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A2 Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The maximum number of a species that can survive in an ecosystem | CARRYING CAPACITY |
| A period of really rapid population growth as there are plenty of resources | EXPONENTIAL GROWTH |
| The various forms of a gene | ALLELES |
| The Austrian monk who did simple genetic experiments | MENDEL |
| The author of 'On the Origin of Species' | DARWIN |
| The study of DNA | GENOMICS |
| The study of proteins | PROTEOMICS |
| A change in DNA | MUTATION |
| The formation of a new species | SPECIATION |
| Two groups of a species are no longer able to breed together and make fertile offspring | REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION |
| Two groups of a species are kept separate by eg mountains | GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION |
| A place where carbon (perhaps as CO2) is removed long-term from the atmosphere | CARBON SINK |
| The removal of trees | DEFORESTATION |
| Any process in which the level of CO2 in the atmosphere is not overall increased | CARBON NEUTRAL |
| FOUR biofuels | WOOD, STRAW, METHANE, VEGETABLE OIL |
| Planting new trees | REFORESTATION |
| The age of a forest when it is rapidly changing CO2 to wood | YOUNG |