Bio 207 Final Review

The Great Lakes was formed by what proceses

A change in the beak size of finches due to changing environmental conditions is an example of

An example of a basin wetland is a

How did the great lakes form?

The biome with scattered grasses, shrubs and woody plants that alternates between distinct wet and dry seasons?

When the phenotype of the heterozygote has full expression of both alleles?

What two conditions are requred for natural selection?

When the Phenotype is a blending of different alleles?

In the past 200 years, areas covered by wetlands have gone from ________to ________.

Highly weathered tropical soils are called

When an abundant of nutrients stimulate algae growth leading to potientially anoxic conditions is known as?

The biome with a few scattered shrubs and plant highly modified to retain water, can be hot or cold?

Tidal salt marshes and mud flats primarly develop where?

The biome that receives moderate year around rainfall, dominated by decidious trees and abundant herbaceous plants?

The proportionate contribution made by individuals to future generations relative to individuals in the same population

What is this?

The foramtion of biomes is driven by what two climatic variables

What are the three beach zones in order of shortest to longest period of inundation?

The lake zone where little-no photosynthesis can occur

Buttressed trees are typically found where?

The complete expression of two different alleles is known as?

The biome that receives abundant year around rainfall in temperate latitudes?

The proportionate contribution made by an individual to future generations is known as

The water body where rivers meet the ocean

Diploid organisms have __________ copies of each gene

In a lake or water body, a condition of moderate nutrients and some submerged aquatic plants.

A treeless biome with a short growing season and an accumulation of organic matter in the soil

Who is this?

If the allelic frequency of a population remains constant from one generation to the next, the population is in?

In a lake or water body, the condition of low nutrients, little algae growth and little human impact.

Migration between populations of the same species results in

The salinity gradient in an estuary is influenced by which of the following?

A climate diagram generally shows which combination below

In a river water velocity is affected by

U shaped lakes formed from old river channel meanders are called

Mangrove forests are primarly found where?

Place the vegetation types in order from needing the most water to the least water

Swamps are wetlands with what type of vegetation / habitat?

The ability of one genotype to give rise to different phenotypes different environmental conditions is an example of

The coastal zone that mainly experiences salt spray and tidal storm surges

Which of these is a documented effect of amphibian exposure to the pesticide Atrazine in wetlands?

When natural selection selects against the extremes of a phenotype in a population is an example of

A fast flowing stream or river will likley have what type of benthic materials?

What type of shrubs can be found in swamps?

An alternative version of a gene is known as a ____________?

A measurable change in a phenotypic character (or characters) over a geographic region is known as?

What type of organisms is the limnetic zone of a lake dominated by?

The loss or fixation of an allele due to stochastic events in a small population

In lakes the condition of high nutrients abundant algae growth, often the result of human activity, such a sewage inputs

Which of these is not part of lake zonation?

Zooplankton are the primary producers in the Limnetic Zone

Hotspots of biodiversity in deep sea zones is centered around?

The salinity gradient in an estuary is influenced by which of the following?

The theory of natural selection was developed by which two scientists

Which climate characteristics don't go together

The wetland characterized by Sphagnum moss and sedges

What is the zone of the lake were emergent plants grow?

Migration is a movement of individuals from one area to another

What are the five regions of the ocean in order from shallowest to deepest?