Patterns of Evolution

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What is the state of balance or stability in an ecosystem?

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Equilibrium

Front

What is the term for flowers and pollinators changing over time?

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Coevolution

Front

What is it called when unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar environments?

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Convergent evolution

Front

What do we call a group of organisms so similar that they can interbreed and produce offspring?

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Species

Front

What is the process of gradual change in species over time?

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Gradualism

Front

What is the term for the extinction of a species?

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Extinction

Front

What is the concept of two or more species evolving in response to each other?

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Coevolution

Front

What is the term for evolution that occurs in rapid bursts followed by long periods of stability?

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Punctuated equilibrium

Front

What is the term for the evolutionary process where related species become more different over time?

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Divergent evolution

Front

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

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Biodiversity