BIO 205 Midterm 1 (lectures 1-9, chapter readings
covered: 1,5,6,7,8) Questions and Answers
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A story or narrative that explains an observed pattern
Ad Hoc Fallacy or process without any proof and that is believed to
be correct because it seems logical.
a pattern, observed in some species, in which there is
Allee effect
a fitness decline as density declines
Allopatry populations that live in different areas
a statement proposing that the focal explanatory
alternative hypothesis factor or factors in an experiment do not have an
effect on the system of interest
an impact on earths ecology that is caused by human
actions
Anthropogenic effects
eg. human use of fossil fuels drives global climate
change
a coloration pattern found in prey organisms that
aposematic coloration
signals danger (eg. poison) to a potential predetor
basic model of population Change in Population Size = Births − Deaths
growth
- A type of mimicry in which a harmless species looks
Batesian mimicry like a species (sends a false signal) that is poisonous
or otherwise harmful to predators.
, living tissue or growth (storage of energy as fat, carbs
biomass
or proteins)
butterflies are butterflies to bask more in temperate zones rather
ectothermic, and found than tropical zones.
from the tropics to the
high-temperate latitudes.
would you expect
butterflies to bask more in
tropical or temperate
zones?
The most common form of photosynthesis in which
atmospheric CO2 is used to form 3-
C3 photosynthesis
phosphoglycerate, a three-carbon sugar. (Calvin-
Benson cycle)
CO2 if fixed into a compound containing 4 carbon
atoms before being moved to different cells where
C4 photosynthesis the Calvin-Benson cycle takes place to create sugars.
reducing water loss by reducing the amount of time
stomata must be open to capture CO2
Can individuals maximize cannot
their performance across - each species must evolve a unique set of trade- offs
all resource needs involving a whole suite of physiological and
simultaneously? (water, behavioral traits
heat, energy)
the conversion of inorganic carbon to an organic
carbon fixation
state (chemosynthesis & photosynthesis)
Species evolve non-overlapping traits to avoid
character displacement
competition
the numeric conversion term in the Lotka-Volterra
competition equations that translates the relative
competition coefficient
effect of an individual of a competing species into
units of individuals of the focal species
, exclusion
competitive two species cannot coexist if they occupy the same
niche space, without one being driven to extinction
a theoretical construct that specifies how various
components of a system fit in relation to each other
conceptual model eg. rock, paper, scissors
illustrates the idea that no weapon or strategy is
perfect in all situations and that each approach can
win or fail, depending on the circumstances.
an unmanipulated unit of experiment generally used
control for comparison to detect the effect of a treatment in a
manipulated unit of an experiment
a form of photosynthesis where a temporal separation
between a plant takes up CO2 and makes sugars.
Crassulation Acid
plants open its stomata at night only, takes in as much
metabolism (CAM)
CO2 possible. in the day calvin-benson cycle takes
place
Crypsis the ability of an organism to conceal itself
population dynamics that cycle with decreasing
damped oscillation
amplitude through time
definitive host an organism that supports the adult form of a parasite
response to scarcity; the rate if population growth will
density dependence
slow
covered: 1,5,6,7,8) Questions and Answers
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Terms in this set (112)
A story or narrative that explains an observed pattern
Ad Hoc Fallacy or process without any proof and that is believed to
be correct because it seems logical.
a pattern, observed in some species, in which there is
Allee effect
a fitness decline as density declines
Allopatry populations that live in different areas
a statement proposing that the focal explanatory
alternative hypothesis factor or factors in an experiment do not have an
effect on the system of interest
an impact on earths ecology that is caused by human
actions
Anthropogenic effects
eg. human use of fossil fuels drives global climate
change
a coloration pattern found in prey organisms that
aposematic coloration
signals danger (eg. poison) to a potential predetor
basic model of population Change in Population Size = Births − Deaths
growth
- A type of mimicry in which a harmless species looks
Batesian mimicry like a species (sends a false signal) that is poisonous
or otherwise harmful to predators.
, living tissue or growth (storage of energy as fat, carbs
biomass
or proteins)
butterflies are butterflies to bask more in temperate zones rather
ectothermic, and found than tropical zones.
from the tropics to the
high-temperate latitudes.
would you expect
butterflies to bask more in
tropical or temperate
zones?
The most common form of photosynthesis in which
atmospheric CO2 is used to form 3-
C3 photosynthesis
phosphoglycerate, a three-carbon sugar. (Calvin-
Benson cycle)
CO2 if fixed into a compound containing 4 carbon
atoms before being moved to different cells where
C4 photosynthesis the Calvin-Benson cycle takes place to create sugars.
reducing water loss by reducing the amount of time
stomata must be open to capture CO2
Can individuals maximize cannot
their performance across - each species must evolve a unique set of trade- offs
all resource needs involving a whole suite of physiological and
simultaneously? (water, behavioral traits
heat, energy)
the conversion of inorganic carbon to an organic
carbon fixation
state (chemosynthesis & photosynthesis)
Species evolve non-overlapping traits to avoid
character displacement
competition
the numeric conversion term in the Lotka-Volterra
competition equations that translates the relative
competition coefficient
effect of an individual of a competing species into
units of individuals of the focal species
, exclusion
competitive two species cannot coexist if they occupy the same
niche space, without one being driven to extinction
a theoretical construct that specifies how various
components of a system fit in relation to each other
conceptual model eg. rock, paper, scissors
illustrates the idea that no weapon or strategy is
perfect in all situations and that each approach can
win or fail, depending on the circumstances.
an unmanipulated unit of experiment generally used
control for comparison to detect the effect of a treatment in a
manipulated unit of an experiment
a form of photosynthesis where a temporal separation
between a plant takes up CO2 and makes sugars.
Crassulation Acid
plants open its stomata at night only, takes in as much
metabolism (CAM)
CO2 possible. in the day calvin-benson cycle takes
place
Crypsis the ability of an organism to conceal itself
population dynamics that cycle with decreasing
damped oscillation
amplitude through time
definitive host an organism that supports the adult form of a parasite
response to scarcity; the rate if population growth will
density dependence
slow
