Natural Selection
Test Date: Friday January 10, 2015
Assignments Due: Wednesday January 7, 2015
Objectives:
1. Explain biological diversity.
2. Discuss how the origin of new species increases biological diversity.
3. Discuss how the natural extinction of species decreases biological diversity.
4. Explain natural selection.
5. Describe the conditions required for natural selection to occur.
6. Describe how natural selection results in variation of reproductive success.
7. Explain what a genetic mutation is.
8. Describe how mutation and genetic recombination increase genetic variation.
Required Vocabulary:
artificial selection
extinction
inherited variation
biodiversity
gene flow
mutation
differential reproduction
genetic drift
nonrandom mating
environment
genetic recombination
overproduction
evolution
genetic variation
natural selection
Assignment Requirements:
1. Outline the objectives. Make sure that it is neat enough for you to study from.
2. Put the vocabulary terms in Cornell style. Be sure to include the page numbers where the
definition was found (cannot use the glossary).