Desert pupfish live in springs of the American Southwest. Today there are about 30 species of pupfish, but they all evolved from a common Pleistocene ancestor. The southwestern United States was once much wetter than it is now, and the Pleistocene pupfish flourished over a wide geographic area. Over thousands of years, however, the Sierra Nevada Mountain range was pushed upward by geological forces, blocking rainfall from the Pacific Ocean. As the large lakes dried up, small groups of pupfish remained in springs and pools fed by groundwater seepage. Now, although many of these small springs still have pupfish, each population has evolved to become very different from pupfish in other springs.
1. The variation in gene pools between the 30 pup-fish populations occurred through an evolutionary mechanism called .
A) Bottleneck Effect
B) Random Mating
C) Interaction of alleles between populations
D) Directional Selection
E) Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

1. label high-pressure areas with the letter h. 2. label low-pressure areas with the letter l. 3. over which area(s) would you expect to see rain or snow? 4. over which area(s) would you expect to see clear skies? 5. draw arrows around the h on the map to show the wind direction. 6. draw arrows around the l on the map to show the wind direction. 7. imagine that you live in maine. currently there is a high-pressure area over maine. if a low-pressure area moves in, how will the direction of the wind change? 5. draw arrows around the h on the map to show the wind direction. 6. draw arrows around the l on the map to show the wind direction. 7. imagine that you live in maine. currently there is a high-pressure area over maine. if a low-pressure area moves in, how will the direction of the wind change? 8. imagine that you live in colorado. currently there is a low-pressure area over colorado. if a high-pressure area moves in, how will the direction of the wind change? 9. according to the map, where would the strongest winds be expected? (refer to the lesson if needed.)

Which of these is an example of land degradation? a. containers designed to store pollutants leak. b. fertilizers provide too many nutrients to crops. c. garbage is buried so the land can be reclaimed later. d. a drought kills all the plants in an area, leaving bare land

Which of the following is true about the introduction of a non-native species to an environment? (a) they usually adapt quickly so they can have a positive affect on the environment. (b) they can disrupt the environment and cause much damage and devastation to native species. (c) they usually become predators in a food chain and to keep prey populations under control. (d) because the native species are better-adapted to the environment, the non-native species always end up dying out.