Divergent evolution, Relating species adapting to different environments; become different, Convergent evolution, Unrelated species adapting to the same environment; become similar, Speciation, Formation of new species, Behavioral isolation, Example: Differences in mating rituals, Temporal isolation, When timing issues prevent individuals from mating, Geographic isolation, When a geographic barrier prevents individuals from mating, Coevolution, When two species evolve in response to each other, Homologous structures, Structures that are the same structure, different function; result of divergent evolution, Analogous structures, structures that have the same function but different structure, result of convergent evolution, Species, related organisms that interbreed and produce fertile offspring, Vestigial Structure, Remnants of organs or structures from ancestors that no longer have a function in present time, Adaptive Radiation, the process by which a single ancestral species rapidly diversifies into a wide variety of forms to occupy different ecological niches, Punctuated Equilibrium, a theory that suggests evolution occurs in rapid bursts of change, followed by long periods of stability or little evolutionary change., Gradualism, he theory that evolution occurs slowly and steadily over long periods of time through small, incremental changes

6. Macroevolution Vocabulary

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