Chp. 16, Section 3 Word Scramble
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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 |
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