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Allele frequency equation

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number of copies of an allele
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Total #of alleles for the same gene in the population

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Evolution

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The change in allele frequencies and genetics in a population over time

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Allele

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A version of a gene that produces a specific trait (B vs. b)

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Do individuals evolve?

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No, since an individual’s alleles don’t change

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Population

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Group of organisms of the same species

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Natural Selection

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Features best suited to an environment are able to survive and reproduce better than others

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Habitat

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The type of natural environment that a species lives, made up of both physical and biological features

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What are some abiotic factors?

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Temperature, rainfall, humidity, heat

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Fitness

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reproductive success

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Niche

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The role the species takes in that habitat including the precise location and resources used

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What does “variation among individuals in a population” mean?

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Variation in a trait that impacts an individual’s ability to acquire resources and/or survive in an environment

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What does “variation must be heritable” mean?

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Variation is passed from parent to offspring

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What does “over-production” in natural selection mean?

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Each generation, more offspring are produced than can be supported by local resources

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What does “differential survival and reproduction” mean?

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Individuals possessing traits that increase their success will contribute more offspring to the next generation

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What happens when two or more species occupy the same niche?

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Competition, forcing the other species to adapt or risk extinction

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Explain how natural selection determines who survives to reproduce and who does not

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As environmental conditions change, the phenotypes that
natural selection favors will also change

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Genetic variation

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Within a species, no 2 individuals are exactly alike

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Over production of off spring

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More individuals are born than survive to reproduce

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Unequal reproductive success

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The inherited characteristics of some individuals make them more likely to obtain resources, survive, and reproduce

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Descent with modification

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a population’s characteristics can change by natural selection, even giving rise to new species

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Modern evolutionary synthesis

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Genetic variation is the raw material on which evolution acts

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Adaptation

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A genetically-based trait that increases an individuals ability to produce off spring in a particular environment

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Mutations

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Changes in a DNA nucleotide sequence

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Variation

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A trait that impacts an individuals ability to acquire resources and for survive in an environment

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Directional Selection

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The median variation for a trait moves toward one of
the extremes

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Stabilizing Selection

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Selection against the extreme phenotypes of a
particular trait

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Disruptive Selection

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Selection for the two extreme phenotypes of a
particular trait

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Sexual Selection

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selection for an enhanced ability to attract mates

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Genetic drift

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a change in allele frequencies due to chance alone
-> causes evolution to occur

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What does it mean to “fix” or “lose” an allele in a population?

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In populations in which an allele has become either fixed or lost, the process of random genetic drift stops at that locus

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The Founder Effect

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Phenomena that occurs when a small group of individuals becomes isolated from a larger population

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The Bottleneck Effect

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An extreme example of genetic drift that happens when the size of a population is severely reduced
-> hurricanes

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Gene flow

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the movement of alleles from one population to another

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Example of the Biological Species Concept

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Western meadowlarks and Eastern meadowlarks

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Reproductive isolation

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prevents individuals from producing viable and fertile offspring

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Prezygotic barriers and 2 examples

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prevent members of different species from mating to produce a zygote
Example: Geographical Isolation and temporal Isolation

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Postzygotic barriers and 2 examples

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blocks reproduction after fertilization and zygote formation
Example: Hybrid viability and hybrid sterility

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How does evolution lead to speciation?

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Microevolution and Macroevolution

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Speciation

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the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution

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Allopatric speciation

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speciation driven by physical (geographical) isolation of populations

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Sympatric speciation

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speciation occurring within the same geographic region

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habitat differentiation

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mutations within a population cause individuals to exploit different conditions within the same environment

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Disruptive selection

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Selection for the two extreme phenotypes of a particular trait

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Examples of how adaptations can change the physical body, behavior, biochemistry of an organism

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webbed feet for ducks
migration
trout acclimating to warm and cold temperatures

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What’s the difference between acclimation and adaptation

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Adaptation - a long-term permanent adjustment
Acclimatization - a short-term rapid temporary adjustment

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Ecological niche

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the range of resources and conditions allowing the species to maintain a manageable population

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How do populations change over time?

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Access to resources
Immigration
Emigration

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Carrying capacity

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The maximum abundance of a species population that a habitat or ecosystem has the resources to support

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How does carrying capacity limit population growth?

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limited supply of resources

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Example of a tradeoff

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Developing colored feathers helps attract a mate, but colorful birds tend to be more easily spotted by predators

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Competitive Exclusion Principle

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Two species that occupy the same ecological niche cannot stably coexist

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Intraspecific competition

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competition between individuals of the same species

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interspecific competition

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competition between individuals of different species

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Co-evolution

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Evolutionary change in two closely interacting species

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Example of morphological defense

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turtle going into its shell

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Cryptic coloration

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makes prey difficult to spot

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Aposematic coloration

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bright warning coloration, often exhibited by animals with effective chemical defenses

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Batesian mimicry

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when a harmless species mimics the appearance of an unpalatable or harmful model

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How do plants respond to herbivory?

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Resistance
Tolerance

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Mutualism

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interspecific interaction in which both species benefit

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Commensalism

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one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed
-> clownfish hiding in coral

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Amensalism

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one species is harmed and the other species is neither helped nor harmed
-> pine needles killing grass

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Altruism

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refers to an interaction in which one organism decreases their own fitness to increase the fitness of another

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