Biodiversity Topics 1-3 Vocab by Oakley Purves https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom en-us 2018-11-20 17:54:54 UTC 2018-11-29 23:30:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Biodiversity oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/306472051 The number and variety of organisms in an area.]]> 2018-11-20 18:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/306472051 Species oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/306472946 A group of organisms that share similar genetics and physical characteristics.]]> 2018-11-20 18:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/306472946 Variation oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309594898 a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits
Speciation the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309594898 Structural Adaptation oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595019 physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595019 Behavioural Adaptation oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595096 is the process by which an organism or a species changes its pattern of action to better suit its environment.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595096 Diversity Index oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595162 is a quantitative measure that reflects how many different types there are in a dataset, and simultaneously takes into account how evenly the basic entities are distributed among those types.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595162 Niche oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595247 describes the relationships between a species and the elements in its ecosystem.]]> 2018-11-29 23:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595247 Competition oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595325  an event or contest in which people compete.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595325 Broad Niche oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595376 aficionados of automobiles, gaming, photography or running are broad niches.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595376 Generalist oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595444 a person competent in several different fields or activities]]> 2018-11-29 23:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595444 Narrow Niche oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595488 large group of people that share a common interest, according to finding niches.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595488 Specialist oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595570  a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595570 Predation oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595637  the preying of one animal on others.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595637 Mutualism oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595683 the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595683 Commensalism oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595736  an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595736 Parasitism oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595798 habitual reliance on or exploitation of others.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595798 Asexual Reproduction oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595857  an organism creates a genetically-similar or identical copy of itself without a contribution of genetic material from another individual.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595857 Binary Fission oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595912 bacteria and other prokaryotes that involves the splitting of a parent cell into two independent cells.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595912 Spores oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595970  a minute, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309595970 Cloning oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596051 make an identical copy of something.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596051 Budding oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596113 (of a plant) having or developing buds.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596113 Sexual Reproduction oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596160  he production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types .

]]> 2018-11-29 23:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596160 Zygospores oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596229  the thick-walled resting cell of certain fungi and algae, arising from the fusion of two similar gametes.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596229 Bacterial Conjugation oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596469 The process in bacterial cells in which two bacterial cells come together in a temporary fusion to transfer genetic material via the plasmid from the donor cell to the recipient cell.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596469 Zygote oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596548  a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.

]]> 2018-11-29 23:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596548 Embryo oakley_purves236 https://padlet.com/oakley_purves236/vamwzr9kphom/wish/309596862  a thing at a rudimentary stage that shows potential for development

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