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Classification and evolution Flashcards

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What is classification

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  • the process by which living organisms are sorted into groups
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What are the taxonomic groups

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  • kingdom
  • phylum
  • class
  • order
  • family
  • genus
  • species
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Why are organisms classified

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  • identify species
  • predict characteristics
  • find evolutionary links and common ancestors
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Why is a single classification system used worldwide

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  • allows scientists to share finding and link animals across continents
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What is a species

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  • a group or organisms that are able to reproduce to produce fertile offspring
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Why might an organisms by infertile (so not a species)

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  • odd number of chromosomes
  • means meiosis/ gamete production can’t occur
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Classification of humans

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  • d= eukarya
  • k= animalia
  • p= chorolata
  • c= mammalia
  • o= primates
  • f= horminidae
  • g= homo
  • s= sapien
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What is the name for how species are named

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  • binomial nomenclature
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How are species named

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  • genus species
  • ( in italics)
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What are the 5 kingdoms

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  • prokaryotae
  • protoctista
  • fungi
  • plantae
  • animalia
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Features of prokaryotae

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  • unicellular
  • no nucleus or other membrane bound organelles
  • small ribosomes
  • no visible feeding mechanism (nutrients absorbed)
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Features of protoctista

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  • mainly unicellular
  • nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
  • some have chloroplasts
  • some immobile, some move by cilia/flagella
  • nutrients acquired through photosynthesis
  • e.g. amoeba
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Features of fungi

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-uni or multicellular
- nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
- chitin cell wall
- no chloroplasts
- no mechanisms for locomotion (movement)
- food stored as glycogen
- nutrients acquired through absorption (often of decaying matter) - saprophytic
- some are parasitic
- e.g. mould, yeast

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Features of plantae

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  • multicellular
  • nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
  • chloroplasts and chlorophyll
  • cellulose cell wall
  • store food as starch
  • nutrients acquired through photosynthesis (autotrophic)
  • most don’t move
  • e.g. grass, trees
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Features of animalia

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  • multicellular
  • nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
  • no chloroplasts
  • move with aid of flagella, cilia, contractile proteins
  • heterotrophic- acquire nutrients through ingestion
  • food stored as glycogen
  • e.g. mammals, repitles
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How is DNA used to discover evolutionary links, example

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  • when organisms evolve, DNA changes (determines proteins and characteristics)
  • comparing the DNA similarity between species discovers evolutionary relationships
  • e.g. haemoglobin = differs in amino acid numbers between different species, similar structure indicates common ancestry
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What is a domain, what are they

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  • further level of classification at the top of the hierarchy
  • classifies organisms into 3 domains, and 6 kingdoms
  • eukarya, archaea, bacteria
  • organisms in each domain contain unique form or rRNA and different ribosomes
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Features of Eukarya

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  • 80s ribosomes
  • RNA polymerase contains 12 proteins
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Features of archaea

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  • 70s ribosomes
  • RNA polymerase contains 8-10 proteins
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Features of the bacteria domain

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  • 70s ribosomes
  • RNA polymerase contains 5 proteins
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What are the 6 kingdoms domains cause

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  • protoctista, plantae, animalia, fungi remain the same, under the EUKARYA domain
  • arachaea and bacteria split prokaryotae into eubacteria and archaeabacteria
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Features of archaea bacteria, example

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  • single celled prokaryotes
  • known as ancient bacteria
  • can live in extreme environments (e.g., acidic or thermal)
  • e.g. methanogens
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Features of eubacteria

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  • single celled prokaryotes
  • known as true bacteria
  • more common than archaea bacteria
  • found in all environments
  • peptidoglycan cell wall
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What is phylogeny

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  • the evolutionary relationships between organisms
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What is phylogenetics

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  • the study of evolutionary history of groups or organisms
  • reveals which groups of organisms are related, how closely related they are
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What is a phylogenetic tree

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  • a diagram used to represent the evolutionary relationship between 2 organisms
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Features of phylogenetic trees

