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Chapter 22 - Intro Evolution Flashcards

1
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How did humans get the opsin gene?

A

through mutation from previous ancestors

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2
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When was the earth formed?

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4.6 bya (billion years ago)

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3
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When did life form?

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~3.8 bya

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4
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What was early life?

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prokaryotic cells

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5
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Changes in species can lead to?

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a formation of new, separate species

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6
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In the simplest sense, what are species?

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different kinds of organisms

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7
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Individuals of the same _______ share genetic similarity and can (potentially) interbreed

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species

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8
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all the individuals of the same species occupying a specific area at a particular time

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population

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9
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Example of populations

A

black bears and Joshua Trees

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10
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What constitutes the Joshua tree species?

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all the populations together

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11
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explanation for a natural phenomenon

A

theory

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12
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measure of successful reproduction

A

fitness

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13
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All species have descended from other _______. And a single, _______ ancestor lies at base of the evolutionary tree

A

species; common

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14
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Natural Selection is what process?

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a trait (or character) that confers reproductive advantage to an individual, spreads in a population over successive generations

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15
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Natural selection required understanding the ________ ________ of populations

A

biotic potential

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16
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T/F

Most populations are capable of producing more offspring than can be supported by the environment

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true

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17
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What is exponential growth?

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doubling

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18
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Natural selection requires variation in _______

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phenotype

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19
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Example of phenotypic variation

A

population of Geospiza fortis, one of Dawrin’s finches

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20
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Within populations, there is variation between individuals - some of this variation is _______

21
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Overtime, beneficial traits ______ through the population

22
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________ is required for natural selection

A

competition

23
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T/F
Genetic traits that provided an advantage will be spread within a population, but those that do not will be lost from the population

24
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What is evolution?

A

genetically based change of phenotype in a population over successive generations

25
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Species are not fixed entities, but instead are what?

A

constantly undergoing modification and change

26
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Origin of Species

Perceived ___________ as the primary force driving descent with modification

A

natural selection

27
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independently developed theory of evolution

A

Alfred Russel Wallace

28
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Naturalist who believed species were not fixed entities

A

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

29
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What are the five agents of evolution?

A 
Natural selection 
Sexual selection 
Gene flow 
Genetic drift 
Mutation
30
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more offspring are produced then can be supported by the environment

A

competition

31
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a change in DNA sequence (change in nucleotides)

32
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Mutation is an ______ of evolution. How?

A

agent; Mutations create new alleles

33
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the movement of existing alleles from one population to another by dispersal

34
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Example of gene flow

A

deer populations

35
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chance alteration of allele frequencies in a population

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genetic drift

36
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Two forms of genetic drift:

A

Founder effect and Population bottleneck

37
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New population is started by a few individuals that are not representative of genetic diversity in the original population

A

Founder effect

38
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What form of genetic drift was seen in red spotted toads?

A

Founder effect

39
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Following population decline, surviving individuals do not represent genetic diversity of the original population

A

Population bottleneck

40
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In population bottleneck, survival is _______

41
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Example of population bottleneck

A

elephant seals

42
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Differential reproductive success based on differences in the success of obtaining mates

A

sexual selection

43
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Example of sexual selection

A

Female mate choice within guppies

44
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How new species come into being

A

speciation

45
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Occurs when the geographical range of a species is split into discontinuous parts by formation of barriers to gene flow

A

Allopatric speciation

46
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In Allopatric speciation, populations can become _______ in many different ways. List a couple

A

separated; environmental change, dispersal to an isolated area

47
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Allopatric speciation in forest frogs

A
  • Populations become isolated in different areas
  • If enough gene flow occurs the populations will remain genetically similar
  • If gene flow is lacking, populations diverge
  • Overtime, if individuals from the diverging populations can no longer reproduce, speciation has occurred
48
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What occurred almost 500 million years ago?

A

the Cambrian explosion

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