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Bio Evo & taxo
Bio 11 Evolution and Taxonomy Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Convergent evolution | The process whereby organisms not closely related, independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches. |
| Divergent evolution | When an interbreeding population or species diverges into two or more descendant species. |
| Evolutionary change | |
| gene flow | The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another. |
| genetic drift | The change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling. |
| gradual change model | Species tend to accumulate changes fairly steadily. |
| Mutation | A change in genetic sequence that causes a species to change randomly. |
| Natural selection | |
| non-random mating | |
| Punctuated equilibrium model |