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  • branched diagram
  • shows how different species evolve from a common ancestor
  • earlies species at base of tree, most recent at tips of branches
  • produced by looking at differences and similarities in species genetic makeup and physical characteristics
  • the closer the branches, the closer the evolutionary relationship
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Advantages of phylogenetic classification

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  • can be done without reference to Linnaen classification
  • classification uses phylogeny to confirm or change classification groups
  • produces a continuous tree rather than discrete taxonomic groups- doesn’t force organisms into groups
  • advantages over linnaen (suggests different groups with same rank are equal, when may not be comparable)
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What is the definition of evolution

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  • the theory that describes the ways that organisms evolve or change over time due to natural selection
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Process of developing the theory of evolution 1= 1831

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  • Darwin reads principles of geology, which suggests fossils were evidence of animals millions of years ago
  • also promoted uniformitarianism- idea Earth is shaped by forces
  • caused Darwin to think evolution was a slow process
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Developing theory of evolution 2- galapogus

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  • Darwin did observation in Galapogos islands, studied Finches
  • noticed different islands had different finches- different shape claws and beaks
  • design of finches beaks linked to foods available (longer beaks suited to more food, survive and reproduce)
  • over time whole island population share characteristic
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Developing evolution 3- sending, Wallace

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  • sent specimens of organisms back to UK to preserve and classify organisms
  • spot links between organisms Darwin hadn’t
  • when he returned, studies pigeons to gain direct evidence his ideas were correct
  • at same time, Wallace working on his own theory of evolution, sent his ideas to Darwin in 1858 for peer review
  • similar ideas, did joint presentation to Linnaen society in July 1858
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Developing evolution 4= book

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  • 1859=Darwin published on the origin of species
  • named theory he and Wallace presented- evolution by natural selection
  • controversial at time as contradicted religious beliefs about God creating all organisms
  • split community before being accepted
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What is paleontology

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  • the study of fossils and the fossil record
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How do fossils form, how are they used

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  • form when animal and plant remains are preserved in rocks
  • sediment deposited on earth to form layers of rock- strata
  • different layers respond to different geographical eras
  • within rock strata, fossils are different, forms sequence of oldest to youngest, showing organisms have gradually changed over time
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Evidence provided by the fossil record

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  • fossils of simplest organisms found in oldest rocks, complex in more recent
  • sequences organisms are found in matches ecological link to each other
  • fossils allow relationships between extinct and extant organisms to be studies
  • scientists can show how closely related organisms have evolved from the same ancestor (fossil similarity)
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What is comparative anatomy

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  • the study of similarities and differences between organisms anatomy
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What are homologous structures

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  • a structure that appears superficially different in different organisms but has the same under lying structure
  • structures may perform different functions
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What is divergent evolution

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  • how different species evolve from the same common ancestor, each with a different set of adaptive functions
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When does divergent evolution occur

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  • when closely related species diversify to adapt to new habitats as a result of migration or loss of habitat
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What is comparative biochemistry

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  • study of similarities and differences between the chemical makeups of organisms, which control biological or physiological processes
  • proteins, DNA, amino acid sequence
  • allows estimation of when 2 organisms shared a common ancestor
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What is variation

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  • differences in characteristics between organisms
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Interspecific vs intraspecific variation

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  • INTER= between members of DIFFERENT species
  • INTRA= between organisms WITHIN a species
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What is genetic variation, factors that cause it

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  • variation due to the genes and alleles an individual possesses
  • alleles, mutations, meiosis (crossing over and independent assortment), sexual reproduction, chance
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What is environmental variation, what does it affect more, examples

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  • variation due to environmental experiences
  • plants are greater affected as they are immobile
  • e.g. scars
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What is continuous data, how can it be displayed, examples

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  • a characteristic that can take any value within a range
  • graduation in values from 1 extreme to another
  • controlled by a number of genes- polygenetic
  • displayed by histogram line graph
  • height
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What is discontinuous variation

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  • characteristic that can only result in certain values
  • discrete/categorical data
  • purely determined by single/few genes
  • displayed by bar chart/pie chart
  • e.g. blood group
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Features of a normal distribution

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  • mean=median=mode
  • bell shaped curve
  • symmetrical
  • number of individuals at each extreme are low
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What is standard deviation, link to variation, % of values within s.d.

