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Evolution AP Bio
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Selection | differential success in the reproduction of different phenotypes resulting from the interaction of organisms with their environment | ||
| paleontology | the scientific study of fossils | ||
| bio-geography | the study of the past and present distribution of species | dfghsf | |
| disruptive selection | selection favoring the two extremes rather than the intermediate | ||
| divergent evolution | the process by whcih an interbreeding population or species diverges into two or more descendant species, resulting in once similar or related species to become more and more dissimilar | ||
| sympatric speciation | a mode of speciation occurring as a result of a radical change in the genome of a sub-population, reproductively isolation the sub-population from parent | ||
| Evolution | all changes that have transformed life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity that characterizes it today |