Adoptation Flashcards
a characteristic or trait (20 cards)
biodiversity
if variety of life in particular habitat or ecosystem
Adoptation
a characteristic or trai
ecosystem
a community of living organisms
Evolution
A process by which species of living organism change over time
Fossil record
A collection of All known fossils
Genetic variation
Differences in the dna sequences A genes Among individuals with a population
Natural selection
The process by which organisms with traits better suited to their environment
Selective pressure
Environmental Factors that favor that survival and reproduction of Factors that favor that survival and reproduction of certain individual over others
Species
A group of organism that share similar characteristics
Trait
A specific characteristic or future of an organism
Fossilation
The process by which organic remains are preserved in rock
Common ancestors
An organism form which 2 or more different species have evolved
Population
A group of individual of the same species living in a Specific area
Gene pool
The complete set of June or genes genetic
Selective advantage
An expanded that improves and organisms shares of survival and reproduction and environment
homologous structure
Structures that have a similar origin but may serve different functions in different organisms
analogous structure
Directions in different species that have a similar function but may have different evolutionary orgins
divergent evolution
The process by which 2 or more related species become more dissimilar over time
Convergent evolution
The process by which unrelated species evolved similar traits or characteristics
Extinction
The complete disappearance of a species from earth
