Unit 7 -Evolution Keystone Vocabulary Review
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- Q1The measure of the relative frequency of an allele at a genetic locus in a population; expressed as a proportion or percentageAlelle Frequency30s
- Q2A physical structure, present in multiple species, that is similar in function but different in form and inheritanceAnalogous Structure30s
- Q3When individuals or groups of organisms compete for similar resources such as territory, mates, water, and food within the same environmentCompetition30s
- Q4A theorized process in which early eukaryotic cells were formed from simpler prokaryotesEndosymbiosis30s
- Q5A process in which a new species develops from a preexisting species (biological evolution or macroeveolution); a change in the allele frequencies of a population of organisms from generation to generation (genetic evolution or microevolution)Evolution30s
- Q6A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individualsExtinction30s
- Q7The preserved remains or traces of organism that once roamed EarthFossils30s
- Q8A decrease in genetic variation caused by the formation of a new population by a small number of individuals from a larger populationFounder Effect30s
- Q9A change in the allele frequency of a population as a result of chance events rather than natural selectionGenetic Drift30s
- Q10A proposed explanation in evolutionary biology stating that new species arise from the result of slight modifications (mutations and their resulting phenotypes) over many generationsGradualism30s
- Q11A physical characteristic in different organisms that is similar because it was inherited from a common ancestorHomologous Structure30s
- Q12The permanent movement of genes into or out of a population resulting in the change in allele frequenciesMigration30s
- Q13A process in nature in which organisms possessing certain inherited traits are better able to survive and reproduce compared to others of their speciesNatural Selection30s
- Q14A proposed explanation in evolutionary biology stating that species are generally stable over long period of time. Occasionally there are rapid changes that affect some species which can quickly result in a new speciesPunctuated Equilibrium30s
- Q15A process typically cause by genetic isolation from a main population resulting in a new genetically distinct speciesSpeciation30s