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What is the key criterion that defines a species?
What is the key criterion that defines a species?
- A group of individuals with similar physical characteristics
- A group of individuals that share the same habitat
- A group of individuals that are genetically identical
- A group of individuals that can reproduce in nature and produce fertile offspring (correct)
What is the term for the process of forming a new species?
What is the term for the process of forming a new species?
- Natural selection
- Evolution
- Adaptation
- Speciation (correct)
What is the main difference between allopatric and sympatric speciation?
What is the main difference between allopatric and sympatric speciation?
- The type of traits that emerge
- The presence or absence of a physical barrier (correct)
- The number of individuals involved
- The speed at which speciation occurs
What can happen to an isolated population that leads to speciation?
What can happen to an isolated population that leads to speciation?
What is the role of reinforcement in speciation?
What is the role of reinforcement in speciation?
What is the basis of sexual selection in speciation?
What is the basis of sexual selection in speciation?
What is the result of hybrid organisms being selected against in a population?
What is the result of hybrid organisms being selected against in a population?
What can happen if a species becomes separated geographically?
What can happen if a species becomes separated geographically?
What is the outcome of allopatric speciation?
What is the outcome of allopatric speciation?
What is the key difference between allopatric and sympatric speciation in terms of population isolation?
What is the key difference between allopatric and sympatric speciation in terms of population isolation?
What is the primary focus of ecology?
What is the primary focus of ecology?
What level of ecology focuses on the traits of individual organisms and their contribution to the species' life history?
What level of ecology focuses on the traits of individual organisms and their contribution to the species' life history?
What is the term for the unique and specific role an organism plays in its ecosystem?
What is the term for the unique and specific role an organism plays in its ecosystem?
What type of factors typically affect population density in an ecosystem?
What type of factors typically affect population density in an ecosystem?
What is the primary difference between a food chain and a food web?
What is the primary difference between a food chain and a food web?
What is the term for the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
What is the term for the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
Which of the following is an example of a density-independent factor?
Which of the following is an example of a density-independent factor?
What is the term for the first level of consumers in a food chain or web?
What is the term for the first level of consumers in a food chain or web?
What is the term for the place suitable for a particular organism to live?
What is the term for the place suitable for a particular organism to live?
What is the term for the study of all living organisms on Earth and their impact on the planet?
What is the term for the study of all living organisms on Earth and their impact on the planet?
What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
What is biotic potential?
What is biotic potential?
What limits the growth of a population?
What limits the growth of a population?
What is the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
What is the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
What can reduce the maximum carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
What can reduce the maximum carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
What type of symbiosis is beneficial to one species but not the other?
What type of symbiosis is beneficial to one species but not the other?
What is the study of the evolutionary development of animal behavior?
What is the study of the evolutionary development of animal behavior?
Why do animals defend a territory?
Why do animals defend a territory?
What is an example of an evolved behavior in response to environmental pressure?
What is an example of an evolved behavior in response to environmental pressure?
What is the term for the community of animals, plants, and other organisms that live in the same area?
What is the term for the community of animals, plants, and other organisms that live in the same area?
What is the primary reason why certain traits are attractive in a specific environment?
What is the primary reason why certain traits are attractive in a specific environment?
Which of the following behaviors is an example of kin selection?
Which of the following behaviors is an example of kin selection?
What is the primary benefit of social child raising in species like humans?
What is the primary benefit of social child raising in species like humans?
What is alpha diversity a measure of?
What is alpha diversity a measure of?
What is the primary goal of researchers studying genetic biodiversity?
What is the primary goal of researchers studying genetic biodiversity?
What is the primary characteristic of a stable ecosystem?
What is the primary characteristic of a stable ecosystem?
What is the primary cause of biodiversity loss?
What is the primary cause of biodiversity loss?
What is the primary function of an ecosystem?
What is the primary function of an ecosystem?
What is the term for the disturbance of an ecosystem due to natural causes?
What is the term for the disturbance of an ecosystem due to natural causes?
What is the primary benefit of altruism in social groups?
What is the primary benefit of altruism in social groups?
What is the primary mechanism that leads to allopatric speciation?
What is the primary mechanism that leads to allopatric speciation?
What occurs when there is no physical separation in the population, but selective pressures cause a divide between organisms?
What occurs when there is no physical separation in the population, but selective pressures cause a divide between organisms?
What is the primary focus of ecology?
What is the primary focus of ecology?
What is the outcome when a population becomes reproductively isolated from its parent population?
What is the outcome when a population becomes reproductively isolated from its parent population?
What is the basis of reinforcement in speciation?
What is the basis of reinforcement in speciation?
What is the term for the study of all living organisms on Earth and their impact on the planet?
What is the term for the study of all living organisms on Earth and their impact on the planet?
What level of ecology focuses on traits of individual organisms and their contribution to the species' life history?
What level of ecology focuses on traits of individual organisms and their contribution to the species' life history?
What can occur if an isolated population has new environmental conditions and new traits emerge?
What can occur if an isolated population has new environmental conditions and new traits emerge?
What is the term for the place suitable for a particular organism to live?
What is the term for the place suitable for a particular organism to live?
What is the primary difference between sympatric and allopatric speciation?
What is the primary difference between sympatric and allopatric speciation?
What is the result of reinforcement in a population?
What is the result of reinforcement in a population?
What is the unique and specific role an organism plays in its ecosystem?
