Ag Bio Evolution vocab!

Question 1

A form of evolution that is controlled by humans; determine which members of a species survive

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Artificial Selection

Question 2

A dichotomous key is used to:

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identify an organism

Question 3

The idea that ones who can best cope with environmental factors and reproduce

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Survival of the fittest

Question 4

Principle that species have descended from common ancestors

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Common Descent

Question 5

A structure of characteristic with similar functions found in different species

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Homologous structure

Question 6

When two or more species reproduce at different times

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Temporal isolation

Question 7

The theory that holds that all living organisms living today have a common ancestor

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Evolution

Question 8

A scientific name contains information about its:

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genus & species

Question 9

Who was the first taxonomist?

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Aristotle

Question 10

Adjust to and use what's in your environment in order to survive

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Adaptation

Question 11

Process by which a new species is formed

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Speciation

Question 12

The offspring of each generation competing for the things they need to survive

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Struggle for existence

Question 13

The number of times an allele shows up in a population

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Relative frequency

Question 14

What language is universally used for scientific naming

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Latin, Greek

Question 15

The combined genetic material of all the members of a given population

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Gene Pool

Question 16

What is the most specific taxon?

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Species

Question 17

A measurement of the ability of a species to respond to the pressures of natural selection

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Fitness

Question 18

An advantage of our scientific naming system (binomial nomenclature) is that

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biologists can communicate regardless of native languages

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