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Worksheetsevolution vocabulary
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 18mins
genetic drift
a random change in the allele frequency of a population over successive generations
the movement of genes into or out of a population
convergence
the tendency of unrelated animals and plants to evolve in similarly
the tendency of unrelated animals and plants to evolve differently
phylogeny
scientific study of the mind in living organism
scientific study of the brain of extinct animals
paleontology
the branch of science concerned within fossil animals and plants
the branch of science concerned with living organisms
biochemistry
chemical and physical process and substances that occur within living organisms
chemical and physical process and substances that dont occur in living organisms
embryology
study of embryos and their development
study of babies
vestigial organs
organs no more functional than the way their written
organs with multiple functions
analogs structure
similar features different look
different structure similar function
homologous
similar features different structures
different features similar structured
fitness
the capacity of an organism to pass on its dna
working out
species
a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can mate with each other to produce off spring
an animal
gene pool
the stock of different genes in an interbreeding population
the stick of the same genes in a population
mass extinction
the loss of many species in a fast period of time
the loss of many species in a short period of time
gradual extinction
the slow dying out of a species
the rapid dying out of a species
extinction
the dying out of a species
the slow rise of a species
coevolution
the evolution of two different but complimentary characteristics in organisms that interact with each other
the evolution of the same animal with different environments
convergent evolution
the process where by distantly related organisms independent evolve into similar traits to adapt to similar necessities
the process where by distantly related organisms independently die out
divergent evolution
species sharing a common ancestor becoming more increasingly popular over a evolutionary period
species sharing a common ancestor becoming more increasingly distinct over a evolutionary period
adaptive radiation
a rapid decrease in the number of species within a common ancestor characterized by great ecological and morphological diversity
a rapid increase in the number of species within a common ancestor characterized by great ecological and morphological diversity
punctuated equilibrium
the formation of new and distinct species over the course of an evolution
the hypothesis that evolutionary development is marked by isolated episodes of rapid speciation between long period or little to no time
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gradualism
a slow steady change
a fast change
no change
speciation
formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution
the dying out of a species
a specific species distinct to one area
Hardy-Weinberg principle
the genetic variation in a population will NOT remain constant from one generation to the next in the absence of distributing factors
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the genetic variation in a population will remain constant from one generation to the next in the absence of distributing factors
genetic equilibrium
a mutation in a genes
a condition wear a gene pool IS changing in frequency across generations
a condition wear a gene pool is NOT changing in frequency across generations
mutation
a change in the nucleotide sequence
a change in a phosphate
slow dying out of a species
non-random mating
a change in a dna
a change in a nucleotide
when the probability of that two individuals in a population will mate is not the same for all possible combination of phenotypes
gene flow
the dying out of a species
the movement of genes into or out of a population
the capacity at which an organism can pass on its dna
