co-evolution
Reciprocal species shaping
Co-evolution is the process by which two or more species evolve in response to each other, their development intertwined over generations.
Predators and prey co-evolve as each adapts to the other's changes.
Flowering plants and their pollinators co-evolved, shaping each other's forms.
The term extends beyond biology: the co-evolution of technology and social behavior, languages co-evolve with the cultures that speak them.
Interspecies biological interdependence
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
- nectarFloral sugar water
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
bees · reciprocity · interdependence · commensalism · parasitism · partnership · facilitation · oxpecker
Ecological consumption relationship
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
escalation · venom · immunity · pathogen
Separation from common origin
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
Self-propagating cultural units
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
- bioculturalRelating life and society
Good physical shape
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
- nectarFloral sugar water
flowers · bees · reciprocity · interdependence · commensalism · parasitism · partnership · facilitation · oxpecker · mitochondria
predator-prey
Ecological consumption relationship
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
virulence · escalation · venom · immunity · pathogen
divergence
Separation from common origin
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- biodiversityRange of life forms
radiation · endemism · biogeography · hybridization · cospeciation
memes
Self-propagating cultural units
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
fitness
Good physical shape
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism