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AcDec Science Section I Part 2

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  1. 1Organic matter _________ slowly in the cold, ________ _____ on the forest floorDecomposes ; Building Up
  2. 2Fires during summer droughts can burn through the forest floor for _______ or ________Months ; Years
  3. 3Conifers that can withstand winter freezes grow in the _______ _______Boreal Forest
  4. 4Tundras above ____ latitude no longer feature trees65°
  5. 5The topsoil ________ in winter and _______ in summerFreezes ; Thaws
  6. 6A permanently frozen layer of soil called ___________ chills the topsoil, limiting plant and microbe growthPermafrost
  7. 7 Simple short vegetation including _______, ______, _______, and _______ grow hereSedges ; Grasses ; Forbs ; Shrubs
  8. 8Tundras occur in the ______ and the ________ _________Arctic ; Antarctic Peninsula
  9. 9 The order of biomes from the equator to higher latitudes isTropical Forests
    Hot Deserts
    Deciduous Forests
    Boreal Forests
    Tundra
  10. 10The ______ of a species marks the areas where it is foundRange
  11. 11The dispersal of _________ within that range depends on ________ ________Individual ; Resource Availability
  12. 12The set of optimal conditions for a niche species in its environment determined by natural selection describes a species ________ ________Ecological Niche
  13. 13The fixed geological area where an organism can most easily grow and reproduce describes an organisms __________ __________Fundamental Niche
  14. 14The actual range of individuals within its fundamental niche describes an organisms _______ ______Realized Niche
  15. 15_________ _________ drives the evolution of populations over timeNatural Selection
  16. 16Natural Selection ensures the transmission of traits _________ for the organism’s ________ to future generationsFavorable ;
  17. 17Over time, a species will _______ more and more from its ancestors as it _______ to its environmentDiffer ; Environment
  18. 18An organism's ___________ involve responses to the ___________ of a particular environmentAdaptations ; Challenges
  19. 19 Evolution involves changes in an organism’s ________ _________Genetic Information
  20. 20 Genetic information is stored as _______________ ______, also know as _____Deoxyribonucleic Acid ; DNA
  21. 21 DNA stores instructions for the creation of ________ by the bodyProteins
  22. 22 Every gene has _____ ____ _____ that code for different forms of a protein2 or More
  23. 23 Each form of a specific gene is called an alleleAllele
  24. 24In _________ __________, the offspring receives one set of alleles from the mother and one set from the fatherSexual Reproduction
  25. 25 The specific combination of alleles in an organism comprises its _________Genotype
  26. 26Alleles code physical features called the phenotypePhenotype
  27. 27_______ __________ in a population will shift as alleles that produce useful adaptations are passed onAllelic Frequencies
  28. 28Charles Darwin described the causes of natural selection in his book : ____ _______ ___ ________The Origin of Species
  29. 29________ variations must exist among the individuals of the speciesHeritable
  30. 30Genetic variations affect the _______ and reproduction rates of the individualsSurvival ; Reproduction
  31. 31________ ________ involve a population’s interactions with each otherPopulation Dynamics
  32. 32Population Dynamics determine the population ______ and ___________Size ; Abundance
  33. 33Population size measures the ________ of organisms Population abundance measures the _________ of individualsAmount ; Density
  34. 34________ ________, ________ ________, and ___________ ___________ all alter population sizeResource Availability ; Organism Movement ;
  35. 35A patchy, disconnected habitat limits population ________Dispersal
  36. 36_________ whales might travel ____ ________ kilometers to reach their breeding groundsMigratory ; Ten Thousand
  37. 37Only one mammal, the _____ ____, has been able to disperse to HawaiiHoary Bat
  38. 38________ ________ determines the type of population distributionResource Availability
  39. 39Natural populations with patchy habitats typically form _______ ____________ in a metapopulationClumped Distributions ; Metapopulation
  40. 40Occasional _________ and _________ occur between the subpopulations of a metapopulationMigrations ; Interactions
  41. 41_____ and _____ _____ control population size and abundance in the subpopulationsBirth, Death ; Rates
  42. 42The metapopulation’s size depends on the balance between ___________ __________ and the ___________ of new patches of habitatSubpopulation Extinctions ; Colonization
  43. 43The proportions of each age group in a population forms its _____ _________Age Structure
  44. 44_________ birth and survival rates at each age level creates stable growthConstant
  45. 45Carefully altering _______ _______ at each age level can manage population sizeSurvival Rates
  46. 46A population with many young individuals will ______, while a population with many old individuals will likely ______Grow ; Decline
  47. 47Kenya, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia are countries experiencing ______ growthRapid
  48. 48The United States, Australia, and Canada are countries experiencing ______ growthSlow
  49. 49Denmark, Austria, and Italy are countries experiencing ______ growthZero
  50. 50Germany, Hungary, and Bulgaria are countries experiencing ________ growthNegative
  51. 51Population growth follows _________ patternsPredictable
  52. 52Populations that reproduce in fixed intervals, such as annual plants, grow ____________Geometrically
  53. 53Populations, such as India's at the moment, that reproduce constantly, grow ____________Exponentially
  54. 54The _______ most populated nation, India had over _________ people in 2014Second ; 1.25 Billion
  55. 55More than half of the population of India is under ____ years old25
  56. 56India has a high annual population growth rate of ______ percent1.41
  57. 57By ______, India will be the world’s most populated country2028
  58. 58As the population grows to the maximum number of individuals the environment can support, population growth rates decrease in _________ _______Logistic Growth
  59. 59The maximum number of individuals an environment can support is called the _______ ________Carrying Capacity
  60. 60Carrying capacity depends on ________ ________Resource Availability
  61. 61Many factors limit population _____ and prevent _______ growthSize ; Unlimited
  62. 62Density independent factors limit population growth regardless of _____Size
  63. 63Extreme conditions like hurricanes, fires, and floods are examples of ________ ________ ________Density Independent Factors
  64. 64_________ _________ factors impact the growth rate in proportion to the size of the populationDensity Dependent
  65. 65Competition, crowding, disease, and stress have more impact in _______ ___________ sizesHigher Population
  66. 66Density dependent factors tend to promote _______ at low population sizesGrowth
  67. 67Density dependent factors limit growth when the population size nears the _________ _________Carrying Capacity
  68. 68__________ interactions occur between members of the same speciesIntraspecific
  69. 69_________ _________ cause competition and stress, which are density dependent factorsResource Limitations
  70. 70Animals develop _______ and _______, while plant _______ and _______ production decreasesDiseases, Parasites ; Growth, Seed
  71. 71__________ interactions occur between individuals of different speciesInterspecific
  72. 72Resource limitations decrease the ________ ______ of all individuals in the species, potentially leading to ________Survival Rate ; Extinction

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