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Speciation: INB 67-69 Per 2

Across
Birds that developed elaborate tails and mating systems
Where the birds from the mainland were blown to by a storm
Selection pressure that can wipe out a population through sickness
Isolation involving a difference in timing for reproduction (ex. spring mating vs fall mating)
Episodes of speciation that occur suddenly in geologic time followed by long periods of little evolution
Evolution that evolves in different directions in different environments (e.g.red fox and kit fox coats and ears)
Speciation happens when separation in ___ occurs
Differences in a species caused by differences in allele expression
Total number of different species that live on earth
Permanent loss of a species from earth
Evolution towards similar characteristics in unrelated species
Down
Birds that developed plumage to attract females on the side of the island with much fruit
Isolation where populations can no longer mate successfully with one another
Where the original birds in the video came from
Selection pressure that involves eating or being eaten
Process of more species splitting from an original species
Isolation formed by physical barriers such as islands, mountains, valleys
Process when two or more species evolve in response to changes in each other (acacia plants and ants)
Rapid evolution of many diverse species from an ancestral species
Group of populations that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
Isolation caused by differences in mating systems
Current extinction rate per million species per year
Birds in video that had harsh conditions and no evolution
Human driven extinction occurs at this rate