Spring 24 Bio BM 2 - Sem 2

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What type of growth is characterized by a rapid increase in population size when resources are abundant?

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Exponential growth

Front

What are pioneer species in primary succession?

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Lichens and moss

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What are pioneer species in secondary succession?

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Grasses and ferns

Front

What cycle involves the integration of viral DNA into the host genome?

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Lysogenic Cycle

Front

What cycle results in the destruction of the host cell and release of new viruses?

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Lytic Cycle

Front

What is the term for the evolution of an ancestral species into a variety of species that occupy different niches?

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Adaptive radiation

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain.

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What is the difference between logistic growth and exponential growth?

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Logistic growth accounts for resource limitations, while exponential growth does not.

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What is the term for the interaction where two species evolve in response to each other?

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Coevolution

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What is the term for the process by which one species evolves to resemble another species?

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Convergent evolution