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APB C24 Speciation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution | Speciation |
| Evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period | Microevolution |
| Major evolutionary change. The term applies mainly to the evolution of whole taxonomic groups over long periods of time | Macroevolution |
| A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of interbreeding and producing viable offspring | Species |
| Speciation that occurs when biological populations of the same species become isolated from each other to an extent that prevents or interferes with genetic interchange | Allopatric speciation |
| The process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region | Sympatric speciation |
| The situation where different species may live in the same area, but properties of individuals prevent them from interbreeding | Reproductive isolation |
| When the number of chromosomes in an organism's cell doubles | Polyploidy |
| A hypothesis holding that the evolution of species proceeds in a characteristic pattern of relative stability for long periods of time interspersed with much shorter periods during which many species become extinct and new species emerge | Punctuated equilibrium |