Factors Affecting Biological Diversity Flashcards
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adaptations
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an inherited or learned trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival in its environment
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biodiversity
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the total variety of organisms that live in the biosphere
3
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directional selection
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a process by which one of the extreme variations of a trait is favored
4
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disruptive selection
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a process by which individuals with either extreme of a trait are favored
5
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natural selection
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a process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive, reproduce, increase in number, and pass on traits to succeeding generations
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speciation
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the evolutionary process through which new species emerge
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stabilizing selection
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a process by which average individuals in a population are favored