What is the unique and specific role an organism plays in its ecosystem?
What type of factors typically affect population density in an ecosystem?
What type of factors typically affect population density in an ecosystem?
What is the primary mechanism that leads to sympathy speciation?
What is the primary mechanism that leads to sympathy speciation?
What is the primary difference between a food chain and a food web?
What is the primary difference between a food chain and a food web?
What is the primary difference between sexual selection and reinforcement in speciation?
What is the primary difference between sexual selection and reinforcement in speciation?
What can occur when hybrid organisms are selected against in a population?
What can occur when hybrid organisms are selected against in a population?
What is the term for the complex interconnected interactions between all food chains within an ecosystem?
What is the term for the complex interconnected interactions between all food chains within an ecosystem?
What is the term for the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
What is the term for the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
What is the primary function of an ecosystem?
What is the primary function of an ecosystem?
What is the primary reason why certain traits are more likely to be selected in a specific environment?
What is the primary reason why certain traits are more likely to be selected in a specific environment?
What is the primary benefit of social child raising in species like humans?
What is the primary benefit of social child raising in species like humans?
What is biodiversity a measurement of?
What is biodiversity a measurement of?
What is the primary difference between beta diversity and gamma diversity?
What is the primary difference between beta diversity and gamma diversity?
What is the result of a stable ecosystem with high diversity?
What is the result of a stable ecosystem with high diversity?
What is the primary focus of researchers studying genetic biodiversity?
What is the primary focus of researchers studying genetic biodiversity?
What is the primary benefit of altruism in social groups?
What is the primary benefit of altruism in social groups?
What is the primary cause of the decline of biodiversity?
What is the primary cause of the decline of biodiversity?
What is the outcome of a natural disturbance in an ecosystem?
What is the outcome of a natural disturbance in an ecosystem?
What is kin selection an example of?
What is kin selection an example of?
What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
What determines the carrying capacity of a species in an ecosystem?
What determines the carrying capacity of a species in an ecosystem?
What is the result of a population exceeding its carrying capacity?
What is the result of a population exceeding its carrying capacity?
What is the term for the study of the evolutionary development of animal behavior?
What is the term for the study of the evolutionary development of animal behavior?
What is an example of an evolved behavior in response to environmental pressure?
What is an example of an evolved behavior in response to environmental pressure?
What is the primary reason why species do not normally meet their full biotic potential?
What is the primary reason why species do not normally meet their full biotic potential?
What is the term for the maximum number of living organisms that an environment can support?
What is the term for the maximum number of living organisms that an environment can support?
What is the primary factor that limits the growth of a population?
What is the primary factor that limits the growth of a population?
What is an example of a limiting factor that can reduce the maximum carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
What is an example of a limiting factor that can reduce the maximum carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
What is the term for the number of individual species in an average population size that is sustainable?
What is the term for the number of individual species in an average population size that is sustainable?
What is the author's main point in the passage about ninjas and pirates?
What is the author's main point in the passage about ninjas and pirates?
What is the topic of the passage about games?
What is the topic of the passage about games?
What is the author's point of view about children's games?
What is the author's point of view about children's games?
What is the purpose of the evidence or proof in an argument?
What is the purpose of the evidence or proof in an argument?
What is the topic of a passage about?
What is the topic of a passage about?
What is the function of the author's reasons in the passage about ninjas and pirates?
What is the function of the author's reasons in the passage about ninjas and pirates?
What is the relationship between the topic and the argument in a passage?
What is the relationship between the topic and the argument in a passage?
What is the argument of a passage?
What is the argument of a passage?
What is the role of the author's main point in an argument?
What is the role of the author's main point in an argument?
What do passages on the same topic have in common?
What do passages on the same topic have in common?
What is the purpose of identifying the author's argument and evidence in a passage?
What is the purpose of identifying the author's argument and evidence in a passage?
What is a characteristic of an argument in a passage?
What is a characteristic of an argument in a passage?
What can be said about the three passages about global warming?
What can be said about the three passages about global warming?
What is the main point of the passage 'Pirates vs. Ninjas'?
What is the main point of the passage 'Pirates vs. Ninjas'?
Why is it important to distinguish between the topic and the argument of a passage?
Why is it important to distinguish between the topic and the argument of a passage?
Study Notes
Understanding Topic and Argument
- The topic of a passage is what the passage is about
- The argument of a passage is the author's point of view about the topic
- The argument is also known as the main claim or thesis
- The argument is something debatable, and if it's not debatable, it's not an argument
- Passages on the same topic can make different arguments
Examples of Topic and Argument
- Example 1: Pirates vs. Ninjas passage
- Topic: competition for cool points between pirates and ninjas
- Argument: ninjas are cooler than pirates
- Example 2: The Value of Games passage
- Topic: games
- Argument: games are a valuable way to spend time and are not just a waste of time
Identifying Argument and Evidence
- Finding the argument of a passage is useful, but many test questions ask for more
- Test questions may ask for the kinds of information or evidence the author brings up in support of the argument
- The support or evidence is part of the argument, and authors typically provide reasons to prove their point
- To identify the evidence or proof, complete the sentence: "In [author's discussion of topic], the author argues that [argument] because [evidence]"
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Learn about the fundamental concept of species and speciation in biology. Discover the two types of speciation: allopatric and sympatric speciation, and how they occur through geographical changes and reproductive isolation.
