BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 41, Problem 13SA
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a.
To determine:
The term that describes “greatly affects other species”.
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b.
To determine:
The term that describes “species that lives only where it evolved”.
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c.
To determine:
The term that describes “more species on large islands than small ones at the same distance from the source of colonists”.
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d.
To determine:
The term that describes “species that is especially sensitive to change in the environment”.
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e.
To determine:
The term that describes “allows competitors to coexist”.
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f.
To determine:
The term that describes “often outcompete, displace native species of established community”.
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