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Evolution Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person choosing a desirable trait to influence a population. | Artificial Selection |
| Survival of the fittest. The best adapted individuals survive to reproduce and pass on their adaptations. | Natural Selection |
| Structures that are similar in structure but not in function. Indicate common ancestry. | Homologous Structure |
| Structures that are similar in function but not in structure. | Analogous Structure |
| Structures that serve no function but indicate ancestry. | Vestigial Structure |
| Change over time. | Evolution |
| Evolution of two populations into two separate species. | Speciation |
| Differences between the individuals of a population. | Diversity |
| Evolutionary history of a species. | Phylogeny |
| Study of organisms during early stages of development. | Embryology |
| A change in DNA. | Mutation |
| A mutation that is beneficial for survival. | Adaptation |
| A population of organisms becomes immune to a chemical because immune organisms pass on their immunity to the next generation. | Resistance |
| Two species that evolve to become similar because they share the same environment. | Convergent Evolution |
| Two species that evolve from a common ancestor but develop different traits. | Divergent Evolution |
| Two populations become separated by a physical structure, resulting in two new species. | Geographic Isolation |
| Two populations develop different reproductive habits, resulting in two new species. | Reproductive Isolation |
| Variation within a population, limited resources, more offspring than can survive, and survival of the fittest. | Theory of Evolution |
| Populations change at a slow and steady pace. | Gradualism |
| Populations change in a large amount but only after long periods of no change. | Punctuated Equilibrium |
| A period of no change. | Stasis |
| A random event that changes the genes within a population. | Genetic Drift |
| A transfer of traits between two populations by have organisms that move between them. | Gene Flow |
| An animal adapts to resemble another harmful organism. | Mimicry |
| An animal adapts to blend in with the environment. | Camouflage |
| A substance that individuals must compete to possess. | Limited Resource |
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