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What functions do proteins have?

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Enzyme and structural purpose, determining our traits

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Are proteins built directly from DNA?

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No.

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What is RNA?

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Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid made of nucleotides.

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What is the structure of RNA?

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Single helix

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In how many ways does RNA differ from DNA?

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Three.

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Which five carbon sugar do RNA nucleotides contain?

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Ribose (instead of deoxyribose like DNA.)

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What is the difference between deoxyribose and ribose?

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Ribose contains one more oxygen then deoxyribose.

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What is the difference in nitrogenous bases between DNA and RNA?

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They both contain adenine, guanine, and cytosine, but instead of thymine like DNA, RNA contains uracil, complimentary to adenine.

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Transcription

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The process by which a gene’s instructions for making proteins are transferred to an RNA molecule.

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Where does transcription occur?

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The nucleus, where the DNA is located.

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RNA polymerase

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An enzyme that binds complementary RNA nucleotides during transcription.

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What is the first step of transcription?

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RNA polymerase binds to a special start sequence of DNA.

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In transcription, what does the RNA polymerase do after binding to the special start sequence of DNA?

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It unwinds and separates the two strands of the double helix.

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In transcription, what happens after the RNA polymerase unwinds and separates the double helix?

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It adds and links complementary RNA nucleotides as it reads the DNA.

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What base pairing rules of DNA does transcription follow?

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All of them except that in RNA uracil pairs w adenine instead of thymine pairing w adenine.

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What does transcription proceed until?

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RNA polymerase reaches a stop sequence of bases that marks the end of a gene.

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What happens after transcription is completed?

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The two strands of DNA close up, reforming the double helix and the RNA strand separates from the DNA.

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What are the practical differences between transcription of RNA and DNA replication?

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-One strand of RNA is produced vs. two strands of DNA-In DNA replication, both strands of DNA are used as templates vs. in transcription only one strand is used

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What can be formed by transcription?

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Different types of RNA.

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What is mRNA?

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Messenger RNA, which carries the instructions for building a protein from the DNA gene to the ribosome.

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What happens w mRNA at the ribosomes?

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The instructions are “read” which code for specific amino acids

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What do many amino acids joined together make?

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A protein

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Codons

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Series of three nitrogenous bases on the mRNA

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What are mRNA instructions written as?

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Codons

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Genetic code

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Shows all 64 possible codons and the amino acids they code for.

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Translation

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Using RNA to read the instructions on mRNA and put together the amino acids that make up the protein.

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Where does translation take place?

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The cytoplasm, at the ribosomes.

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How many other types of RNA help the process of translation? What are they?

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2, tRNA and rRNA.

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What is tRNA?

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Transfer RNA.

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What is transfer RNA?

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Folded molecules that carry a specific amino acid on one end and has an anticodon on the other.

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Anticodon

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Three base sequence that is complimentary to an mRNA codon.

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What is rRNA?

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Ribosomal RNA.

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What is ribosomal RNA?

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It helps make up the ribosomes.

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Where does translation occur?

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The ribosomes.

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First step of translation

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mRNA leaves nucleus, enters cytoplasm and attaches to a ribosome

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What happens when mRNA attaches to a ribosome in translation?

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The ribosome reads the codon on the mRNA and a tRNA molecule w the complementary anticodon arrives and binds to the codon.

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What happens in translation when the tRNA w the right anticodon binds to the codon?

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The tRNA then separates from the amino acid and leaves the ribosome.

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What happens when the tRNA leaves the ribosome?

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The ribosome moves along to the next codon and a new tRNA molecule takes its place on the mRNA strand.

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What happens to the new amino acid brought in in translation?

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Joins the others with a peptide bond

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Polypeptide chain

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chain of amino acids

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What happens at the end of translation when the new amino acid binds to the others?

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A polypeptide chain grows until the ribosome reaches a stop codon, and the chain lets go, folding into a protein molecule

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Mutation

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Change in DNA of a gene

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How are mutations passed to offspring?

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Thru gametes (sex cells) of affected individual

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What happens when a mutation occurs in the somatic cells of an individual?

