Serpentive, Metarmorphic
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State fossile
Sabre-toothed cat
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Evolution- extinct
Buffton
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Evolution-geological change
Hutton
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Evolution-gradual change over long time
Lyell
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Evolution-inheritance of aqiured characteristics
Lamark
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Shift in overall population by acting on one end
Directional
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Intermediate forms in a population are favored and extreme forms are not
Stabilizing
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forms at both ends of the range are favored, intermediate forms selected against
Disruptive
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mate choice
Intersexual
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competition of same sex
Intrasexual
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Two species evolves in different directions from a common point
Divergent Evolution
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Two unrelated species show similar characteristic due to similar environmemnt
Covergent Evolution
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Same bone structures but different function
Homologous Structure
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Not similar structures but common function
Analogous structure
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Unused structure without function
Vestigal structure
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different species reproduce at different time
temporal isolation
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can not mate because physical incompatibility
Mechanical isolation
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different species ignore or do not get the required cues for sex
Behavioral isolation
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different species live in different area
ecological isolation
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interbreed but no fertillzation
Gamete incompatibility
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Hybrid embryos die early
Hybrid inviability
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Hybrid individual or their offspring do not make functional gamete
Hybrid sterility
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Ecological interactions between two species
Coevolution
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one species radiates out to from several other species
Adaptive radiation