Próf 2 - Arctic's vanishing sea ice Flashcards

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Gene pool

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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

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2
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To gather pace

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To speed up

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3
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To accelerate

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To speed up

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4
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Decline of

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Decrease of

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5
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Diminishing

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Slowly getting smaller or weaker

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6
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Grizzly

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A large fierce brown bear that lives in N-America and parts of Russia

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7
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Distinctive

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What makes them different and special from other species

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8
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Cross

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A hybrid

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9
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Apparent

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That seems to be

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10
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Bowhead

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A specie of whales

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Subsequently

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Happening after something else

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12
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Discrete

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Separate/isolated

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13
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Mammals

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Spendýr

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14
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Viable

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Able to survive

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15
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Offspring

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Animal babies

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16
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Enhanced

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Improved

17
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Chromosomes

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Litningar

18
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The extent of

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How many times it happens

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To exhibit

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To show

20
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Vast

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Huge

21
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To jeopardise

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To endanger

22
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Numerous

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Many

23
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Biodiversity

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Variety in nature

24
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Lineages

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Lines of descent, family blood lines

25
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Millennia

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Thousands of years

26
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Drastically

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Very much

27
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To curb

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To limit