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Phenotype

Pheno =

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Variation you can see (morphology / behaviour)Pheno = Appearance

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Ethnotaxonomy

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How different cultures classify organisms

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Natural Selection

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Through nature the most fit animals are the most common

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Systema Naturae

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Carl Linnaes book about classifying organisms

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Nomenclature
Nomen =
Calare =

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Rules about classifying organisms
Name
Call

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Systematics

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The theory of classifying organisms

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Molecular Systematics

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Using proteins, DNA, RNA to classify organisms

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Molecular Phylogenetics

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Reconstruction phylogenetic relationships by matching base pairs

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Deductive / Hypotheticodeductive approach

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Outcome predicted from generalization

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10
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2 Types of Sexual Selection

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Intrasexual selection - Males fight for a femaleIntersexual selection - males try to look good for females

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2 Causes of Genetic Drift

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Bottleneck effect, Founder effect

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Gene Flow

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When individuals interbreed or migrate among populations

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13
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Gradualism

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The theory that differentiation changes occur slowly over time

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Microevolution

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Evolution at the population level

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Macroevolution

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Evolution above the species level

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16
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5 things that cause Reproductive Isolation

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1) Behavior
2) Mechanics
3) Habitat
4) Timing
5) Gametic

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Phylogram

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A visual representation of the difference between taxa, represented by branch length

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Punctated Equilibrium

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When there is a period of lots of change, followed by a period of very little change

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Polytomy

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Unresolved pattern of Divergence

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Cladogenesis

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When a species evolves into two different species

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21
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Five Main Factors that Alter Allele Frequency

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1) Mutation
2) Natural selection
3) Genetic Drift
4) Gene Flow
5) Extinction

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HomologyHomo=

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When all character states have the same evolutionary origin= same

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Prokaryote

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Organism that does not have any membrane bound organelles, single celled. No nucleus, DNA is in nucleoid

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Nucleid

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Mass of genetic data, DNA not enclosed by membrane

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Plasmid

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Small ring of DNA containing a few extra genes

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Horizontal vs Vertical Transfer

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Horizontal Transfer is between individuals of the same generationVertical is between parents to offspring

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Hypotonic vs Hypertonichypo = below

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Hypertonic leaves the cell in hypotonic solution

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28
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3 Types of Archae

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1) Methanoges
2) Halophiles
3) Thermophiles

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Methanogen

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Likes places with no oxygenProduces methane

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30
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Binary Fission

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A method of asexual reproduction were the cell duplicates and then splits in half

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Transformation

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Uptake of Naked DNA released from dead bacteria

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Conjugation

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A form of sexual reproduction where one bacteria connect to the other one by a tube and genetic information is shared

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33
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4 Different Metabolic Types

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1) Photoautotrophs
2) Chemoautotrophs
3) Photoheterotrophs
4) Chemoheterotrophs

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Two Lineages of Prokaryotes

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1) Bacteria

2) Archaea

35
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HalophilesHalo =

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Archaea that live in very salt rich habitatsHalo = Salt

36
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Thermopiles

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Archaea that live in extremely warm habitats

37
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Chlamydias

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Type of Bacteria that causes chlamydia, can only live inside animal cells

38
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Spirochaetes + 2 Diseases it Causes

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Type of bacteria that travels by moving in a spiral

Syphilis and Lymes Disease

39
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Gram+ Bacteria

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Largest bacteria, botox

40
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Proteobacteria

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Large Metabolically diverse group of gram- bacteriaCauses EcoliIncludes Rhizobium, lives in root nodules

41
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Metabolsim

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Chemical pathway used for living organisms to build up molecules (anabolism) or break down molecules to release energy (catabolism)

42
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Gram+ vs Gram-

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Gram+ Peptiglycan, abbsorbs

Gram- Polysaccharid, does not absorb

43
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Cynobacteria

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Only prokaryote that produces oxygen through photoautotrophy like a plant

44
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Age of PlanetAge of First Fossil

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  1. 6 BYA

3. 5 BYA

45
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Pansperma Hypothesis

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Life came from space

46
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Fossil vs Sub Fossil

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Fossil: Organic Parts replaced by minerals

Sub Fossil, Still has high concentration of organic parts

47
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Index Fossils

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Fossils that can tell us things about other fossils (indicators)

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Radiometric Dating

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Measures the radioactive isotopes in fossils or rocks

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Population

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Localized group of individuals of the same species

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Monophyletic

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A complete group that all came from the same ancestor

51
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Common Garden Experiment

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Tests weather observed variation is due to heritable variation

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Taxonomy
Taxo=
Nomos=

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The practice of classifying organism
= Arrange
= Knowledge / science of

53
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Maximum Likelihood

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Rules about how DNA is most likely to change

54
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Darwins 5 Observations about Natural Selection

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1) There is variation among species
2) Species produce more offspring that can survive
3) Species are relatively stable
4) There is competition among species
5) Variation is Heritable

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Genotype

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A change in the genetic makeup that you cannot see, it is in the coding

56
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Alfred Russel Wallace

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Person who got darwin to publish his findings because he came to the same conclusion

57
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Parsimony / Occam’s Razor

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Doing something in the least steps possibleusing fewest things to achieve a goal

58
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Ingroup vs Outgroup

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Ingroup is the taxa your are studying

the Outgroup is a related taxa that diverged a long time ago

59
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Character vs State

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A character is a type of structureState is the normal part of that character

60
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Anagenesis

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When a species diverges into one new species

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Evolution

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Descent with modification. Idea that living species came from ancestral ones that were different

62
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Proximate Question

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A question about mechanics not relating to evolution

63
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Ultimate Question

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A question about mechanics related to evolution

64
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Induction

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Type of logic in which generalizations are made based on a large number of specific outcomes

65
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EtymologyEtmos =Logo=

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The study of greek root words= True sense= Word

66
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Stratigraphy

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Temporal order in which fossils occurred

67
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Cladogram

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Branching diagram that shows the relatinoships of organisms based on derived characteristics. time is not a part of this graph

68
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Senior Homyonym

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Same name, different taxa

69
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Senior Synonym

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Different names, same taxa

70
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ICZN

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International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

71
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Eight Taxonomic Levels

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1) Domain
2) Kingdom
3) Phylum
4) Class
5) Order
6) Group
7) Family
8) Species

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Polyphyletic

Poly =

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Taxa that do not share recent ancestors

=share

73
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4 Reproductive Methods of Prokaryotes

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1) Conjugation
2) Transduction
3) Transformation
4) Binary Fission

74
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5 Major Clades of Bacteria

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1) Proteobacteria
2) Chlamydias
3) Spirochets
4) Gram+ Bacteria
5) Cynobacteria

75
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Transduction

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Transport of DNA between bacteria cell viruses - BacterophagesPhage = eat

76
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Autamorphy

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Character state found in only one taxa

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ParaphyleticPara=

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Group that does not contain all descendants of a common ancestor

78
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Cladistics / Phylogenetic Systematics
Clados =
Phylo=
Gen =

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Arranging organisms using their shared derived characteristics
= Branch
= Tribe or Race
= To create

79
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Analogous / Homoplastic convergents

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When character states appear the same but actually evolved independently

80
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SynamorphySyn = Apo = Morph =

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When two organisms are supported by a shared state
= Together
= Away from
= Form

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