Unit 3 Part 1 Quiz Flashcards
Eukaryotic
All organisms consisting of cells which contain membrane-bound nuclei
Prokaryotic
Single celled organisms containing no internal structures surrounded by membranes (no nucleus)
Kingdoms
Archaebacteria, protistia, fungi, plantae, animalia
Kingdom Organization
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Macroevolution
Formation of new species from ancestrial species
Microevolution
Change in gene’s frequency within a population
first of the four causes of evolutionary changes
Mutation (fundamental genetic shifts)
Second cause of evolutionary change
Genetic drift (isolated population accumulates different mutations overtime)
Third evolutionary change
Founder effect (sampling bias during immigration)
Fourth evolutionary change
Natural selection (differential reproduction of individuals in the same population based on one genetic difference among)
Modes of action
Stabilizing selection, directional selection, diversifying selection