evolution Flashcards

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1
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microevolution

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small changes

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macroevolution

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big changes

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evidence of evolution

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1- fossil records
2-comparative anatomy
3-comparative embryology
4-molecular biology
5-comparative biochemistry
6-biogeoraphy

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Lamarck theory of evolution

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learning is inherited
“use and disuse’

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Darwin’s theory of natural selection

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the best fit to survive and passes on his genetics

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variation with population

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1- mutation:changes in genetic material
2- genetic drift: change in genes due to chance
3-gene drift: movement of allele into and out of a population

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comparative anatomy

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homologous structures
analogous structure
vestigal structure

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homologous structure

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same structure, diff functions

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analogous structure

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different structure, same function

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vestigal structure

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structures that had function and lost it with time

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comparative biochemistry

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common ancestors have same biological pathways

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comparative embryo

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similar embryos

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13
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molecular biology

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amino acids are same in all organisms

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14
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biogeography

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continents drifting apart

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15
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population stability

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1-population must be large
2-isolated
3-no mutations
4-mating must be random
5- no natural selection

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16
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hardy Weinberg equation

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p+q=1
p^2 + 2pq+ q^2

17
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theories about evolution

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1- gradualism
2- punctuauted equilibrium
3- spontaneous generation

18
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gradualism

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organisms descend from a common ancestor gradually, over a long period

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punctuated equilibrium

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new species appear after long period of time

20
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spontaneous generation

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living things emerge from non living things or objects

21
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characteristics that enabled animals to move on land

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-lungs
-skin
-limbs
-internal fertilization
- shells to protect their eggs

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characteristics that enbeled plants to move to land

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-roots
-supporting cells for light
-vasscular tissue
-cutin: to protect the leaf
seeds