Vocab Flashcards
Species
Consists of populations which consist of individuals. All the individuals in a species can breed with each other successfully
Divergence
When two populations become different from each other in their genetics and their phenotypes
Speciation
When a new species forms or when one species becomes two species
Adaptive radiation
Is when adaptation to different environments leads to rapid formation of many new species
Geographic barriers
Barriers that geographically isolate two populations
Reproductive barriers
Are barriers that prevent two populations from successfully producing offspring with each other
Dispersal
Is when individuals in a species move from one place to another place
Vicaria ce
Is when a population splits up because a location split up
Pre-zygotic reproductive isolation
Are reproductive barriers that act before two individuals mate with each other
Post-zygotic reproductive isolation
Are reproductive barriers that act after two individuals mate and produce a zygote
Zygote
Fertilized egg
Allopatric speciation
Hint allo- different
When populations diverge while living in different geographic places
Sympatric speciation
Hint sym- same
When populations diverge while living in the same place
Hybridization
When two different species interbred to make two intermediate offspring
Phylogeny
Shows the evolutionary relationships among different groups