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Ch. 3 - Evolution, Biodiversity, And
Population Ecology Questions And
Answers




Species - Answers A group of similar organisms that can breed and
produce fertile offspring.



Population - Answers A group of individuals that belong to the same
species and live in the same area



Evolution - Answers The gradual change in a species over time



Natural Selection - Answers A natural process resulting in the
evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.



Adaptation - Answers A trait that helps an organism survive and
reproduce



Mutation - Answers Changes in the DNA

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Divergent Evolution - Answers Evolution of one or more closely
related species into different species; resulting from adaptations to different
environmental conditions



Convergent Evolution - Answers Process by which unrelated
organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar
environments



Charles Darwin - Answers English natural scientist who formulated a
theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)



Alfred Russel Wallace - Answers Scientist who came up with a
theory of evolution by means of natural selection at the same time that
Darwin was developing his theory



Artificial Selection - Answers Breeding organisms with specific traits
in order to produce offspring with identical traits.



Biodiversity - Answers The amount of biological or living diversity
per unit area. It includes the concepts of species diversity, habitat diversity
and genetic diversity.



Speciation - Answers Formation of new species



Allopatric Speciation - Answers The formation of new species in
populations that are geographically isolated from one another.

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