Próf 2 - Arctic's vanishing sea ice Flashcards
Gene pool
The number of different genes available to species. The more genes, available, the greater likelihood that the species will be able to resist disease and survive
To gather pace
To speed up
To accelerate
To speed up
Decline of
Decrease of
Diminishing
Slowly getting smaller or weaker
Grizzly
A large fierce brown bear that lives in N-America and parts of Russia
Distinctive
What makes them different and special from other species
Cross
A hybrid
Apparent
That seems to be
Bowhead
A specie of whales
Subsequently
Happening after something else
Discrete
Separate/isolated
Mammals
Spendýr
Viable
Able to survive
Offspring
Animal babies
Enhanced
Improved
Chromosomes
Litningar
The extent of
How many times it happens
To exhibit
To show
Vast
Huge
To jeopardise
To endanger
Numerous
Many
Biodiversity
Variety in nature
Lineages
Lines of descent, family blood lines