Evolution and Natural Selection
change in allele frequency over several generations
What is Evolution!
An alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism
What is Mutations!
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem, like sunlight and water, are known as _____
What is Abiotic Factors!
The monomer that makes up Nucleic acids
What is Nucleotides!
Commonly cited as the person who “discovered” evolution
Who is Charles Darwin
migration/movement of individuals, and/or the genetic material they carry, from one population to another
What is Gene flow!
The monomer that makes up carbohydrates
What is Monosaccharide!
In this relationship Starlings eat ticks from the buffalo's skin, providing them with a food source while removing parasites from the buffalo.
What is mutualism!
The Idea that all species are united by descent from ancient common ancestors
What is Common Descent!
Humans (as opposed to nature) are the proximate cause of mating patterns
What is Non-Random Mating!
Most of the life on Earth depends on ________
What is Photosynthetic organisms/Producers!
Identify all the homozygous recessive alleles
Aa AA Oo mm Mm Ll
What is mm!
new species arise from pre-existing species
What is Speciation
a cellular process that happens during meiosis when chromosomes of the same type are lined up 1 from mother 1 from father
What is Crossing over!
The ecology term for all of the living organisms in a defined space.
What is a COMMUNITY!
The physical appearance of a trait (blue eyes, curly hair) is known as the.
What is Phenotype!
The measure of an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce
What is Fitness!
Result from the exchange of DNA between paired chromosomes
What is New combinations during fertilization!
This phase of Meiosis results in 2 new haploid cells.
What is Telophase/cytokenisis
These three components make up a Nucleotide
What is 6-Carbon sugar, Nitrogenous base, and Phosphate backbone/group!