Species concept

Question 1

Speciation

Answer 1

the origin of new species

Question 2

Morphological species concept

Answer 2

Organisms are classified as the same species if they are anatomically the same

Question 3

Ecological species concept

Answer 3

Defines a species as a group of related organisms that share a niche

Question 4

Phylogenetic species concept

Answer 4

Group of organisms that share a common ancestor and can be distinguished from other organisms

Question 5

Biological species concept

Answer 5

Species is a group of populations whos members have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable and fertile offspring

Question 6

Macroevolution

Answer 6

changes in allele frequency in a population over time (mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow)

Question 7

Microevolution

Answer 7

broad patterns of evolutionary change above species level (evolution of mammals, evolution of flowering plants)