Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
BILD3
Lecture 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Extinction | the state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct |
| Extant | to refer to taxa, such as species, genera and families, that are still in existence, meaning still alive |
| Extinct | the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), usually a species |
| Succession | fossils from one region similar to extant organisms from that same region |
| Fossil | any trace of an organism that lived in the past |
| Homologous | similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function |
| Transition fossil | any fossilized remains of a life form that exhibits traits common to both an ancestral group and its derived descendant group |
| Vestigial structures | function less or rudimentary organ in one species that has an important function in other species |
| Analogous | structures do not share a common ancestor with the same structure |
| Developmental homology | similarities during development, despite differences in adults |
| Genetic homology | the conserved function of homologous genes across species |
| Molecular homology | similarities among organisms at the molecular level |
Created by:
stacymdez
Popular Biology sets