
Evolution Review-Key Ideas
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- Q1A group of similar organisms that are capable of interbreedingecosystembiospherecommunitypopulation30s
- Q2The total amount of genes found in a populationgene poolevolutionfitnessspeciation30s
- Q3the remains of ancient organismsvestigial structuresfossilsembryos30s
- Q4the formation of a new species due to reproductive isolationadaptationspeciationembryologyfitness30s
- Q5structures that serve no purpose...they are the remains of prehistoric ancestors (tonsils, wisdom teeth, tail bone)analogous structureshomologous structuresvestigial structures30s
- Q6inheritable changes that increase an organism's fitnessgene pooladaptationfitness30s
- Q7process in which organisms change over timeevolutionadaptationpopulation30s
- Q8The study of the earliest stages of developmentbotanybiologyembryologyspeciation30s
- Q9structures that are derived from the same type of tissue but DON'T have the same function (ex: forearm of a human and the forearm of a whale)analogous structuresvestigial structureshomologous structures30s
- Q10an organism's ability to reproduce sucessfullyfitnessevolutionspeciation30s
- Q11Key idea #1-The idea that the organisms that are best suited to their environment will survive and reproduce is called.... think: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTESTCharles Darwincoevolutionnatural selectiongenetic drift30s
- Q12In a population, individual organisms will ________________ for resources such as food, shelter, mates etc.coevolutiongenetic driftcompete30s
- Q13_________________ _________________ was a naturalist who spent several years on the Galapagos Islands and developed the theory of evolutioncompeteCharles Darwinnatural selectiongenetic drift30s
- Q14The term ________________________ is used to describe cases where two (or more) species equally affect each other's evolution (ex: predator/prey evolution)competegenetic driftcoevolution30s
- Q15In each generation, some individuals may, just by CHANCE, survive or die (has nothing to do with their fitness). This RANDOM event is called ______________ __________________ and can also drive the evolution of a populationgene poolnatural selectiongene flowgenetic drift30s