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Bio Vocab

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Evolution change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Fossil preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms
Artificial Selection selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring
Adaptation heritable characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
fitness how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
Natural Selection process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
Analogous structure body parts that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
biogeoraphy study of past and present distribution of organisms
Homologous structure structures that are similar in different species of common ancestors
Binomial nomenclature classification system in which each species is designed a two-part scientific name
Class in classification, a group of closely related orders
family in classification, a group of similar genes
Genus groups of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
Kingdom largest and most inclusive group on Linnaean classification
Order in classification, a group of closely related families
Phylum in classification a group of closely related calsses
taxon group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
taxonomy system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules
Clade evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
Cladogram diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
Derived character trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members
phylogeny the evolutionary history of lineage
Extinct term used to refer a species that has died out and has no living members
Geologic time scale timeline used to represent Earth's history
Half-life length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
Index fossil distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils
Radiometric dating method for determining the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample
Relative dating method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers
adaptive radiation process by which a single species or a small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways
background extinction extinction caused by
Evolution change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Fossil preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms
Artificial Selection selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring
Adaptation heritable characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
fitness how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
Natural Selection process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
Analogous structure body parts that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
biogeoraphy study of past and present distribution of organisms
Homologous structure structures that are similar in different species of common ancestors
Binomial nomenclature classification system in which each species is designed a two-part scientific name
Class in classification, a group of closely related orders
family in classification, a group of similar genes
Genus groups of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
Kingdom largest and most inclusive group on Linnaean classification
Order in classification, a group of closely related families
Phylum in classification a group of closely related calsses
taxon group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
taxonomy system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules
Clade evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
Cladogram diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
Derived character trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members
phylogeny the evolutionary history of lineage
Extinct term used to refer a species that has died out and has no living members
Geologic time scale timeline used to represent Earth's history
Half-life length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
Index fossil distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils
Radiometric dating method for determining the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample
Relative dating method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers
adaptive radiation process by which a single species or a small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways
background extinction extinction caused by
Evolution change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Fossil preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms
Artificial Selection selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring
Adaptation heritable characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
fitness how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
Natural Selection process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
Analogous structure body parts that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
biogeoraphy study of past and present distribution of organisms
Homologous structure structures that are similar in different species of common ancestors
Binomial nomenclature classification system in which each species is designed a two-part scientific name
Class in classification, a group of closely related orders
family in classification, a group of similar genes
Genus groups of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
Kingdom largest and most inclusive group on Linnaean classification
Order in classification, a group of closely related families
Phylum in classification a group of closely related calsses
taxon group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
taxonomy system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules
Clade evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
Cladogram diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
Derived character trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members
phylogeny the evolutionary history of lineage
Extinct term used to refer a species that has died out and has no living members
Geologic time scale timeline used to represent Earth's history
Half-life length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
Index fossil distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils
Radiometric dating method for determining the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample
Relative dating method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers
adaptive radiation process by which a single species or a small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways
background extinction extinction caused by
Evolution change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Fossil preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms
Artificial Selection selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring
Adaptation heritable characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
fitness how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
Natural Selection process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
Analogous structure body parts that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
biogeoraphy study of past and present distribution of organisms
Homologous structure structures that are similar in different species of common ancestors
Binomial nomenclature classification system in which each species is designed a two-part scientific name
Class in classification, a group of closely related orders
family in classification, a group of similar genes
Genus groups of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
Kingdom largest and most inclusive group on Linnaean classification
Order in classification, a group of closely related families
Phylum in classification a group of closely related calsses
taxon group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
taxonomy system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules
Clade evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
Cladogram diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
Derived character trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members
phylogeny the evolutionary history of lineage
Extinct term used to refer a species that has died out and has no living members
Geologic time scale timeline used to represent Earth's history
Half-life length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
Index fossil distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils
Radiometric dating method for determining the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample
Relative dating method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers
adaptive radiation process by which a single species or a small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways
background extinction extinction caused by
Evolution change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Fossil preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms
Artificial Selection selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring
Adaptation heritable characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
fitness how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
Natural Selection process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
Analogous structure body parts that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
biogeoraphy study of past and present distribution of organisms
Homologous structure structures that are similar in different species of common ancestors
Binomial nomenclature classification system in which each species is designed a two-part scientific name
Class in classification, a group of closely related orders
family in classification, a group of similar genes
Genus groups of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
Kingdom largest and most inclusive group on Linnaean classification
Order in classification, a group of closely related families
Phylum in classification a group of closely related calsses
taxon group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
taxonomy system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules
Clade evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
Cladogram diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
Derived character trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members
phylogeny the evolutionary history of lineage
Extinct term used to refer a species that has died out and has no living members
Geologic time scale timeline used to represent Earth's history
Half-life length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
Index fossil distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils
Radiometric dating method for determining the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample
Relative dating method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers
adaptive radiation process by which a single species or a small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways
background extinction extinction caused by slow and steady progress of natural selection
Convergent evolution process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar environments
Gradualism the evolution of a species by gradual accumulation of small genetic changes over long periods of time
Macroevolutionary period changes in anatomy, phylogeny, ecology, and behavior that take place in clades larger than a single species
Mass extinction event during which many species become extinct during a relatively short period of time
punctuated equilibrium pattern of evolution in which long stable periods are interrupted by brief periods of more rapid change.
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