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Speciation

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Total cards: 16•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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what is an adaptation

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a characteristic or behaviour of a species allows it to survive and reproduce more effectiiivekyq

#2
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what is gene flow

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genes will flow from one generation to the next as different families or groups in the population choose partners and mate

#3
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what interupts gene flow

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isolation, when a population divides into two groups

#4
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what can happen when populations divide

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the two populations can become so different that they are incapable of interbreeeding, therefore become reproductively isolated and are different species, they have diverged

#5
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what is a diverge

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two species can experinece different sekection pressures and grdually become more different, leading the two species to become reproductively isolated

#6
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what is speciation

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the process that results in the creation of a new species

#7
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homologous structures

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a structure that is found across organisms and has a similar plan but different function

#8
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what is a pentatactyl limb

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a limb with 5 digits

#9
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what does the sharing of homologous structures between species indicate

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that the organisms originated from a common ancestor but during the course of evolution these structures modified and are used for different purposes as a result of different selection pressures

#10
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what is an analogous structure

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structures in organisms that perform the same function but are structurally different

#11
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what does an analogous structure indicate

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the organisms did not evolve from a recent common ancestor

#12
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what is covergent evolution

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the process where unrelated organisms evolve to have similar characteristics as a result of adapting to similar environments

#13
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what are the types of isolation

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geographical barrier, ecological, temporal, behavioral and structural

#14
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what is temporal isolation

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different breeding cycles

#15
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what is behavioural isolation

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courtship behaviour varies between species

#16
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what is structural isolation

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differnces in reproductive organisms