B.8 Evidence of Evolution Vocab M&L

The total of all genetically based variation in all organisms in the biosphere

• Biodiversity

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere

• Biodiversity

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

The number of different species in the biosphere, or in a particular area

• Biodiversity

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

The total of all different forms of genes present in a particular species

• Biodiversity

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

The study of where organisms live now and where they and their ancestors lived in the past

• Biogeography

• Vestigial Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Analogous Structures

Similar structures that are shared by related species and have been inherited from a common ancestor

• Biogeography

• Vestigial Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Analogous Structures

Structures inherited from ancestors that have lost much of their original size and function

• Biogeography

• Vestigial Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Analogous Structures

Body parts that serve similar functions, but do not share structure and development

• Biogeography

• Vestigial Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Analogous Structures

A system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules

• Taxonomy

• Phylogeny

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Clade

A naming system for species made my Carolus Linnaeus

• Taxonomy

• Phylogeny

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Clade