BIS 2B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Phenotypic Plasticity, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Detritivore

• School: UC-Davis
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIS 2B
• Professor: Pat Randolph

Document Summary

Adaptations can increase an organism"s fitness, whereas acclimations can not: true/false. It is one of 5 such regions in the world. An initial capture resulted in 10 marked individuals. Days later, a recapture in the same population then caught 50 individuals; 5 of which were marked. Based on these numbers, the population size is estimated to be 500 individuals: true/false. Phenotypic plasticity refers to genetic diversity of an individual that is expressed differently in different habitats: true/false. The pattern of decreasing biological diversity at decreasing latitudes is demonstrated in both terrestrial and marine biotas: true/false. The theory of island of biogeography states that island species tend toward gigantism and flightlessness in birds owing to a lack of predators: true/false. The intertropical convergence zone is a region of dry sinking air centered over 30 degrees north and south of the equator: true/false. R-selected species include many insects as well as many plant species that exhibit a type 3 survivorship curve: true/false.