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1
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______ is a possible explanation for

an observation

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Hypothesis

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Must be tested to determine its validity
– Is often tested in many different ways
– Allows for predictions to be made

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hypothesis

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can be changed and refined with new

data

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hypothesis

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4
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are random alterations in

genetic information

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mutations

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5
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why is genetic variation essential for evolution to occur?

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allows natural selection to increase and decrease frequency of alleles in population

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advantageous to a population because it enables some individuals to adapt to the environment while maintaining the survival of the population.

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genetic variation

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7
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what does genetic variation result from

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mutations, genetic recombination during meiosis and sexual recombination in reproduction.

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8
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How do mitosis and meiosis differ

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meiosis- reproductive cells, results in 4 haploid cells

Mitosis- body cells, results in 2 diploid cells

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9
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3 conditions for natural selection to occur

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  1. Variation must exist
  2. difference in # of offspring surviving
  3. inheritance
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5 processes that can cause evolutionary change

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  • mutation
  • non-random mating
  • gene flow
  • genetic drift
  • natural selection
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11
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what is directional selection?

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one phenotype is favored over another

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12
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what is stabilizing selection?

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intermediate phenotype is favored over extreme

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13
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what is disruptive selection?

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only extreme phenotypes are favored

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14
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what species do not have overlapping ranges

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allopatric

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15
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Sympatric is when species occur ___________ in an area

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together

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16
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what does a phylogenic tree represent?

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evolutionary relationship of organisms, (their lineage)

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17
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what derives from a common ancestor

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ancestral character

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18
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what is a derived trait

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trait in present organism but not in ancestor organism “new and improved model”

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Are prokaryotes multicellular or unicellular?

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unicellular

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20
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what do prokaryotes lack?

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nucleus, organelles bound by membranes

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21
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prokaryotes are divided by what?

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binary fission

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22
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Are eukaryotes multicellular or unicellular?

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multicellular

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23
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What do eukaryotes have?

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what prokaryotes lack, a nucleus and organelles bound by membranes

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24
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what is haplodiplontic lifecycle

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gametes are not the direct result of a meiotic division. Diploid sporophyte cells undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores.

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25
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what is alternation of generations?

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rotation b/w haploid and diploid stages

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26
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5 derived traits of land plants

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  • AOG
  • multicellular dependent embryos
  • multicellular gametangia
  • walled spores produce sporangia
  • apical meristems
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27
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what are key transitions in animal evolution?

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  • tissues
  • symmetry
  • body cavity
  • development
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28
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tetrapods that have a

terrestrially adapted egg

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amniotes

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29
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what is the significance to the amniotic egg?

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External fertilization does not work on land

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30
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what did amniotic egg allow?

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allowed reptiles to replace amphibians and become the dominant terrestrial vertebrate

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31
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significance of water tight skin

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prevent water loss and drying of skin

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32
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structure of epithelial tissue

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covers outside of body & lines organs within body

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33
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function of epithelial tissue

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protects against injury, fluid loss and pathogens

34
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connective tissue structure

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binds and supports other tissues

35
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function of connective tissue

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sparse population of cells in extracellular matrix

36
Q

what fiber provides strength and flexibility?

A

collagenous fibers

37
Q

binds epithelia to

underlying tissues and holds organs in place

A

loose connective tissue

38
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this connective tissue is found in tendons and ligaments

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fibrous

39
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what kind of tissues stores fat for fuel

A

adipose

40
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structure of muscle tissue

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filaments of protein which causes muscles to contract

41
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function of muscle tissues

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all types of body movement

42
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what kind of muscle is responsible for involuntary body activities

A

smooth

43
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structure of nervous tissue

A

neurons with branching extensions

44
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function of nervous tissue

A

processing and transmission of information

45
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what is homeostatsis

A

internal balance regardless of external environment

46
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how do animals coordinate function?

A

the endocrine system allows them to transmit chemical signals called hormones

47
Q

what is endothermic

A

produce heat by metabolism

48
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what is exothermic

A

gain heat from external sources

49
Q

who has single circulation with a two chambered heart?

A

bony fishes and chondrichthyans

50
Q

what is single circulation?

A

blood leaving the

heart passes through two capillary beds

51
Q

who has double circulation?

A

amphibians, reptiles and mammals

52
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double circulation

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oxygen poor and oxygen rich blood are pumped separately from the right and left side of the heart

53
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what does double circulation maintain?

A

higher blood pressure in the organs

54
Q

provides blood to the heart

through the coronary arteries

A

aorta

55
Q

blood returns to the heart through the…

A

superior and inferior vena cava

56
Q

the SFV and IFV flow into the

A

right atrium

57
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where does blood begin its flow

A

right ventricle

58
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RV to the ______ via the _____________

A

lungs /// pulmonary arteries

59
Q

blood loads _____ and unloads ______

A

02

co2

60
Q

o2 rich blood enters the heart where and through what

A

LA
left atrium
PV
Pulmonary veins

61
Q

deliver saliva to lubricate food

A

salivary glands

62
Q

the junction that

opens to both the esophagus and the trachea

A

pharynx

63
Q

what connects to the stomach

A

esophagus

64
Q

why are viruses not considered organisms

A

-lack cellular structure, independent metabolism, and machinery for replication

65
Q

viruses tend to be ___________ specific

A

host

66
Q

One of the most lethal viruses in human history

A

influenza

67
Q

one of several emerging
viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever, an
often fatal illness

A

ebola

68
Q

causes severe hemorrhagic fever

• Among most lethal infectious diseases

A

ebola

69
Q

the total of all the ways an
organism uses the resources of its
environment

A

niche

70
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what is a fundamental niche

A

the niche

potentially occupied

71
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what is a realized niche

A

the niche is actually occupied

72
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how does competition affect species

A

a species fundamental niche may differ from its realized niche

73
Q

interaction in which an herbivore eats

parts of a plant or alga

A

herbivory

74
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an interspecific

interaction that benefits both species

A

mutualism

75
Q

where one species cannot

survive without the other or where both species can survive alone

A

mutualism

76
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one
species benefits and the other is neither
harmed nor helped

A

commensalism

77
Q

what does energy flow through

A

trophic levels

78
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self feeders

A

autotrophs

79
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cannot synthesize organic from inorganic compounds

A

heterotrophs

80
Q

raw rate at which primary producers

synthesize new organic matter

A

gross primary productivity

81
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______ is the GPP less the respiration of the primary

producers

A

net primary productivity

82
Q

_______is the feeding

relationships between organisms in a community

A

trophic structure

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