Download Chapter 5.1 and 5.2 REVIEW: Evolution and Species Interactions

Chapter 5.1 and 5.2 REVIEW: Evolution and Species Interactions
Name: ____________________________
Cl: ____
12/4/14
Part A: Fill in the blank as you complete the Review Game.
1. A change in a population’s _____ ______ over time is called biological evolution.
2. Mutations are accidental changes in an organism’s ___________.
3. _________ occurs when individuals immigrate into or emigrate out of a population.
4. Biological evolution that happens by chance is called __________ _________.
5. Natural selection is the process by which traits improve an organism’s chances of
survival and ____________ are passed more frequently to a future generation.
6. According to the conditions of natural selection, organisms produce more _____ that
can survive.
7. According to natural selection, individuals of a species vary in their ________.
8. ___________ is defined as to change over time.
9. A sequence of DNA that codes for a particular trait is called a _________.
10. How reproductively successful an organism is in its environment is called
11. A heritable trait that increases an individual’s fitness is called a(n) _______.
12. The process by which new species are generated is called _____________.
13. The disappearance of a species from Earth is called _____________.
14. An organism’s use of resources and its functional role in a community is called a
____________.
15. A long-lasting and physically close relationship that benefits at least one organism is
called ____________.
16. The process of dividing a resource used in common by specializing in different ways
is _______________ ________________.
17. The process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other:
18. The ability to survive and reproduce under changing environmental conditions is:
19. Scientists have recorded _______ mass extinctions in the history of the Earth.
20. The process of selection conducted under human direction is called _______
selection.
Part B: Draw a picture for each of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Predation
Herbivory
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism