BIO 112 Exam Review Flashcards
Natural Selection
Unequal, nonrandom reproductive success
Directional Selection
Shift towards one extreme phenotype (either left or right)
Diversifying/Disruptive Selection
Shift towards two extreme phenotypes
-can lead to speciation
Stabilizing Selection
Shift towards intermediate phenotype
Inter-sexual Selection
Adaptions used for advertising for mates (usually males doing this)
Intra-sexual Selection
Competition for mating grounds and access to mates
Neutral Variation
Not every trait or behavior is being selected for, some may just come along for the ride.
Genetic Drift
Can cause evolution. Random change in population.
Bottleneck Effect
Catastrophic reduction in population (decrease in genetic diversity)
Founder Effect
A few individuals from a population start a new population with a different allele frequency ( decrease in genetic diversity)
Mutation
Change in genes (random)
Homologous Structures
Same ancestors, different functions
Analogous Structures
Different species, same function, structure looks similar
Rudimentary (Vestigial) Structures
Non adaptive structures that is unnecessary for organisms
Theory
As good as it gets - explains
Laws
Describe theories
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium:
How to stop evolution:
- Same fitness of every individual / no selection/ random mating
- Large population
- No changes in environment
- NO gene flow
- NO genetic drift
- NO mutation
p , q, p2, q2, 2pq
p = dominant allele (Allele A) q = recessive allele (Allele B) p2 = frequency of individual AA (homozygous dominant) q2 = frequency of individual aa (homozygous recessive) 2pq = frequency of individual Aa (heterozygous )
p2 + q2 + 2pq = 1
p+q =1
Biological Species Concept
- if they are not the same species, they cannot interbreed
- based on infertility rather than physical similarity
Morphological Species Concept
Different species can’t interbreed because of anatomical differences
Prezygotic Barriers
Keeps sperm and egg from fertilizing
- Behavioral Isolation
Behaviorally they attract different mates, so they don’t breed
2, Mechanical Isolation
Physically incompatible
- Temporal Isolation
Reproduction times are different
- Gametic Isolation
Incompatible receptor proteins
Postzygotic Barriers
Keeps hybrid from reproducing/ or even developing
- Hybrid In viability
Lethal, zygote does not develop
- Hybrid Sterility
Hybrid cannot reproduce
Allopatric Speciation
- Genetic Isolation - geographical isolation
2. Genetic Divergence - species are so genetically different that they can’t interbreed
Sympatric Speciaton
a population under the same conditions with no geographical separation and a sub population forms a new species that are no longer able to interbreed
Ecological Isolation
i.e. Fruit flies choose different fruits to mate on
Autopolyploidy
plants that mate with themselves and their offspring wind up with more chromosomes than the parent - BOOM . New species. Extra chromosomes because of nondisjunction
Non disjunction
sister chromatids don’t separate
Alloployploidy
- Hybridization - sterile hybrid
- Nondisjunction meiosis - doubles # of chromosomes in gametes. Makes homologous chromosomes
- Self fertilization - new species
Plant bodies are made from ___ in the air
CO2, structural polysaccarhride
Plants emerged during the ____ period, ____ mya
Ordovician, 475
Green algae…
are the closest common ancestor to land plants
- Non-vascular plants
have no way of moving nutrients around their body
- seedless, use spores to spread offspring
- need h20 to reproduce, sperm swims to egg
- Seedless Vascular plants
Second big group to evolve still no seeds or pollen, use spores to spread/propagate,
have extensive vascular system and can be tree sized. Still need water for reproduction – sperm swim to egg.
- Gymnosperms
“Naked seeds”
Only first plant group with seeds/pollen - airborne sperm / use cones.
- Angiosperms
Adaptation: flowers and fruits, vessel elements in xylem, fibers in xylem
Some rely on wind pollination
Many rely on pollinators - Co Evolution
Eudicots
True 2 leaves.
- two cotyledon (leaves that appear from a germinating seed)
- four or five floral parts
- usually a net like leaf veins
- vascular bundles in ring
- central taproot that branches into lateral roots
Monocots
One leaf.
- one cotyledon (leaves that appear from a germinating seed)
- usually three parts
- parallel leaf veins
- no growth rings
- no taproot / fibrous roots
Dermal Tissue
Outside section
Ground
The “meat”
Vascular
Inside ground tissue
Root Duties
CAAS.
- Conduct H20 and nutrients.
- Absorb h20 and nutrients
- Anchor
- Storage
Plants store their sugar as _____
starch
Modified Roots
- Storage roots
- Adventitious Roots
- Aerial Roots
- Pneumataphores
Storage Roots
i.e. Carrots, Beets
Where photosynthesis doesn’t take place
Adventitious Roots
Stabilizes tree, props and holds up tree
Aerial Roots
i.e. curtain fig tree
covers tree
Pneumataphores
Snorkels above ground to obtain oxygen
Shoot Duties
SSPTR
- Support
- Storage
- Photosynthesis
- Transport
- Reproduction
Modified Shoots
- Stolons
- Rhizomes
- Tubers
Stolons (opposite of rhizomes)
i.e Strawberries
horizontal, above ground stems for asexual reproduction
Rhizomes (opposite of stolons)
Horizontal, below ground stems for asexual reproduction
Tubers
Stems modified to store starch below ground
which of the following is not a role of the shoot system? A. Support B. Reproduction C. Photosynthesis D. Storage E. Water uptake
E
Upper epidermis
outside of the leaf
contains:
- Cuticle : wax, hydrophobic
- Stomata: pores in epidermis, for gas exchange (what allows transpiration)
Stomata
pores in epidermis for gas exchange. 2 guard cells/ stoma that change change to regulate pore size. Imperative to photosynthesis
Ground Tissue (where/contains)?