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  • a measure of how spread data is
  • characteristic with a high s.d has a large amount of variation
  • 68% of values within one s.d from the mean, 95% within 2, 99.7% within 3
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What is the students t-test

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  • compares the means on data values of 2 sets of data/populations
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When is data significant for the students t-test

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  • if the calculated values is less than or equal to p value (0.05)
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What is spearman’s rank correlation co-efficient, meanings of correlations

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  • considers the relationship between 2 sets of data
  • positive correlation= as 1 set of data increases in value, o does the other
  • negative correlation= as 1 set of data decreases in value the other increase
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When is spearman’s rank correlation coefficient significant

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  • when the calculated value is less than or equal to the critical (0.05)
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What does p=0.01 mean

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  • there is a 1% probability of the difference being due to chance only
  • would happen 1/100 times due to chance
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What is an adapatation

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  • a characteristic that increase an organisms chance of survival and reproduction in its environment
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What are anatomical adaptations, examples

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  • anatomical= internal and external physical features
  • body covering
  • camouflage
  • teeth
  • mimicry (copying other)
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What are behavioural adaptations, examples

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  • learnt or inherited ways of how an organism acts
  • survival behaviours (freeze)
  • courtship (attract mate)
  • seasonal behaviours- migration, hibernation
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What are physiological adaptations, examples

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  • processes that occur within an organism
  • poison production
  • antibiotic production
  • water holding
  • reflexes, blinking, temp regulation
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What is convergent evolution, why does it happen

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  • when unrelated species start to share similar traits
  • evolve due to similar environments or selection pressure
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What are analogous structures, example

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  • structures that have adapted to perform the same function but have a different genetic origin
  • e.g. whale tail fins and fish tail fins
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Examples of convergent evolution- moles

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  • marsupial and placental moles both burrow through soft soil to find worms
  • both have streamlined body, modified forelimbs, velvety fur
  • differences= marsupial are white/orange, placental are grey
  • 2 subclasses separated millions of years ago, now found in separate continents, but are similar
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What are selection pressures, examples

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  • factors that affect an organisms chances of survival/reproductive success
  • e.g. disease, predation, competition
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What is natural selection

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  • organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, these adaptations become more common in the population
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Process of natural selection

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  1. organisms within a species show variations in characteristics due to genetic variation
  2. organisms who’s characteristics are better adapted to selection pressures have an increased chance of survival and reproduction
  3. successful organisms reproduce and pass on advantageous allele
  4. process repeats over generations, advantageous alleles become more frequent in the gene pool
  5. over long periods involving multiple genes, process can lead to evolution of a new species
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Examples of evolution- Antibiotic resistant bacteria

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  • MRSA developed resistance to many antibiotics
  • bacteria reproduce rapidly so evolve rapidly
  • DNA can be altered when reproduce leading to a mutations which can provide resistance
  • resistant bacteria survive and pass on resistance, increasing the population
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Examples of evolution- peppered moths

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  • before industrial revolution, pale moths advantageous, more camouflage on trees
  • after industrial revolution, trees darker so dark moths advantaged
  • lighter now so paler adapted- constant change in gene pool frequency
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Examples of evolution- sheep blowflies

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  • lay eggs near sheep tail, which hatch and cause sores
  • developed resistance to pesticides, adapted reproduce and pass on allele
  • some have a pre-adaptation to pesticides- helps rapid development of resistance
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Examples of evolution- Flavobacterium

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  • evolved due to opportunities in environment
  • live in waste water from factories containing nylon 6
  • bacteria evolved to digest nylon, provides nutrient and cleans water up

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