Evolving Biodiversity

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What is the change in genetic composition over time called?

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Evolution

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What is a set of traits expressed by an individual?

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Phenotype

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What type of evolution gives rise to new species, genera, families, classes, or phyla?

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Macroevolution

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What term describes an individual's ability to survive and reproduce?

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Fitness

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What is the process called when individuals from one population are introduced to another population to increase genetic diversity?

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Gene flow

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an individual?

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Genotype

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What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural selection

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What is the term for a random change in allele frequencies in a population?

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Genetic drift

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What is the term for the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution?

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Speciation

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity