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1. Point mutation - ANSWER single base substitution
2. Translocations - ANSWER rearrangement of parts between
chromosomes from different chromosome pairs
3. Mutogens - ANSWER cause errors in dna replication
4. Evolution - ANSWER change in allele frequencies in a population over
time, change in the composition of the populationada
5. Microevolution - ANSWER how populations change with natural
selection and other evolutionary forces
6. Macroevolution - ANSWER how new species and higher taxa are
created
7. Reproductive isolation - ANSWER members of a given group of
organisms do not successfully mate with organisms outside the group
,8. Character displacement - ANSWER increased morphological differences
between immigrants and residents
9. Reinforcement - ANSWER reduces the extent of gene flow between
populations
10.Parametric speciation - ANSWER selection alone is not sufficient to
produce a new species but a new species can be formed if selection is
combined with partial genetic isolation
11.Hybrid zone - ANSWER boundary between habitats
12.Sympatric speciation - ANSWER strong selection favoring different
phenotypes can lead to speciation
13.Niche - ANSWER an organism's role in an ecosystem
14.Adaptive radiation - ANSWER when a single kind of plant or animal
diversifies to fill many available niches
15.Phylogeny - ANSWER family tree
16.Taxonomy - ANSWER how organisms are named and classified
, 17.Quadrupedal - ANSWER Walks on four legs
18.Comparative method - ANSWER deduce the function of morphological
features or behaviors by comparing the traits of different species
19.Terrestrial - ANSWER ground dwelling
20.Arboreal - ANSWER tree dwelling
21.systematics - ANSWER construction of phylogenies
22.analogous - ANSWER characters similar because of convergence
23.homologous - ANSWER characters that are similar because of descent
from a common ancestor
24.ancestral trait - ANSWER A trait shared by all members of a group
through a common ancestor.
25.derived trait - ANSWER feature that evolved since the time of the last
common ancestor