More 4.3 Vocabulary Flashcards
What does allopatric man?
Speciation that occurs from a geographical barrier.
What does Barrier mean?
Anything that prevents organisms from reproducing.
What does Biological Barrier mean?
A factor such as behaviour that keeps species reproductively isolated even when they exist in the same region.
What does Divergence mean?
The development of one or more new species from a parent species as a result of mutation to changing environmental conditions: the parent species continue to exist.
What does Geographical Barrier mean?
Geological formations that keep organisms separated.
What does Speciation mean?
the formation of new species.
What does Transformation mean?
The evolution of one species into another as a result of mutation and adaptation to changing environmental conditions, resulting in the replacement of the old species.
What does Viable Offspring mean?
Offspring that are healthy and able to reproduce and create new offspring.
