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Biodiversity Vocabulary

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An interaction in which individuals of different species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem

a)
Interspecific competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
Resource partitioning
d)
Intraspecific competition
2.

An interaction in which individuals of the same species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem

(a)  

3.

A group of organisms that can reproduce with one another and produce fertile offspring

a)
kingdom
b)
family
c)
species
d)
genus
4.

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

(a)  

5.

Process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of genes during meiosis

a)
Gene duplication
b)
Chromosomal inversion
c)
Independent assortment
d)
Crossing over
6.

A cell containing only one set of chromosomes (n)

(a)  

7.

specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction

a)
egg
b)
gamete
c)
sperm
d)
zygote
8.

fusing of egg and sperm to make a zygote

(a)  

9.

a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes

a)
zygote
b)
embryo
c)
gamete
d)
spermatozoon
10.

Referring to traits that can be passed down from one generation to the next

(a)  

11.

a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell; production of gametes

a)
Meiosis
b)
Budding
c)
Mitosis
d)
Binary Fission
12.

A cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited from each parent.

(a)  

13.

body cells

a)
neural cells
b)
germ cells
c)
muscle cells
d)
somatic cells
14.

Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure

(a)  

15.

number of chromosomes in a human gamete

a)
23
b)
22
c)
46
d)
44
16.

Number of chromosomes in a human somatic cell

a)

23

b)

22

c)
46
d)
48
17.

type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism

(a)  

18.

Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself

a)
Cloning
b)
Binary fission
c)
Sexual reproduction
d)
Asexual reproduction
19.

environmental factors that restrict population growth

(a)  

20.

Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate

a)
Linear growth
b)
Logistic growth
c)
Cyclical growth
d)
Exponential growth
21.

Growth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth

(a)  

22.

limiting factor that depends on population size

a)
Density-independent factor
b)
Environmental factor
c)
Resource availability factor
d)
Density-dependent factor
23.

limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size

a)
Density-independent factor
b)
Environmental factor
c)
Biotic factor
d)
Density-dependent factor
24.

Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support

(a)  

25.

technique that allows molecular biologists to make many copies of a particular gene

a)
Restriction Enzyme Analysis
b)
DNA Sequencing
c)
Gene Cloning Technique
d)
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
26.

The analysis of DNA from samples of body tissues or fluids in order to identify individuals.

(a)  

27.

individuals of one sex are choosy in selecting their mates from the other sex

a)

Intrasexual Selection

b)
Natural selection
c)
Environmental adaptation
d)

Intersexual selection

28.

selection within the same sex, individuals of one sex compete directly for mates of the opposite sex

(a)