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Part 1: Evolution
term
definition
evolution
How species change over time in response to
the environment
natural selection
Mechanisms by which species evolve
speciation
genetic drift
competition
extinction
allele frequency
analogous structure
homologous structure
isolating mechanisms
embryology
genetic migration
endosymbiosis
when one organism lives inside another and it
usually benefits both
fossils
founder effect
the reduced genetic diversity that results
when a population is descended from a small
number of colonizing ancestors.
gradualism
Population dynamics
punctuated equilibrium
selective breeding
vestigial structure
a structure that organisms can have but is not
needed
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Part 2: Ecology
term
definition
biosphere
biome
ecosystem
biotic
abiotic
agriculture
aquatic
Biochemical conversion
biochemical conversion​ involves use of
enzymes, bacteria or other
microorganisms to break down biomass
into liquid fuels, and includes anaerobic
digestion, and fermentation
bioenergetics
the study of the transformation of energy in
living organisms.
trophic level
decomposer
biogeochemical cycles
Food chain
Food web
Ecological community
Ecological consumer
ecology
Endemic species
Energy pyramid
Energy transformation
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environment
Limiting factor
Nonnative species
population
Ecological producer
species
succession
Symbiotic relationship
terrestrial
habitat
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