evolution

Question 1

define evolution

Answer 1

change over time in one or more inherited traits found in a population of organisms

Question 2

what are the 5 mechanisms of evolution

Answer 2

1. natural selection
2. gene flow
3. genetic drift
4. mutations
5. non-random mating

Question 3

define mechanisms of evolution

Answer 3

Modes by which a gene pool changes its allele frequency

Question 4

define natural selection

Answer 4

The process by which a species becomes better adapted to its environment

Question 5

define gene flow

Answer 5

Movement of alleles into or out of a population

Question 6

define genetic drift

Answer 6

The change in allele frequencies as a result of a chance process

Question 7

define mutations

Answer 7

permanent structural alteration in DNA sequence