10928958706 | species richness | # of species in a given area | 0 | |
10928962959 | species eveness | the relative proportion of individuals within the different species in a given area | 1 | |
10928973645 | phylogeny | the branching pattern of evolutionary relationships | 2 | |
10928986080 | evolution | a change in the genetic composition of a population over time | 3 | |
10928995416 | genotype | the complete set of genes in an individual | 4 | |
10929004253 | phenotype | a set of traits expressed by an individual | 5 | |
10929024297 | fitness | an individual ability to survive and reproduce | 6 | |
10929033045 | adaptations | a trait that improves an individuals fitness | 7 | |
10929041394 | genetic drift | a change in the genetic composition of a population over time as a result of random mating | 8 | |
10929045232 | bottleneck effect | a reduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size | 9 | |
10929050891 | founder effect | A change in the genetic composition of a population as a result of descending from a small number of colonizing individuals | 10 | |
10929060941 | geographic isolation | physical separation of a group of individuals from others of the same species | 11 | |
10929069095 | reproductive isolation | The result of two populations within a species evolving separately to the point that they can no longer interbreed and produce viable offspring | 12 | |
10929074910 | allopatric speciation | the process of speciation that occurs with geographic isolation | 13 | |
10929091565 | sympatric speciation | the evolution of one species into two, without geographic isolation | 14 | |
10929098674 | range of tolerance | the limits to the abiotic conditions that a species can tolerate | 15 | |
10929104689 | realized niche | the range of abiotic and biotic conditions under which a species can survive, grow and reproduce | 16 | |
10929135953 | distribution | areas of the world in which a species lives | 17 | |
10929138612 | generalist | a species that can live under a wide range of abiotic and biotic conditions | 18 | |
10929154340 | specialist | a species that is specialized to live in a specific habitat or to feed on a small group or species. | 19 | |
10929183671 | Mass Extinction Endangered | a large extinction of a species in a relatively short period of time. | 20 |
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