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They won’t affect the offspring of that individual

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Gene rearrangments

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Mutations that move an entire gene to a new location

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Translocation

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Movement of part of a chromosome to a different location

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Where can translocations happen?

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Within the same chromosome or between different ones

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Gene alteration

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Mutation that changes a gene itself

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Substitution mutation

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Nucleotide w different nitrogenous base replaces original nucleotide

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What may result from a substitution mutation?

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Missense mutation or silent mutation

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Missense mutation

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Results in change in single amino acid in final polypeptide

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Silent mutation

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New codon codes for same amino acid; no change occurs

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Insertion

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Piece of DNA inserted into gene

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Deletion

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Segment of gene is lost

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What can insertion and deletion affect?

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Change the order of bases in codons, resulting in totally different codons

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Frameshift mutation

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A mutation such as insertion/deletion (since it causes a gene to be read in the wrong base sequence)

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Evolution

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Gradual change over time

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Geologic evolution

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Slow change of earth over 4.5 billion years

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Organic evolution

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Change of species over time

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Evidence of evolution

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Fossils

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Fossils

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Trace or remain of an organism that has been preserved by natural processes

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What part of fossils are usually preserved?

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Usually only the hard parts such as shell or bones

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Where are most fossils found?

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Sedimentary rock

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Sedimentary rock

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Forms on bottom of shallow seas + ocean

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Where are the oldest layers of sedimentary rock found versus the more recent?

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Oldest bottom, most recent top

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Who did many fossils come from?

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Extinct species.

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Extinct

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Species that are no longer living today. A species is said to be extinct when the last individual has died.

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Evidence of evolution from living things

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Anatomical similarities

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Comparative anatomy

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Study of structural similarities and differences among living things

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What does the presence of certain types of similarity suggest?

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Evolutionary relationships between species

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Homologous structures

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Parts of different organisms that have similar structures and development

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What is homologous structures evidence of?

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Some species evolved from a common ancestor

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Analogous structures

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Structures that have similar external forms and functions but different internal structures

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Are analogous structures evidence of anything?

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No.

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Vestigial structures

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Remnants of structures that were functional in ancestral form

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Vestigial structures in modern organisms

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The structures are reduced in size and serve little to no function

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What are some vestigial structures in humans?

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Appendix, tailbone, wisdom teeth

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What can scientists do with embryological development?

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Scientists can compare the embryological development of different species and determine evolutionary relationships from them

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What do embryos of closely related species show?

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Similar patterns of development

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What does it mean if a species greatly resembles each other during development?

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Closely related

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What determines how alike the DNA and proteins of a species will be?

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How close the evolutionary relationship is.

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Main principle of Lamarck

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Variations within a species weren’t constant and evolution im animals occurred based on need to adapt to changes in the environment

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Year Lamarck

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1809

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Principles of lamarck

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Law of use and disuse and inheritance of acquired characteristics

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Lamarck-law of use and disuse

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The more and animal uses a particular part of its body, the stronger and better developed that part gets. The less the part is used, the weaker.

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Lamarck-inheritance of acquired characteristics

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Characteristics that an individual develops through use and disuse could be passed onto its offspring

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Who disproved Lamarck theory of acquired characteristics and how?

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August Weismann, cutting the tails of mice

88
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What do the instructions in DNA code for?

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The construction of proteins.

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Charles Darwin observation 1831 specimens

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Observed gradual changes in species as traveled down coast South America

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Charles Darwin @ Galapagos

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Found many diff species of finches living there. Alike, differed slightly

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Charles Darwin belief finches

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Originated from mainland, evolved based on the different environments in each island.

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Darwin six main points of natural selection

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overproduction, competition, variation, adaptations, natural selection, speciation (OCVANS)

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Darwin theory of evolution

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natural selection

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Overproduction

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most species produce more offspring then needed to maintain population

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Competition

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living space/food limited, offspring compete for survival

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Variation(s)

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characteristics of individuals of a species may differ in certain traits

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What may variations affect?

