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What is the definition of phenotype?
What is the definition of phenotype?
- The regulating process by which an organism maintains internal stability
- The genetic composition of an organism
- The set of observable traits of an individual (correct)
- The expected response to environmental change within an individual's lifespan
Which term describes the genetic composition of an organism?
Which term describes the genetic composition of an organism?
- Genotype (correct)
- Homeorhesis
- Plasticity
- Homeostasis
What does homeostasis refer to?
What does homeostasis refer to?
- Adjusting to changing external conditions
- Refers to adapt and adjust to changing conditions
- Maintaining the flow of an ecosystem
- Maintaining a stable environment (correct)
Which concept involves adapting and adjusting to changing conditions?
Which concept involves adapting and adjusting to changing conditions?
What does allopatric speciation involve?
What does allopatric speciation involve?
Which term describes the relationships between organisms and their surroundings?
Which term describes the relationships between organisms and their surroundings?
Which term is used to describe the production of primary consumers per unit area per unit time?
Which term is used to describe the production of primary consumers per unit area per unit time?
What is the term for a predator at the top of a food web exerting strong effects on the ecosystem?
What is the term for a predator at the top of a food web exerting strong effects on the ecosystem?
Which type of variation refers to any variation that can be identified in terms of a series of discretely different forms?
Which type of variation refers to any variation that can be identified in terms of a series of discretely different forms?
What does the term 'genetic variability' refer to?
What does the term 'genetic variability' refer to?
Which term describes the ability of a single genotype to develop into different forms as a response to environmental circumstances?
Which term describes the ability of a single genotype to develop into different forms as a response to environmental circumstances?
What is the term for the set of conditions actually used by an animal after interactions with other species have been taken into account?
What is the term for the set of conditions actually used by an animal after interactions with other species have been taken into account?
Which defense strategy involves blending with the background to avoid predation?
Which defense strategy involves blending with the background to avoid predation?
Which type of commensal relationship does not completely depend on a single species for survival?
Which type of commensal relationship does not completely depend on a single species for survival?
What is the behavior or morphology that allows an organism to resemble another species to reduce attacks by predators called?
What is the behavior or morphology that allows an organism to resemble another species to reduce attacks by predators called?
Which type of species can only live in association with certain other specific species?
Which type of species can only live in association with certain other specific species?
'Exchange of crucial resources' is a characteristic of which ecological relationship type?
'Exchange of crucial resources' is a characteristic of which ecological relationship type?