Inside leaf
contains:
- palisade: upper level, tightly packed parenchyma, photosynthesis
- Spongy: lower level, more room for gas exchange
Vascular Tissue (what/contains)?
Transport/ Support
contains:
- xylem: one way roots to shoots. Carries h2o, nutrients (WATER)
- phloem: bi-directional flow of sugar source to sink (SUGARS)
- collenchyma: strong, flexible support in the leaf
Xylem (parts (3) /what)?
WATER . one way roots to shoots. Carries h2o, nutrients.
Dead at maturity. No cytoplasm. Hollow tubes .
Traechids: water conducting cell in xylem. evolved first.. In all vascular plants.
Vessel Elements and Fibers (only angiosperms)
Phloem
SUGARS. Bi- directional flow or sugar source to sink.
- Sieve tube members (transport)
- no nucleus
- companion cells (take care of seive tube members, have nucleus + organelles)
Collenchyma
Strong, flexible support in leaf
Leaves have ___ buds at their ____
axillary buds , base
Modified Leaves (4)
- Tendrils - leaves used to grab onto things (pea plant)
- Spines - used to shade (cacti)
- Succulent - stores water in leaves
- Brightly colored leaves: use to attract pollinators
Ground Tissue cells (3)
- Parenchyma - all purpose plant cells, can differentiate. Chloroplasts here.
- Collenchyma- stringy, flexible, veins in leaves
- Sclerenchyma - hard, woody, very tough, fibers in Angiosperms. Dead at maturity
Parenchyma (where/ what)
Ground Tissue. All purpose/ can differentiate. Chloroplasts here.
Collenchyma (where/what)
Ground Tissue. Stringy, flexible, veins in leaves
Sclerenchyma (where/what)
Hard, woody, fibers in angiosperms. Dead at maturity.
Phototropism
Movement towards or away from light.
- grows best towards blue light
- Auxin: produced by the growing shoot tips in response to light. High concentration on shady parts of plants causes bending towards light.
Auxin
Activated by sunlight. Produced by growing shoot tips. High concentration in shady parts of the plant which causes bending towards light.
Gravitropism
movement towards or away from gravity
- root cap sense and signals, auxin triggers asymmetrical elongation
- Interaction between auxin and cytokinins controls apical dominance and lateral branching
Phytochromes
Change shape depending on photosynthetic light
Pred (Dormnant) - absicisc acid keeps seeds dormant
Pinfrared (Sunny mode)
PFR - triggers Gibberellins (germination through cell elongation)
At the top of the tree, auxin is ____
high and suppresses branches (less branching)
At the bottom of the tree, cytokinins is _____
high near roots. Triggers axillary buds (lateral buds) to grow branches
Gibberellins
Germination, Growth to Maturity, Flowering/ 1/2 of fruit development
Auxin
Growth to maturity, flowering, 1/2 fruit development
Cytokines
Growth to maturity, flowering, fruit development
Trigger axillary buds to begin primary growth and make branches
Ehylene
Flowering, fruit development, Abscission
ABA
Abscission, seed dormancy
Sieve Tube Members
Phloem. Do the transporting from source to sink. Alive at maturity.
Periderm
Dermal Tissue System:
“woody” plants - long lived eudicots that make wood.
Cork: outermost layer
Cork cambium: inner layer of dermal tissue, makes cork
Dermis
Dermal Tissue System:
outer skin of growing plant is parenchyma and guard cells.
Trichomes - “little hairs”, extension epidermal cells
Can trap water
Prevent predation
Prevent excessive sunshine
Plants have _____ growth
indeterminate because they have embryonic stem cells (meristem)
What causes elongation of roots/shoots?
Apical Meristem, axillary buds
Apical Meristem
- Responsible for growth and length
- Primary growth
- Adds length
Lateral Meristem
- Adds girth and circumference
- growing from inside out
- only in “woody” plants
- Secondary growth
Apical Meristem
- top * 1) Zone of Maturation (ZOM)
- middle* 2) Zone of Elongation (ZOE)
- bottom * 3) Apical Meristem
Cell division “ahead” creates roots
Cell division “behind” create new dermal, ground, vascular cells
Root cap
- protects apical meristem
- determines geogropism
- secrets lubricate
- constantly replenished
Root hairs
Extensions off epidermal cells
increase surface area for absorption
Vascular Cambium
Makes secondary xylem inside, builds up and becomes wood
Makes secondary phloem to the outside, doesn’t build up is always pushed
MAKES SECONDARY XYLEM + PHLOEM
Cork Cambium
builds cork to the exterior and replaces it self
cork = secondary dermal tissue (adds circumference)
MAKES SECONDARY DERMAL TISSUE
Heartwood
old xylem. No longer doing any transport. Supports the tree.
Sapwood
Active transport xylem, young wood