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Some unimportant, others get food/escape enemies/find mates

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Adaptations

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Individuals w most favorable adaptations reproduce, pass traits on to offspring

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Adaptation

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any variation that improves individuals chance of survival

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Natural selection

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based on the environment, the individuals with the most favorable adaptations reproduce and pass these traits on to their offspring

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Speciation

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over many generations, favorable adaptations accumulate in the species and the unfavorable ones disappear. Eventually- changes are so great that the result is a new species.

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Rate of evolution

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Gradualism/Punctuated equilibrium

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Gradualism

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evolution occurs slowly and continuously over millions of years

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Punctuated equilibrium

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species stays same for extended periods of time, then rapid evolution in short period

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How does the fossil record support Punctuated equilibrium?

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Transitional fossils are missing

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Biogenesis

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Living things originate from other living organisms

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If biogenesis is true, where did the first living things originate?

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heterotroph hypothesis-natural synthesis of organic compounds led to first living things

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Who formulated heterotroph hypothesis?

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group of scientists 1920s and 1930s led by AI Oparin

109
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What was it like billions of yrs ago on earth?

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Atmosphere-hotter, Hydrogen, water vapor, ammonia, methane

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Hydrogen

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H2

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Water

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H2O

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Ammonia

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NH3

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Methane

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CH4

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Atmosphere today

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N2, O2, CO2

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Who proved heterotroph hypothesis?

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Stanley Miller, Harold Urey, 1953

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Natural synthesis of organic compounds

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Many sources of energy present-radiation, electrical energy, UV light + visible light +X rays, energy led to

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Where did the energy come from in Natural synthesis of organic compounds?

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Radiation from radioactive elements, electrical energy from lightning, light from sun

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What did the sources of energy in Natural synthesis of organic compounds allow for?

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the formation of more complex organic compounds from the simple compounds that already existed

119
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Anaerobes

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perform process called fermentation that allows to release energy, only occurs in lacking-oxygen conditions

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Earliest actual cells

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prokaryotic heterotrophic anaerobes

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Experiment Urey and Miller

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Created environment similar to early earth. boiling water in the apparatus forced the gases to circulate past sparking electrodes, creating organic compounds

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Aggregates of organic compounds

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Gradually organic compounds started to cluster together in groups that contained some of the characteristics of life

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What were the clusters of large molecules called?

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Coacervates

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What were the coacervates surrounded by? What did this mean?

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Shell of water molecules forming a bounding membrane, keeping the inside separate from the outside and allowing chemical reactions to occur inside

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What happened when the coacervates became more complex?

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They may have developed the ability to break down nutrients and release energy, allowing them to grow in size. (these were the first living things.)

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Pre 1850s, most peppered moths found in wooded areas in england

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pale color. darker ones rare.

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Scientific name peppered moths

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biston betularia

128
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What happened to moths when England industrialized?

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Heavy smoke darkened tree trunks, killed light color lichens

129
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By 1890 what color were most moths in industrialized regions

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dark

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what happened w the moths

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b4 industrialized revolution, light moths camouflaged in trees, giving reproductive trees advantage. then when the trees darkened, it was the dark ones who had this.

131
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bacterial resistance to antibiotics

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antibiotics usually kill bacteria, but when resistant strains appear, they multiply ands then can’t be killed

132
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What happened when supply of organic food ran out

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autotrophic cells (formed via mutation) selected for.

133
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aerobic cells evolved due to what?

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oxygen released by photosynthesis of autotrophic cells

134
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What did the aerobic cells do once they had evolved?

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Performed aerobic respiration, taking place in presence of O2 and releasing more energy then fermentation (more efficient)

135
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What happened now that there was oxygen in the atmosphere?

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Sunlight would break the double bonds of oxygen, forming ozone which protected the surface of the earth and allows organisms to move to land

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Ozone

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O3

137
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What does the formation of ozone stop?

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The abiotic synthesis of organic molecules

138
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abiotic

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nonliving

139
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endosymbiotic theory

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts used to be their own separate prokaryotic cells, but were taken in by others without being broken down. This was a symbiotic relationship in which both cells benefited and resulted in the eukaryotic cells.

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