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Biology Word Roots > Word Roots Chs. 22-24 > Flashcards

Word Roots Chs. 22-24 Flashcards

1
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Bio

A

Life

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2
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Geo

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The Earth

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3
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End

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Within

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4
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Homo

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Like, resembling

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5
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Paleo

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Ancient

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6
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Vestigi

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Trace

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7
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Inter

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Between

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8
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Intra

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Within

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9
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Micro

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Small

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10
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Muta

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Change

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11
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Auto

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Self

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12
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Poly

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Many

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13
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Macro

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Large

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14
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Post

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After

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15
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Sym

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Together

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16
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Patri

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Father

17
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Biogeography

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The study of the past and present distribution of species

18
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Endemic

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A type of species that is found only in one region and nowhere else in the world

19
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Homology

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Similarity in characteristics resulting from a shared ancestry

20
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Paleontology

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The scientific study of fossils

21
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Vestigial organs

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Structures of marginal, if any, importance to an organism, historical remnants of structures that had important functions in ancestors.

22
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Intersexual selection

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Individuals of one sex are choosy in selecting their mates from individuals of the other sex, also called mate choice

23
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Intrasexual selection

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A direct competition among individuals of one sex for mates of the opposite sex

24
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Microevolution

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A change in the gene pool of a population over a succession of generations

25
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Mutation

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A change in the DNA of genes that ultimately creates genetic diversity

26
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Autopolyploid

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A type of polyploid species resulting from one species doubling its chromosome number to become tetraploid.

27
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Macroevolution

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Long-term evolutionary change that produces new groups of organism

28
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Postzygotic barrier

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Any of several speciesisolating mechanisms that prevent hybrids produced by two different species from developing into viable, fertile adults

29
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Sympatric speciation

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A mode of speciation occurring as a result of a radical change in the genome that produces a reproductively isolated subpopulation in the midst of its parent population

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