Allopatric Correct Answers From the Greek for "Different
Countries"
Allopatric Speciation Correct Answers
Allopatric Speciation Correct Answers The formation of a new
species as a result of an ancestral population's becoming isolated
by a geographic barrier.
,Alternative Strategy Correct Answers a mating strategy used by
males or females that differs from the prevailing strategy of the
sex
Alternative Strategy Correct Answers Example: High-backed
pygmy swordtail populations have some males who develop
early in order to mate faster.
Altruistic Interaction Correct Answers Recipient befits/actor
(Organism) is harmed. Opposite of Selfish Interaction.
Bateman's Principle Correct Answers The sex which invests
more in the young becomes a resource for which other members
of the less parental sex compete
Bateman's Principle Correct Answers Variance in the
reproductive success of males is greater than that of females,
this is ultimately the result of anisogamy.
Behavior Correct Answers The way an organism reacts to
changes in its internal condition or external environment.
Biological Species Concept Correct Answers A species is a
reproductive community of populations (reproductively isolated
from others) that occupies a specific niche in nature
Biological Species Concept Correct Answers Defines a species
as members of populations that actually or potentially interbreed
in nature, not according to similarity of appearance. Although
appearance is helpful in identifying species, it does not define
species.
, Biological Species Concept Correct Answers Species are
groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural
populations, which are reproductively isolated from other such
groups
Biological Species Concept Correct Answers Species are the
members in aggregate of a group of populations that breed or
potentially interbreed with each other under natural conditions
Blastula Correct Answers hollow ball of cells
Coefficient of Relatedness Correct Answers Probability that if
two individuals share common parent or ancestor, a particular
gene present in one will be present in other.
Combat Correct Answers Traits selected by male _________
are called secondary sexual characteristics (including horns,
antlers, etc.), which Darwin described as "weapons"
Convergent Evolution Correct Answers Process by which
unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when
adapting to similar environments
Cooperative Interaction Correct Answers occurs when
organisms act together to promote common interests or achieve
shared goals
Cooperative Interaction Correct Answers Territorial choruses
by male lions discourage intruders and are likely to benefit all
contributors.