Evolution Quiz 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
The diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches
Adaptive radiation
the form of asexual reproduction and cell division used by all prokaryotes
Binary fission
The influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution.
Coevolution
describes the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages
Convergent evolution
the change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling.
Genetic drift
Gene of interest has no effect on survival/reproduction, and there is no natural selection
Genetic equilibrium
is the transfer of alleles of genes from one population to another
Gene flow
The stock of different genes in an interbreeding population.
Gene pool
A gradual deficiency in a population over time
Gradual extinction
The hypothesis that evolution proceeds chiefly by the accumulation of gradual changes
Gradualism
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Hardy Weinberg
A quick wiping out of a population
Mass extinction
The hypothesis that evolutionary development is marked by isolated episodes of rapid speciation between long periods of little or no change.
Punctuated equilibrium
An act of describing or identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement.
Specification
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal
Species
