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Biodiversity, Ancestry, & Rate of Evolution (15.3)
State Standard
SB5B. Explain the history of life in terms
of biodiversity, ancestry, and the rates of
evolution.
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15.3 Natural Selection-Speciation-Resistance
Speciation
 Speciation is the
formation of a new
species.
 For speciation to
occur a population
must diverge and
then be
reproductively
isolated.
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Adaptive Radiation – AKA Divergent Evolution/Speciation
 Can occur in a relatively short time when one species
gives rise to
many different
species in
response to the
creation of new
habitat or some
other ecological
opportunity
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Convergent Evolution
 Unrelated
species evolve
similar traits
because of
similar
environmental
pressures.
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Coevolution
 The relationship between two species might
be so close that the evolution of one species
affects the evolution of the other species.
 Associated with mutualism
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Rate of Speciation
 Evolution proceeds in small, gradual steps
according to a theory called gradualism.
 Punctuated equilibrium explains rapid spurts
of genetic change causing species to diverge
quickly.
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15.3 Formative
Questions
Which evolutionary pattern is
represented by the similarities
between these two organisms
that live on separate continents?
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B
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D
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2.
3.
4.
C
A. coevolution
B. convergent evolution
C. directional evolution
D. divergent evolution
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Chapter Assessment
Questions
The divergent evolution
of these cichlid fish is
an example of what
type of speciation?
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B
A
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B
C
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D
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2.
3.
4.
C
A. coevolution
B. mutation
C. adaptive radiation
D. convergent evolution
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Chapter Assessment
Questions
What tempo of evolution
does this model represent?
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B
A
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B
C
D
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D
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3.
4.
C
A. gradual
B. elevated
C. sequential
D. punctuated