DE BIOL 1001 Exam 4 (chapters 13-15)

Front

What is the evolutionary history of a species called?

Back

Phylogeny

Front

What principle states that individuals best suited to their environment live longer and reproduce more?

Back

Survival of the fittest

Front

What type of selection occurs when extreme phenotypes are favored over intermediate phenotypes?

Back

Disruptive Selection

Front

What is the solid outer layer of the Earth made of both oceanic and continental crust?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the term for the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time?

Back

Biogeography

Front

What is the term for the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources?

Back

Struggle for existence

Front

What type of selection favors one extreme phenotype over the mean or other extreme?

Back

Directional Selection

Front

What is the term for the preserved remains or traces of organisms from the past?

Back

Fossils

Front

What is the term for the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth?

Back

Evolution

Front

What is the term for the variety of different species in a given area?

Back

Biodiversity