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ECCC Unit 2 Test (vocab) Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: gene flow ANS 🗹🗹: movement of genetic information across a population
Q: geographic range ANS 🗹🗹: total spatial area of species found
Q: geographic distribution ANS 🗹🗹: all points where individuals of a species are found
Q: evolutionary history ANS 🗹🗹: place of origin for species (time & geography)
- younger species have smaller range
- species in enclosed habitats have smaller range
Q: genes ANS 🗹🗹: segments of DNA from parents
Q: phenotype ANS 🗹🗹: observable organismal trait
Q: genotype ANS 🗹🗹: inherited genetic information that influences trait
Q: acclimation ANS 🗹🗹: individual adjusting to environmental changes
Q: acclimization ANS 🗹🗹: changes in observed natural systems
Q: phenotypic plasticity ANS 🗹🗹: capacity of a single genotype to exhibit different
phenotypes in different environments
ECCC Unit 2 Test (vocab) Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: gene flow ANS 🗹🗹: movement of genetic information across a population
Q: geographic range ANS 🗹🗹: total spatial area of species found
Q: geographic distribution ANS 🗹🗹: all points where individuals of a species are found
Q: evolutionary history ANS 🗹🗹: place of origin for species (time & geography)
- younger species have smaller range
- species in enclosed habitats have smaller range
Q: genes ANS 🗹🗹: segments of DNA from parents
Q: phenotype ANS 🗹🗹: observable organismal trait
Q: genotype ANS 🗹🗹: inherited genetic information that influences trait
Q: acclimation ANS 🗹🗹: individual adjusting to environmental changes
Q: acclimization ANS 🗹🗹: changes in observed natural systems
Q: phenotypic plasticity ANS 🗹🗹: capacity of a single genotype to exhibit different
phenotypes in different environments