Natural Selection & Adaptation Vocab

The percentage of an allele in a gene pool or in a population

• gene flow

• genetic drift

• gene frequency

• evolution

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Change in gene frequency over time; descendents have different traits to ancestors

• gene frequency

• gene flow

• competition

• evolution

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

A mechanism of evolution; survival of the fittest; adaptations change the survival of a population

• natural selection

• adaptation

• competition

• variation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Total number of genes in a population

• gene frequency

• gene pool

• genetic drift

• gene flow

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Genetic differences in a population

• evolution

• adaptation

• mutation

• variation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Traits that are beneficial for the survival and reproduction in organisms

• adaptation

• variation

• mutation

• competition

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Change in genetic material; mechanism of evolution

• variation

• mutation

• competition

• adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Mechanism of evolution that introduces alleles through migration

• gene frequency

• genetic drift

• gene flow

• recombination

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Mechanism of evolution that is random and can lead to decrease in genetic variation

• competition

• genetic drift

• gene pool

• recombination

Rearrangement of genetic material; mechanism of evolution

• gene flow

• genetic drift

• recombination

• competition

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2