Biology - evolutionary processes

Define species

What is biological evolution

The formation of a new species

What is a Deme

What is a cline

Ring Species

Two types of gene flow

Effects of Immigration

Effects of Emigration

Effects of inbreeding

What is genetic drift

What is the bottle neck effect

What is the founder effect

What are the advantages of out breeding

Define natural selection

Environmental factors both biotic and abiotic that influence the survival of an individual

Where one sex decides what traits are attractive and then chose individuals to mate with based on which one is most atractive

Sympatric speciation

Allopatric speciation

Name some Prezygotic mechanisms

Name some post zygotic isolating mechanisms

Importance of RIMs

When did the southern alps form

When did New Zealand separate from Australia

When did glaciation occure

Explain Gradualism

Explain Punctuated equilibrium

Explain divergent evolution

Describe adaptive radiation

Describe convergent evolution

Structures that look the same on the outside but come from unrelated ancestors

Structures that look superficially different but are structurally similar and have come form a common ancestor

Describe co-evolution

How is Mitochondrial DNA used