Chapter 13: Life in the Ocean Flashcards
1
Q
who developed the theory of natural selection?
A
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace
2
Q
what is a mutation?
A
an inheritable change in an organism’s genes
3
Q
what is a species?
A
a group of actually (or potentially) interbreeding organisms that is reproductively isolated from all other forms of living things
4
Q
what is convergent evolution?
A
accumulated adaptations resulting in superficially similar animals, each derived from different and diverse stock
