Factors Affecting Biological Diversity Vocabulary Flashcards
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Adaptation
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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
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Directional Selection
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A process by which one of the extreme variations of a trait is favored
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Disruptive Selection
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A process by which individuals with either extreme of a trait are favored
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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
