Unit 11 Vocabulary Flashcards
a structure that is present on 2 or more different organisms that have the same function.
ex: bat and butterfly wings
analogous structure
when bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics reproduces to the point where it becomes ineffective.
antibiotic resistance
when humans select and breed certain organisms for certain traits/characteristics
artificial selection
broad short skulls(dogs)
brachycephalic
mate organisms to produce offspring
breed
organisms that cannot see in caves have this trait
cave blindness
a diagram that shows relationship between species
cladogram
all organisms evolved from a
common ancestor
all organisms will eventually evolve to look/function the same
convergent evolution
how animals, plants, and other living organisms manage to successfully survive changes to their environment or fail and die out.
differential survivorship
organisms come from a common ancestor and evolve into multiple different one/types looking different and with different functions.
divergent evolution
the role that an organism plays in their environment
ecological niche
the science dealing with the formation, development, structure, and functional activities of embryos
embryological origin
bulging eyes especially in specific dog breeds like pugs
eye proptosis
the differences of DNA withing a species or population
genetic diversity