Ecology 1
This level of ecological organization includes both abiotic and biotic factors
Ecosystem
This type of symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms
Mutualism
These structures are similar in function but different in appearance (do not share a common ancestor)
Analogous structures
This mechanisms involves changes in DNA that can be neutral, beneficial, or harmful.
Mutations
This term is used to describe organisms fighting to obtain limited resources before other organisms do for survival.
Competition
This type of symbiotic relationship benefits one and harms the other
Parasitism
Name the for cycles of matter we discussed
Water, Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous
These structures were important in ancestral species but are no longer used in the currently living organism
Vestigial structures
This mechanism involves new genes or alleles coming into or out of a population
Gene flow
Term used to describe a geographic separation of species that then produces two different species?
Geographic isolation
An organism's role or job within its environment
Niche
An organism's place of living/home/location within it's environment
habitat
These structures do share a common ancestor, have similar anatomy, but do not have the same function
Homologous structures
This mechanism involves organisms choosing mates based on specific characteristics or interbreeding within a small species.
Non-random mating
This amount of energy is transferred between the trophic levels in a food chain
10%
This level of ecological organization includes areas of similar climates but not necessarily in the same area
Biome
When an organism evolves to look like another organism (not camouflage)
Mimicry
A cat leg and human arm is an example of this type of evidence of evolution
Comparative anatomy OR homologous structure
This mechanism involves the elimination of gene from a species by random chance
Genetic drift
Instead of only the strongest/fastest/smartest surviving, it's actually the organism's ability to adapt to it's environment that allows it to survive....called this term
Fitness or fit
A group of individuals from different species hanging out in the same area
Community
Name the trophic levels
Producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, decomposer
Comparing DNA sequences between different species is the practice of what type of evidence of evolution
Comparative Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Name the 5 mechanisms of evolution
Natural selection, gene flow, genetic drift, mutations, non-random mating
Variation (genetic variation...gene variation)