11291410963 | Ecosystem Diversity | The variety of ecosystems within a given region | ![]() | 0 |
11291410964 | Species Diversity | The variety of species within a given ecosystem | ![]() | 1 |
11291414652 | Genetic Diversity | The variety of genes within a given species | ![]() | 2 |
11291414653 | Species Richness | The number of species in a given area | ![]() | 3 |
11291420645 | Species Evenness | The relative proportion of different species in a given area | ![]() | 4 |
11291420646 | Mutation | A random change in the genetic code produced by a mistake in the copying process | ![]() | 5 |
11291425285 | Biodiversity | The diversity of life forms in an environment | ![]() | 6 |
11291425286 | Evolution | A change in the genetic composition of a population over time | ![]() | 7 |
11291428645 | Phenotype vs. Genotype | A set of traits expressed by an individual vs. The complete set of genes in an individual | ![]() | 8 |
11291428646 | Niche | Full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions | ![]() | 9 |
11291432978 | Founder Effect | A change in a population descended from a small number of colonizing individuals | ![]() | 10 |
11291432979 | Adaptation | A trait that improves an individual's fitness | ![]() | 11 |
11291437018 | Fitness | An individual's ability to survive and reproduce | ![]() | 12 |
11291441740 | Allopatric Vs. Sympatric Speciation | The process of speciation that occurs with geographic isolation vs. The evolution of one species into two, without geographic isolation | ![]() | 13 |
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