Chi-Squared
The purpose of the chi-squared statistical test
What is to reject or accept a null hypothesis
The variable added to p that results in a sum of 1
What is q?
According to the phylogenetic tree, the Lamprey is the ___ of all the animals shown.
What is common ancestor?
An organism is better suited for its environment and survives to reproduce.
What is fitness?
A random fluctuation in allele frequencies.
What is genetic drift?
The most commonly used significance level in chi-squared statistics
In a completely dominant pattern, p is represented by this allele
What is the dominant allele?
The name for the colored components in the phylogenetic tree.
What is a derived trait?
Natural selection affects the level of the ___ rather than the ___.
What is phenotype, genotype?
The process where a small part of a population is separated or remains after the others are killed, resulting in an increased risk of extinction.
What is bottleneck?
The expression added to both p2 and q2 that equals 1.
2pq
The bald eagle is the ___ of the alligator.
What is the most recent common ancestor?
The College Board’s definition of evolution, or in other words, the one it expects you to include on FRQs pertaining to evolution.
What is “When the frequency of alleles changes within a species?”
Movement of alleles between two populations.
What is gene flow?
The critical value with 7 test groups and a significance level of 0.05
What is 12.592?
The p value when q^2 is 0.81
What is 0.1?
The trait(s) that bald eagles and alligators share.
What are Jaws, Lungs, and Gizzard?
The initial source of all genetic variation, adaptations, and evolution.
What are mutations?
The experiment that simulated the synthesis of compounds that are necessary for life in Early Earth.
What was the Urey-Miller experiment?
The number of test groups with a critical value of 14.067 and the most commonly used significance level
What is 8 test groups?
The 2pq value when p^2 is 0.16
What is 0.48?
The traits of antelopes and sea bass that are commonly indicated in the phylogenetic tree.
What are jaws?
The system in which geologically deeper traces of organisms indicate older timeframes.
What is the fossil record?
The term for creating a new type of the most specific taxonomic group.
What is speciation?