Biology Quiz 11.6
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Noralevalley on February 21, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Convergent Evolution | Evolution towards similar traits in unrelated species (example, analogous structures) |
| Divergent Evolution | Related species evolving separately and becoming more and more different |
| Coevolution | When two or more species evolve in response to changes in the other |
| Extinction | The elimination of a species from earth |
| Punctuated Equilibrium | Over history, episodes of speciation occur followed by years of stabilization |
| Adaptive Radiation | The rapid evolution of many diverse species from ancestral species |
| Background Extinctions | Extinctions that are constantly happening at a very slow rate |
| Mass Extinction | When a species is wiped out due to a catastrophic event |
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