APES Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 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 |