Small Intervening Patches That Dispersing Organisms Can Use to Move

question 10

Multiple Choice

Small intervening patches that dispersing organisms can use to move between large favourable habitats are called

• A) habitat corridors.
• B) stepping stones.
• C) glades.
• D) matrix pathways.

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Definitions:

Lumping Species

In taxonomy, the practice of grouping together organisms that are very similar but considered distinct species, emphasizing similarities over differences.

Tertiary Scavengers

Organisms that feed on dead animals after primary and secondary scavengers have done so, often contributing to the final stage of decomposition.

Scavenged Food

Food obtained by finding and consuming leftovers or waste, rather than through hunting, farming, or purchasing.

Denisovans

A recently discovered archaic human group inhabiting parts of Asia identified by fossils (dated to 30-50 kya) and its genome sequence, which shows interbreeding among ancestral groups.