Exam II Term List

sympatric evolution

genomic constitution

tetraploid

hexaploid

competition

Darwin's finches

most recent common ancestor

genetic divergence

hybrid speciation

hybrid zone

transition zone

ecological opportunity

range fragmentation

convergent (parallel) evolution

divergent evolution

adaptive radiation

character displacement

Haldane’s rule

human evolution

Ardipithecus

Australopithecus

Homo erectus

H. habilis

H. sapiens sapiens

H. sapiens neanderthalensis

H. floresiensis

advent of agriculture

vicariance

dispersal

mass extinction

phylogenetic tree

polyploidy

univalents

bivalents

allopatric speciation

sympatric speciation

molecular similarity

fossil comparisons

origin and spread of modern humans

Austronesian expansion

plant and animal domestication

speciation and extinction rates

causes of animal extinction

scientific creationism

ecological opportunity

habitat fragmentation

independent evolution

reserve design

invasive species

genetic rescue

cultural significance

climate zones

species diversity gradient

latitudinal gradient

elevational gradient

environmental complexity

island biogeography

habitat heterogeneity

dynamic equilibrium

immigration and extinction rates

biodiversity

specialization

climate zones

terrestrial biomes

deserts

shortgrass prairie

temperate deciduous forest

tundra

tropical rain forest

stratified vegetation layers

taiga (northern coniferous forest)

latitudinal temperature gradient

elevational temperature gradient

ecological succession

primary succession

secondary succession

pioneering species

early successional community

late succesional community

climax community

oligotrophic lake

eutrophic lake

energy cycle

ecosystem

handling time