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Chapter 4.1 Flashcards

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What is an adaptation?

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A structure behavior or physiological process that helps an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment

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How do adaptations develop?

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They are the result of gradual change in the characteristics in members of a population over time

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What is a variation?

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A visible or invisible difference that helps an individual in a population survive

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From where to where are variations passed down?

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From survivor to survivor

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How are variations affected as they are passed down?

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The variation will become so common that it is considered to be a trait or characteristic

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Do all variations become adaptations?

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No

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Are variations always positive?

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No, they can be an advantage or disadvantage or they can have no effect on an individual

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What is a biological species?

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A group of reproductively compatible populations

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What is reproduction like in biological species?

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The populations can interbreed and produce offspring that are themselves able to reproduce successfully

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What creates great genetic variation among populations?

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The combination of genes that offspring inherit from their parents

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Why would several kittens in a population look different?

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Because through sexual reproduction they inherited different genetic combinations

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Genetic variation in a population is due to:

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The variety of genetic information in all individuals of the population

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What are mutations?

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Changes in the genetic material of an organism

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When does mutation occur?

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  • They can happen spontaneously when the DNA is copied before the cell divides
  • They can also be caused by mutagens
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What are Mutagens?

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Environmental agents that cause mutations in DNA. ex. UV radiation

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What happens to a cell when the DNA mutates?

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  • A cell may exhibit new characteristics
  • A cell may die, malfunction, or multiply
  • Some mutations may have no affect on the cell
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What happens when a mutated cell multiplies more that it should?

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It can result in a cluster of cells forming a tumor

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What happens if a mutation occurs (somatic) in the body cells?

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The mutation disappears when the organism dies

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What happens if a mutations occurs in the DNA of a gamete (reproductive cell)?

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The mutation may be passed on to succeeding generations

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How do mutations that affect the protein in a cell affect an organism?

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They adversely affect the well being of an organism and can be harmful

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When can a mutation be positive?

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When it enables an organism to survive in its environment better, which means it is more likely to reproduce

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When is a mutation that is positive more common?

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When an organism’s, environment is changing

23
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What creates a selective advantage?

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Mutations becomes favorable due to a new or changing environment

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What is selective advantage?

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Characteristic that improves an organism’s chance of survival, usually in a changing environment and is the result of mutations

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What is an example of a positive mutations?

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When some house flies developed a mutation that made them become resistant to DDT. This made only some have an advantage

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What can result in populations that become adapted very quickly?

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Populations that reproduce quickly, such as bacteria

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What is natural selection?

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A process where the characteristics of a population of organisms change because individuals with certain inherited traits survive specific local environmental conditions and, through reproduction, pass on their traits to their offspring.

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What must there be for natural selection to occur?

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There must be variety or diversity within a species

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What is a basic way of saying what happens in natural selection?

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Populations change and not individuals

30
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What is selective pressure?

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Environmental condition or conditions that select for certain characteristics of individuals, and select against others

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How is natural selection situational?

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Because a trait that seems to have no relevance to survival becomes a trait that later helps individuals in a population to survive and reproduce in a changed environment

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What is an easy way of talking about natural selection?

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A process by which a population of organisms change because individuals with certain traits can better survive environmental conditions and pass them down to offspring

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What can mutations and reproduction cause in a population?

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Variations among individuals

34
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What can a mutation provide?

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An individuals with an advantage or disadvantages or neutral

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