APES Midterm Review

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The eutrophication that has taken place in the Gulf of Mexico and other locations appears to be due to excess nutrients from fertilizers.

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excess nutrients from fertilizers

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The swamplands of extreme southern Louisiana, which contain elements of both the forests and coastal marshes could be called _______________.

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an ecotone

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A species that is only found on one location on the planet

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Endemic

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A species that reproduces in large quantities multiple times per year

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r-selected

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This organism usually has a survivorship III curve with many babies being born and only a few surviving to adulthood.

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r-selected

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A species that is no longer present on the planet or cannot produce viable offspring

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Extinct

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These species have long pregnancies and usually only have 1 offspring at a time.

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k-selected

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Humans are classified as this... (Endemic, r-selected, k-selected, Extinct)

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k-selected

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Which of the following gives the major factors that determine a population's growth rate? adaptation, competition, birth rate, emigration, survivorship, natural selection, mutation, extinction, Immigration, climate, emigration, biotic potential, growth rate, death rate, emigration, immigration

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growth rate, death rate, emigration, immigration

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A small moth pollinates native trees when they bloom in April. Some of the moths emerge in early March and discover a   different blooming shrub to use as a resource. This is an example of what, over time, could be  

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allopatric speciation