CH.3-Evidence/Darwin principle Flashcards

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What are the 3 observations Darwin wished to explain?

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1) Adaptation
2) Connectivity (shared characteristics among living organisms)
3) Diversity of life

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What is Darwin’s Theory?

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Vertical descent with modification (mutation) = Evolution ==> Living organisms get better adapted to environment over time by beneficial genetic mutations

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How do living organisms get better adapted?

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Over many generations, they gain beneficial genetic mutations

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What is Darwin’s proposed mechanism of evolution?

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Natural Selection

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What is natural selection?

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Force that drives evolution by causing individuals with advantageous genetic traits to survive and reproduce better than others

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What is microevolution?

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Small changes in genetic makeup of populations that may occur between generations

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What is macroevolution?

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Over long period of time, if population has enough genetic material it can become new species

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What is a species?

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Population/group of populations whose individuals can interbreed and produce offspring.

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True or false? A species can interbreed with other such groups

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False

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10
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Which philosopher used Scala Naturae?

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Aristotle

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What is Scala Naturae?

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Nature has levels of complexity from simple to complex

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What did Carolus Linnaeus believe in?

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All species were created for a purpose. Proof how well they adapted in environments

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Who were Darwin’s influencers?

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George Cuvier: Studied fossils in sedimentary layers and conclusion of CATASTROPHISM

James Hutton & Charles Lyell: Didn’t believe in catastrophism ==> Believed that geological strata were deposited slowly over time ==> UNIFORMITARIANISM

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck: Indiv organisms evolve with changing environment during lifetime

Thomas Malthus: Population growth is exponential but resources become limited ==> Competition

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What was Lamarck’s 2 hypotheses?

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1) Use & Disuse:
Body parts needed for survival get stronger while others deteriorate

2) Inheritance of acquired characteristics:
Can be passed down to next gen

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Darwin spent time in Galapagos Island and observes many —

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adaptations

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What is an adaptation? What does it lead to?

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Inherited traits of organisms that are beneficial to survival and reproductive success in environments ==> Leads to more offspring

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What is Darwin’s view on history of life?

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Multiple branches arise from common trunk (one original common ancestor)

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Pre-Darwin, was a ladder or a tree?

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What tool is used to understand the evolutionary relationship between organisms?

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Phylogenetic tree

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HOW does natural selection work? What does the environment do to the organisms living in it?

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It puts certain pressures on them for survival

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What are the ways pressures can be exerted by?

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1) Physical environment
2) Living organisms they interact with

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What are examples of physical environment pressures?

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Weather, availability of resources

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What are examples of interactions with other organisms pressure? The types of competition

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Intraspecific competition: Between same species (mates, territories, food)

Interspecific: With other species (predator/prey, resources)

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Is it a question of survival of the fittest?

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No, those with better traits of survival have higher reproductive success/fitness (Reproductive fitness)

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Natural selection can only happen if:
1) Members withing a population have variations in genetic characteristics 2) Environmental pressures to produce more offspring 3) Lots of time
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What is genetic variation a result of?
Mutation
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Genetic variation amongst individuals is increased through ---
Sexual reproduction
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Overproduction of offspring causes what between individuals?
Competition for resources
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Natural selection acts upon ----, but the smallest level at which evolution occurs is the ---- level.
individuals - population
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What evidence supports the theory of evolution?
1) Direct observation of evolutionary change (microevolution) 2) Homology 3) Convergent evolution 4) Fossil record 5) Biogeography
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Direct observation of evolutionary change: What is artificial selection?
When humans are the selective force determining favorable genetic traits
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Selecting traits from wild animals to create domestic animals is what type of selection?
Artificial (humans)
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Artificial VS Natural selection?
Artificial selection = humans are the external pressures (selects indiv to breed to find desirable trait) Natural selection = environment/interactions is the pressure
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What is homology?
Similarities resulting from common ancestry
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At molecular level, how is homology represented?
Genetic material of all living organism (most) are written in same code
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How does homology affect embryonic development?
Early stages of embryonic development, vertebrates look the same
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How does homology affect vestigial structures? Examples?
Remnants of structures form ancestors (appendix, tail bone)
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What is convergent evolution?
Evolution of similar characteristics but unrelated organisms (no shared ancestor) because of similar environmental pressure
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Similar characteristics are called
Analogous
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Shared ancestor is called
Homologous
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How does biogeography affect evolution?
Living organisms are more related to other living organisms in same area
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What is divergent evolution?
Separation and isolation of populations