Evolution

Question 1

mutations

Answer 1

are the source of new alleles in a population’s gene pool

Question 2

Population

Answer 2

individuals of the same species in a specified area

Question 3

gene pool

Answer 3

all genes found in one population

Question 4

changes in allele frequency of a population is called

Answer 4

microevolution

Question 5

natural selection

Answer 5

differential survival and reproduction among individuals of a population that vary in details of their shared traits

Question 6

directional selection

Answer 6

changing environmental conditions can shift allele

Question 7

sexual dimorphism

Answer 7

lions look different if male or female

Question 8

genetic drift

Answer 8

a random change in allele frequencies over time

Question 9

Sympatric speciation

Answer 9

new species form within a range of existing species

like different types of birds

Question 10

parapatric speciation

Answer 10

has to do with their habitats

Question 11

coevolution

Answer 11

two species co depend on each other: predator and prey

Question 12

community

Answer 12

all the species that live in a region

Question 13

interspecific competion

Answer 13

between different species

Question 14

intraspecific competition

Answer 14

between same species

Question 15

niche

Answer 15

required environment for species

Question 16

mimicry

Answer 16

harmless animal looks like a dangerous one

Question 17

parasitoids

Answer 17

lay eggs in other insects

Question 18

indicator species

Answer 18

especially sensitive to disturbances to the environment

Question 19

Fraculatative anerboe

Answer 19

organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is presetn

Question 20

obligate aerobe

Answer 20

cannot make AtP in absence of oxygen

Question 21

the earliest t organisms of Earth are from

Answer 21

Bacteria and Archaea domains

Question 22

amniote

Answer 22

shelled eggs not dependent on water

Question 23

tetrapod

Answer 23

four legged walkers