APES
CHAPTER 5
Evolution
and Biodiversity
Due Date:
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KEY TERMS
- adaptation
- adaptive radiation
- artificial selection
- coevolution
- ecological niche
- evolution
- extinction
- generalist species
- natural selection
- specialist species
- speciation
OBJECTIVES
- Diagram the hypothesized chemical
& biological evolution of the earth.
- Explain how microevolution works
- List and explain the three
conditions that are necessary for evolution of a population by natural
selection.
- Distinguish between a specialist
and a generalist by citing specific characteristics of each type; give 2
specific examples of each.
- Distinguish fundamental niche and
realized niche; list the factors that determine the realized niche.
- Summarize and address two common
misconceptions about evolution
- Compare geographic isolation with
reproductive isolation.
- Distinguish between background
extinction and mass extinction.
- Discuss the role of humans on the
rate of extinction at present.
- Discuss the pros and cons of
artificial selection and genetic engineering. Make sure to consider the
possible environmental impacts on resource use, pollution, and
environmental degradation.
- Indicate what it is that has allowed
humans to have such a profound influence on their environment.