adaptation Flashcards
1
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null vs alternative hypothesis
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null-has no effect, same as to begin with
alternative-supports prediction
2
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heritable triat
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trait that increasees bio fitness. traits that are passed down
3
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bio fitness
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ability to produce viable offspirng (most children)
4
Q
3 types of adaptations
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- structural (appearance)
2.physiological (function) - behaivour (activities)
5
Q
jean baptists lamarck
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said that changes occur in individuals eg)giraffe extending neck and getting longer
changed overtime
6
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darwins theory
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changes do not occur in individuals. heritable characteristics dont change in natural selection
7
Q
natural selection needs (3)
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1.heritable trait
2.variation
3. fitness conseqeunce
8
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4 constraints of adaptations
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- compromise
- sonstrained by histroy (ancestral traits)
- enviornments often change
4.natural selection acts on existing variation
9
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is variation pre-existing
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no occurs due to mutations, mating, dispersal etc.