Key Terms in The Origin and Diversification of Life on Earth

adaptive radiation,

allopatric speciation,

analogous trait,

archaea,

background extinction,

biodiversity,

biological species concept,

class,

convergent evolution,

domain,

extinction,

family,

genus,

homologous feature,

horizontal gene transfer,

hybrid,

hybridization,

kingdom,

life,

macroevolution,

mass extinction,

microbe,

microevolution,

microsphere,

monophyletic,

morphological species concept,

node,

order,

phylogeny,

phylum,

polyploidy,

postzygotic barrier,

prezygotic barrier,

protist,

punctuated equilibrium,

reproductive isolation,

ring species,

speciation,

speciation event,

species,

specific epithet,

sympatric speciation,

systematics,

virus,