| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| All the living and non living components of a particular area | Ecosystem | 76%
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| Form of nuclear division produces 4 gametes | Meiosis | 73%
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| The place where an organism normally lives and which is characterised by physical conditions and the types of other organisms present | Habitat | 66%
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| A mathematical equation that can be used to calculate the frequencies of the alleles of a particular gene in a population. | Hardy weinberg | 37%
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| When one animal is consumed by an organism | Predation | 37%
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| Takes place in small populations, resulting in reduction in genetic diversity. | Genetic drift | 32%
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| Speciation that occurs due to geographic boundaries | Allopatric | 27%
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| The total mass of living material, normally measured in a specific area over a given period of time | Biomass | 27%
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| Competition among individuals of the same species | Intraspecific | 27%
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| Factors that influence population size that are not organisms | Abiotic | 24%
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| Selection that tends to eliminate the extremes of the phenotypes | Stabilising | 24%
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| Type of selection that favours individuals with extreme Phenotypes | Disruptive | 20%
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| Square structure used to measure species frequencies | Quadrat | 17%
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| The range and variety of genes, species and habitats within a particular region | Biodiversity | 15%
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| All the living organisms present in an ecosystem at a given time | Community | 15%
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| The process by which living organisms return to an area after a natural disaster | Succession | 7%
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| The end-stage in the evolution of a plant community | Climax | 5%
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| The management of the Earth's natural resources by humans in such a way that the maximum use of them can be made in the future | Conservation | 5%
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| A variable rate that limits the rate of a chemical reaction | Limiting factors | 2%
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| The environmental force altering the frequency of alleles in a population | Selection pressure | 0%
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