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S295 The Biology of Survival > Definitions > Flashcards

Definitions Flashcards

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Adaptation

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A change of an organism or species that makes it more suited to its circumstances.

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Allele

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A copy or variant of a gene at a specific gene locus

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Chromosome

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A structure formed of DNA and proteins.

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Fecundity

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The number of gametes produced by an organism.

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Fitness

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A measure of the relative ability of an organism to survive and reproduce offspring that themselves can survive and have offspring.

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Locus

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The location of a gene on a chromosome

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Natural selection

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The process that causes evolutionary change.

Individuals with a genetically driven characteristic that increases the liklihood of them surviving and reproducing have a higher chance of passing that characteristic to successive generations, therefore it becomes more common in the population over time.

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Altruism

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Acting in the interest of others.

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Angiosperms

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A clade of plants that flower.

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Apterygota

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Wigless insects

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Batesian mimicry

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Mimicry in which a non-toxic species mimics and toxic one - benefits from reduced predation

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Beltian bodies

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Detachable end of some acacia’s leaves that are rich in proteins, lipids, and sugars.

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Clade

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All living and extinct descendants of a common ancestor.

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Coevolution

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Evolution changes in one taxonomic group and a second group influencing one another.

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Convergent evolution

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Similar characteristics in organisms that develop independently from one another.

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Domatia

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A structure produced by plants that can act as specialised homes for insects.

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Domicile

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Home

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Endopterygota

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Winged insects where the wings develop internally

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Exopterygota

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Winged insects where the wings develop externally

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Extrafloral nectaries (EFN)

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Plant structures that provide nectar that are separate from the flowers.

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HI-VOC

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Herbivore induced volatile organic compound

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Homoptera

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Suborder of plant-feeding insects

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Hypogaeically

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Underground

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Lineages

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The hypothesised line of evolutional descent

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Mann-Whitney U-test

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Test for significant difference between medians of two sample with no assumptions of distribution the samples.

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Mimicry

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A species developing similar pattern or colour as seen in another species to warn off predators.

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Monophyletic

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Group of organisms found within a single clad

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Mullerian mimicry

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One toxic species mimicing another toxic species. Reinforces message of toxicity and reduces predation.

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Mutualism

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An interaction between individuals in which both benefit.

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Null hypothesis

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A statement used for investigations and experiments that hypothesises there will be no relationship or difference between variables.

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Omnivore

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An organism that consumes primary producers AND consumers

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Paraphyletic

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A taxonomic group that has one common ancestor but does not include all decendents of that ancestor

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Phylogeny

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A diagram that shows evolutionary relationships between organisms

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Phytophagous

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Herbivorous

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Procova (plural procoxae)

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First segment of insect foreleg

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Pterygota

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Winged insects

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Sclerotised

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Hardened parts (like outside of beetle)

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Setae

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Bristles

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Sister clades

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Clades that emerge from the same branching event

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Speciation

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The process of one species becoming two or more different species

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t-test

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Statistical test to find out whether differences in two means from separate samples are significant. Assumes normally distributed data.

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Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

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Minimum metabolic rate of an endotherm

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Directional selection

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Natural selection that favours one extreme of the phenotype range which shifts a population frequency curve for that characteristic in one direction

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Disruptive selection

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Natural selection that favours both extremes of the phenotypic range which so individuals with intermediate values have lower fitness.

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Ectotherms

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Organisms that rely on external heat sources to maintain body temperature

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Endotherms

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Organisms that maintain their own body temperature usually through metabolism

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Facultative migration

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When the pattern of migration and the proportion of individuals migrating in one populaton fluctuates from year to year. Usually short distances.

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Flyway

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A long-distance migration corridor

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Homeostasis

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The maintainence of a stable internal environment

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Homeotherms

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Animsla that need a mostly uniform body temperature (older term used for endotherm)

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Irruptive migration

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(Facultative migration)
‘When the pattern of migration and the proportion of individuals migrating in one populaton fluctuates from year to year. Usually short distances.’

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Metabolic rate

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Energy used by an organism per unit time

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Migratory inclination

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The tendency of individuals to either migrate or remain sedentary

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Migratory restlessness

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A behaviour seen by laboratory-kept birds that mimic their wild migratory behaviour.

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Negative feedback

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A system in which a change in the output of the system is balanced by a restorative action.

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Obligate migration

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Consistent migration pattern and behaviour, usually over long distances

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