Biogeography

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Study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.

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BIOGEOGRAPHY

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Isolation of population due to geographic barrier

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VICARIANCE

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Initial dispersal of a portion of a population leads to the diverging of the dispersed population

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DISPERSAL

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Suggests that today’s continents were once connected.

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CONTINENTAL DRIFT

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Dip in sea levels meant that land bridges became exposed

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CLIMATE AND SEA LEVEL CHANGE

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Movement of population away from an area.

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EMIGRATION

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Movement of population into an area.

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IMMIGRATION

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Landforms like mountains, valleys, and bodies of water

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GEOGRAPHICAL BARRIERS

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Geographic location where multiple species have been proven to have acquired distinct characteristics which may have led to speciation.

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CENTER OF ORIGIN

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Refers to the science of describing, identifying, naming, and classifying organisms.

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TAXONOMY

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is composed of two components: the genus name and the specific epithet

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SCIENTIFIC NAMES

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Evolutionary traits that are homologous within a group of organisms.

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ANCESTRAL TRAITS

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Present in species but are absent in ancestors or vice versa.

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DERIVED TRAITS

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Set of physical features. Can be external or internal morphological features that are useful for classification of organisms (Homologous).

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MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS

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Refer to the set of developmental features that can be used for the classification of organisms.

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DEVELOPMENTAL TRAITS

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Functional features of the structures (Analogous).

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PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS

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Using specific sequences of DNA.

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GENETIC TRAITS

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The process of organizing organisms based on taxonomic hierarchy involves classifying them into multiple levels of the organization.

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TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY

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scientists primarily focus on certain morphological and anatomical characteristics that may indicate common descent.

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STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE

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for the relatedness of organisms involves studying molecules like DNA, RNA, and proteins.

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MOLECULAR EVIDENCE

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is a hypothetical relationship between groups of organisms being compared.

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PHYLOGENY

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a diagram that shows relationships between organisms based on characteristics.

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CLADOGRAM

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Also be based on physical characteristics but more commonly use data to show the relationship between organisms

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PHYLOGENETIC TREE