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Unit 2 Vocab BioGeo
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A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
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Adaptation
A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
Adaptive Radiation
An evolutionary pattern in which many species evolve from a single ancestral species
Allochthonous Endemism
From one place, but the moved to another place because the first place was lost/became inhabitable
Ancestral Biotas
Species that are from here
Autochthonous Endemism
Native to the place it is found
Barriers
something that blocks the way
Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Center of Origin
location where a species or other taxon first evolved.
Convergence
joining of parts
Cosmopolitan Species
A species with a broad distribution
Disjunction
related but separate geographically
Dispersal
the movement of organisms from one place to another
Distribution
The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
Diversification
making something more diverse and therefore increasing genetic variation
Endemic Species
species that are native to and found only within a limited area