NATURAL SELECTION
An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in their environment is called ________?
Fitness
Structures that have the same function but differ anatomically
Analogous Structures
two species influence each other's evolution
coevolution
Two species arise from a pre-existing species
Speciation
Taxon that contains the broadest selection of organisms
Domain
Mutations, exchange of genetic material
Study of similarities between embryos of different species
Embryology
Two species evolve from a common ancestor
Divergent Evolution
Two population that have been separated and no longer interbreed
Reproductive Isolation
Taxon that contains the most specific selection of organisms
Species
Name 2 of the four ways in which evolution works
mutations, genetic drift, gene flow, natural selection
Structures that once served a purpose but are no longer necesary
Vestigial Structures
Type of selection where both extremes are favored
Disruptive Selection
two populations separated by a physical barrier
Geographic Isolation
Who created the first classification system?
Aristotle
What is the name of the theory that eukaryotic cells came from a mutually beneficial relationship with prokaryotes?
Endosymbiont theory
Remains of organisms once living, now hardened
Fossils
Two separate species develop common structures or behaviors
Convergent Evolution
two population separated by differences in behavior
Behavioral isolation
Who created binomial nomenclature?
Carl Linnaeus
What were the results of Miller, Urey, and Oro's experiment?
The building blocks of current life could have been generated in early earth's atmosphere.
Differences in actual genetics and amino acids between organisms
Molecular Biology
Type of Selection where one extreme is favored
Directional Selection
two populations separated by differences in mating cycles
Temporal Isolation
Order of Taxa from broadest to most specific
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species