Ecology and Biology A-Z #2

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Fossilized tree resin. Often preserves organisms very well	Amber
The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or river	Benthic
First period of the Paleozoic Era, famous for its "explosion" of animals	Cambrian
Extinct species of flightless bird, formerly endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean	Dodo
Extinct species of hominin, latin for "upright man". Homo ____	Erectus
Bats, Bees, and Blue Jay's all have this trait in common	Flight
Taxonomic category, ranks above species, but below family	Genus
A substance produced by tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to affect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism	Hormone
An animal that lacks a backbone	Invertebrate
Relating to young animals, used especially in the context of birds	Juvenile
Type of species which have an extremely high impact on a particular ecosystem relative to its population. Often used as an indicator for the health of an ecosystems	Keystone
Zone of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore	Littoral
Type of angiosperm plant defined by having seeds that contain a single embryonic leaf known as a cotyledon	Monocotyledon

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The functional role that an organism plays within an ecosystem	Niche
An organism that feeds on both plant and animal sources	Omnivore
Helpful diagram, shows relationships between an organism and its ancestors	Pedigree
Used to describe one of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail or one of the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine or hedgehog	Quill
Any of the various analogous processes by which there is an exchange of gases	Respiration
A dormant, reproductive cell formed by certain organisms, most notably fungi	Spore
Zone of weather, characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold	Temperate
The waste product secreted by the kidneys of mammals	Urine
A submicroscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell, not a cell, but had DNA or RNA	Virus
A natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in non-polar organic solvents. Most notably bees secrete it	Wax
Microscopic fungus, converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide	Yeast
The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life	Zoology

Level 67

Jul 1, 2023

Pedigree is more often used with domestic animals or cultured plants; I’ve never heard it in a phylogenetic context.

Level 70

Jul 2, 2023

It is used quite often in genetic studies of all species -especially humans - in order to catalog the heritability of certain genetic traits. You're correct in that it is not used phylogenetically, but it is used for relationship analyses over shorter time periods (a few generations usually).

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