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The study of where species and their ancestors live. 1 What is…biogeography The study of where species and their ancestors live. Click here for answer back

2 What is ….natural selection? Organisms with traits well-suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less suited to the same environment is known as this… Click here for answer back

3 What is….domain? The broadest taxa is this Click here for answer back

4 What is….genus? The most specific taxa is this Click here for answer back

1 What is….artificial selection? When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is… Click here for answer back

2 What is ….the different shaped beaks of bird? One of the most significant adaptations that Darwin noted on the Galapagos Islands was this… Click here for answer back

3 What is ….fitness? Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment this… Click here for answer back

4 What is ….allopatric isolation? This type of speciation occurs when new species arise as a result of geographic isolation Click here for answer back

1 What is…Hardy-Weinberg principle? Describes when allelic frequencies remain unchanged and a population is in genetic equilibrium… Click here for answer back

2 What is ….increased competition? Scarcity of resources and a growing population are most likely a result of this… Click here for answer back

3 What is ….evolutionary classification Grouping of organisms based on their common descent is called this… Click here for answer back

Several different classes make up this… 4 What is….a phylum? Several different classes make up this… Click here for answer back

1 What are...analogous structures? The beak of a bird and the beak of a giant squid evolved independently and serve the same function. What kind of structures are these beaks? Click here for answer back

What is…they descended from a common ancestor? 2 What is…they descended from a common ancestor? Darwin hypothesized that the finches on the Galapagos Islands had similar physical characteristics because they did this… Click here for answer back

3 What is ….genus and species? Binomial nomenclature is a two-part naming system of organisms, otherwise known as a scientific name. What 2 taxa determines a scientific name? Click here for answer back

What are…analogous structures? 4 What are…analogous structures? Superficially similar features molded by natural selection in very different species are classified as this type of structure… Click here for answer back

1 What is..…genetic variation in species? Natural selection could not occur without this Click here for answer back

2 What is….gradualism? The hypothesis that evolution occurs at a slow, constant rate is known as this… Click here for answer back

The science of classifying living things is called this… 3 What is…taxonomy? The science of classifying living things is called this… Click here for answer back

What are…homologous structures indicating a common ancestor? 4 What are…homologous structures indicating a common ancestor? An explanation of why bird wings and reptile forelegs are evidence of evolution is this… Click here for answer back