Human Biology - Biodiversity and Evolution

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A-Level Human Biology Unit 2 Fichas sobre Human Biology - Biodiversity and Evolution, creado por mcrfan354 el 18/04/2015.
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BIODIVERSITY The number, variety and variability of living organisms on the planet
EXTINCTION The loss of species
EVOLUTION The process by which new species are formed from pre-existing ones over very long periods of time
ADAPTIVE RADIATION The emergence of several new species from a common ancestor introduced into an environment
TAXONOMY The scientific study of the diversity of living organisms
TAXON A Level in the classification hierarchy consisting of a collection of organisms sharing some basic features
SPECIES A group of similar organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring
FOSSIL The preserved dead remains of plants and animals
PALAEONTOLOGY The study of plants and animals of the geological past, as represented by their fossil remains
CONTINENTAL DRIFT The movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other by appearing to drift across the ocean bed
PHYLOGENY The evolutionary relationship between organisms
CRANIUM The part of the skeleton which encases the brain
GENE POOL The total number of alleles in a particular population at a particular time
CONVERGENT EVOLUTION The tendency of unrelated organisms to acquire similar structures
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