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Chp. 16, Section 3
Vocab for 16.3 Biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allopatric speciation | Species arising as a result of geographic isolation; "different homelands" |
| Biological species concept | The concept that a species is a population of organisms that can interbreed but cannot breed with other populations |
| Geographic isolation | The physical separation of populations due to geographic barriers that prevent interbreeding |
| Gradualism | A model of evolution in which gradual change over a long period of time leads to biological diversity |
| Morphology | The study of the structure and form of an organism |
| Postzygotic isolation | A type of reproductive isolation that occurs after fertilization |
| Prezygotic isolation | A type of reproductive isolation that occurs before fertilization |
| Punctuated equilibrium | A model of evolution in which short periods of drastic change in species, including mass extinctions and rapid speciation, are separated by long periods of little or no change |
| Reproductive isolation | The inability of members of a population to successfully interbreed with members of another population of the same or a related species |
| Speciation | The formation of new species as a result of evolution |
| Sympatric speciation | Occurs when two subpopulations are reproductively isolated within the same geographic area |