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Gene pool

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All of the alleles of all the genes in a population

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Gene pool constant

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Population is not evolving

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Gene pool changing

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There are selection pressures and population is evolving

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Species

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A class of similar organisms that can interbreed freely, producing fertile offspring

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Morphologically similar

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Look similar

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Homologous chromosomes

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Have the same genes in the same places (different alleles)

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Karyotypes

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The number and appearance or chromosomes in a cell nucleus

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Ecosystem

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An area in which organisms interact with each other and their environment

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Community

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Entire set of organisms which coexist in a particular ecosystem at a particular time

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Environment

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The physical and biotic surroundings

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Population

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The total number of individuals of a species within a community in a particular ecosystem at a particular time

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Habitat

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An area within an ecosystem in which a particular organism lives

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Niche

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The way an organism uses its environment and its role in the community

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Fundamental niche

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Largest niche an organism could occupy if there was no competition

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Realised niche

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The niche that is actually occupied by the organism

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Adaptation

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When an organism involves its behavioural, physiological, anatomical features for survival in their habitat

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Behavioural adaptations

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Actions that help an organism survive within a habitat eg penguins huddle

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Physiological adaptations

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Features of the cells, tissues, or systems in the body in order for an organism to suit its habitat for survival eh whales thick blubber warm

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Anatomical adaptations

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Visible, physical features that enable an organism to survive better in their habitat eg Arctic hare small ears lose less heat

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Co-adaptation

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Mutual benefit of two or more organisms as a result of a mutual survival adaptation

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Microevolution

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A change in allele frequency in a population over time (which results in a change behaviour, psyiology, and/or anatomy)

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What three factors determine the ability of a population to adapt to environmental change?

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  • Strength of selection pressure
  • size of the gene pool
  • reproductive rate of organism
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Why is it unlikely that a population would be perfectly adapted to their environment?

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  • Environments change continually
  • There is always a selection pressure
  • Time lag for populations (allele frequencies) to adapt
  • mutations occur (alleles making populations less well adapted)
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Why is it a problem to be perfectly adapted to an environment?

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  • Dependence on other species- vulnerable if other species die out
  • Less likely to survive environmental change
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How can a new species form? (Speciation)
- some individuals migrate to nearby islands - reproductive isolation of island communities - random mutations, some advantageous - different selection pressures experienced on each islands - some mutations are selected (in reproduction) - the island species are no longer able to produce fertile offspring with mainland population
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What causes allele frequencies to change?
``` Mutations Emigration/immigration Small populations (genetic drift) Non-random mating Natural selection ```
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Gene flow
The movement of genes from one population to another
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Genetic drift
Change in allele frequency that happens due to chance or random events
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What can cause genetic drift?
Founder effect, bottleneck effect
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What is the bottleneck effect?
When population rapidly reduces eg due to disease of natural disaster
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What is the founder effect?
New population is established with a different allele frequency
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Biodiversity
The number of different species and the genetic variation within species
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Endemics
Species that are unique to a geographic area (they provide much of the biodiversity on earth because of founder effects, isolation, bottle necks, other selection pressures)
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Species richness
The simplest measure of biodiversity (the number of species in a defined area)
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Species evenness
When species (at the same trophy level) have similar abundances
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Diversity index
A measure of biodiversity that takes into account both species richness and species evenness (can be used to compare habitats)
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Directional selection
Selection pressure favouring one extreme of a characteristic (other extreme selected against)
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Stabilising selection
Selection pressure that favours the mean (both extremes selected against)
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Disruptive selection
Selection pressure that favours both extremes (mean is selected against)
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Classification: taxonomic levels
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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Chloroplasts structure and function
Double membrane and grana (singular granum) Function: photosynthesis
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Amyloplasts
Store starch (potato cells have a lot of Amyloplasts)
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Vacuole
Stores water, plant pigments The vacuole membrane is called tonoplast
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Plasmodesmata
Cytoplasmic streams between plant cells for the transport of molecules between cells Formed by the ER getting stuck in cell wall as it forms and fills
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Pits
Pores in cell walls that allow movement of fluid between plant cells, especially xylem for transport of water
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Middle lamella
The layer between cell walls that helps to keep the cells together for stability (acts as a blue between plant cells) Made of pectin
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Microfibrils
Each Microfibril has 60-70 cellulose chains
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How are microfibrils arranged
Microfibrils are laid down in different directions. They make cell walls strong and flexible. Cross-linking molecules also help to hold the cell wall together, while allowing a little stretch when the cell becomes turgid
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Epidermis
Single layer of cells on outside of plant
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Vascular tissue
For transport and support
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Ground tissue
Cells for photosynthesis, storage or support
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Parenchyma
(Big white cells in the middle) Packing tissue, thin cellulose walls, provide support (eg palisade or spongy cells)
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Collenchyma
Below epidermis, tightly packed, thick cellulose walls, provides flexible support
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Sclerenchyma
(Small on outside of vascular bundle) Dead cells when mature Rigid, thick, lignified walls Support plant - very strong (Made up of sclereids and fibres)

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