Exam 2 study guide Flashcards
What is ecosystems and energy flow?
The energy flow takes place via the food chain and food wed.
What is genetics hypothetical experiment?
An experimentally uncharacterized genes.
What is genetics cross?
The deliberate breeding of two different individuals that results in offspring that carry part of the genetic material of each parent.
What is genetics human crossing?
A cellular process that happens during meiosis when chromosomes of the same type are lined up.
What is Genetics basic concept?
The study of heredity, the process in which a parent passes certain genes onto their children.
What is genetics biodiversity basic concept?
Genetic diversity is the biological variation that occurs within species.
What is global ecosystems?
An global ecosystem contains millions of species of organisms in a very complex pattern driven by environmental factors, plants nutrients and other chemical factors.
What are global ecosystems called?
Biosphere, ecosphere, and Gaia
What is a ecosystem climate change?
Reduces ability to improve quality and resources?
What is genetics biodiversity speciation?
When a new species is created and develops its own unique characteristics?
What is genetics basic concept gene by environment?
A different effect of an environmental exposure on disease risk in persons with different genotypes.
What is global climate?
The long term distribution of heat and precipitation on Earth’s surface.
What is Genome basic concept?
The entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell.
What is an ecosystems ecology?
The integrated study of living and non-living components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystems framework.
What is the genetics fundamental concept?
A child inherits two sent of genes- one from each parent.
