Responses to Environment and Disruption to Ecosystem

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  1. 4. Disruptions in environmental factors can lead to ______.
  2. 6. The most damaging disruptions to ecosystems are ______ impacts or environmental changes caused by human influence.
  3. 7. ______ signaling is used to help animals exchange information.
  4. 8. In the event of habitat damage due to human activity, which splits habitats into smaller, more isolated pieces, this is called ______.
  5. 9. The introduction of __________ species, intentionally or unintentionally, can allow a species to exploit a new ecological niche without the threat of predation or competition as a regulating factor.
  6. 10. Some _____ can change their coloration to match their surroundings
  7. 11. Animals use ______ to alert other species of a predator and or to search for food elsewhere.
Down
  1. 1. ______ selection occurs when heritable variation induces differential reproductive success.
  2. 2. What environmental factors can alter behavior?
  3. 3. Organisms that are unable to adapt as quickly to their changing environments are vulnerable to _____.
  4. 5. _______ may introduce new alleles into a population that results in fitness benefits.
  5. 6. ____ is a type of heritable genetic variation that increases the fitness of an organism.