Biodiversity
True or false: biodiversity is crucial for planetary health
what is true
A trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction
what is adaptation
True or false: deserts have high biodiversity
what is false
Organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its enviornment
what is fitness
This term refers to the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.
speciation
The acronym for the primary threats to biodiversity
what is HIPPCO
These traits develop over generations and help organisms better fit their environment.
what is adaptive traits
This term describes the gradual process by which species become permanently lost from Earth.
what is extinction
Who proposed the theory of natural selection?
who is Charles Darwin
Type of speciation occurs when populations are physically separated by geographic barriers
what is allopatric speciation
This place is known for its high biodiversity?
what is the amazon rainforest
The process of change that leads to adaptations is known as this
what is biological evolution
When two or more species evolve in response to each other
what is coevolution
True or false: girraffes long necks are an example of natural selection
what is true
Type of speciation happens without geographic separation, often due to behavioral or reproductive differences.
What is sympatric speciation
This species has the most biodiversity
what is insects
A species with this kind of niche is more likely to survive environmental changes
what is generalist species
This is the variety of species in a community, considering both the number and abundance of species.
What is species diversity
Natural selection requires this kind of genetic difference within a population for traits to be selected.
what is genetic variation
Rapid diversification of ansestral groups of organisms into different groups
what is adaptive radiation
Biodiversity formula
what is D=(n(n-1)/N(n-1)
Adaptations are passed on through this process, where organisms better suited to their environment leave more offspring.
what is natural selection
This occurs when a large habitat is broken into smaller, isolated patches.
What is habitat fragmentation
All the genetic information within a population and determines the variation available for natural selection to act upon.
what is gene pool
Key evolutionary concept that explains how differences in mating behavior, timing, or reproductive organs can eventually result in new species.
What is reproductive isolation