adaptation and variation Flashcards
1
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the type of adaptation to the animals body processes
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physiological
2
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the type of adaptation to the shape or structure of the animals body
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anatomical
3
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the type of adaptation to and animals language, tool use or survival strategies
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behavioural
4
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a change to characteristics over several generations
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evolution
5
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the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species
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speciation
6
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the genetic make up of an organism
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genotype
7
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the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
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phenotype
8
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the differences seen between individual, even within the same species
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variation
9
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three selection pressures in variation
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- stabilising selection pressure
- directional selection pressure
- diversifying/ disruptive selection pressure
