Adaption & Variation Flashcards
Evolution
species changing overtime and adapting to their surroundings
Speciation
the formation of a new species as part of tge evoluntionary process
Mutation theory
that new species are formed from the sudden and unexpected emergence of alterations in their defining traits
Natural selection
organisms that have adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the desired genes that aided their success
Theory of inheritance
genes are the units of hereditary and are found in the chromosomes
Adaptations
-Physiological, behavioural and atomical
-result from lifestyle of environment
Physiological
-body processes eg lizards regenerate their tails
Anatomical
-animals shape and structure eg spider-tailed horned viper
Behavioural
-language and strategies eg mating rituals such as a male peacock showing his tail feathers to attract a female mate
Variations
-the difference between organisms