Evolution
This type of mating is when organisms choose their mates for specific genotypes
Non-Random Mating
What decides what is considered beneficial traits in organisms?
The Environment
What would happen to a population with a non-beneficial trait?
Decrease
What is the common ancestor for all dogs?
Wolves
What size population is more affected by evolutionary factors?
Small
What two things must an organism do for natural selection to happen?
Survive AND reproduce
What does the word heritable mean?
Traits are passed on (inherited)
What is the "I" in PRIDE?
Integrity
The process of increasing the gene frequency of an allele in a population due to migration
Gene Flow
This process puts selective pressure on a population
Competition
What do we use to quantify (measure) evolution in populations?
Gene frequency
What is the definition of a palindrome?
This process changes the gene frequency of a population due to random chance
Genetic Drift
An organisms _________ is its ability to survive and reproduce
Fitness
What type of selection is based on breeding organisms for specific genes?
Artificial Selection
California's State Motto
Eureka
What provides the raw material for evolution to occur?
Mutations (genetic variations)!
What type of heritable trait increase an organism's fitness?
Adaptation
What process leads to different/new combinations of traits/genes?
Meiosis
What percentage of the worlds' almonds does California produce?
80%