Evolution Final Flashcards

1
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what is biological evolution

A

phenotypic change in a population or in a species at a multi generational basis

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2
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what is geological evolution

A

chemical or physical attributes of the earth changing over time

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3
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what are the time units in general for evolution

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generally decades and centuries

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4
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what are the levels of phenotype

A

biochemical, cellular, morphological, physiological, behavioral characteristics

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5
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what a biochemical phenotype

A

ex. proteins, blood type

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6
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why are behavioral characteristics phenotypic

A

can be programmed genetically making it phenotypic

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7
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what does it mean for something to be heritable

A

parent passing genetic information to offspring

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8
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what are novel alleles

A

alleles that can manifest within a population

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9
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whats an example of genetic material undergoing change

A

novel alleles

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10
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whats an example where having dominant genes is bad

A

huntingtons disease

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11
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what are the dominance types

A

dominant, codominant, incomplete dominance

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12
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what are the modes of genetic expression

A

mendelian or non mendelian

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13
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what are the reproductive modes

A

sexual vs asexual

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14
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what level does biological evolution work at

A

population and species level

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15
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what is the defination of evolution at the biological level

A

change in genetic makeup over time

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16
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changes in allele abundance in a population over time does what

A

causes biological evolution

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17
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what is biological success

A

ability to survive and produce reproductive offspring

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18
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what was the evolutionary view in the 18th century

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species were immutable (biblical creation unable to change)

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19
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what was overlooked to uphold the idea of immutable species

A

individual variation

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20
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what physical evidence exists to support evolution

A

fossils

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21
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what are the two types of evidence to support evolution

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physical and circumstantial

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22
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what is circumstantial evidence

A

information that is consistent with the overall process (something that can be assumed)

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23
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what is physical evidence

A

information that directly indicates changes in living organisms

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24
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what is the cosmic perspective

A

hypothesis on the way the earth was created (big bang->nebular hypothesis->origin of earth)

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25
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what did the big bang create and how long ago was it

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14bya created universe

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26
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when and how was the solar system created

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4.6bya by the nebular hypothesis

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27
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how long does it take to form a star

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about 1 million years

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28
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what is the nebular hypothesis

A

gravitational attraction gas and dust particles

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29
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how long ago was the earth formed

A

4.5bya

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30
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what is the orientation of plants

A

planets form an acceleration disk associated with a rotating star, matter gravitationally attracts creating larger bodies with higher gravitational fields

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31
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what did compression of matter do to the earth

A

cause it to heat up

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32
Q

how many eons is earth history broken into

A

4

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33
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what is the first eon of earth history

A

haldean

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34
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what was haldean atmosphere like

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very rich in carbon dioxide, with water vapour, ammonia, and methane

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35
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what helped decrease atmospheric pressure of earth in haldean eon

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venting of gasses into space

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36
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what was the surface of earth in haldean like

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very hot surface(but was cooling), volcanism, massive precipitation

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37
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how hot was the surface of earth in haldean

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230C

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38
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what are the 4 eons of earth

A

haldean, archean, proterozoic, phanerozoic

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39
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what arose from the proterozoic eon of earth

A

eukaryotic life and diversification of cells

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40
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when was life first found on earth

A

late haldean

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41
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when did vertebrates appear

A

end of proterozoic, beginning of phanerozoic

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42
Q

when did oxygen peak in earth history

A

carboniferious

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43
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what are some events that allowed for life to proliferate

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more oxygen, change in ocean circulation/chemistry

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44
Q

how did continental drift influence life

A

moving continents changed climate and moved species

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45
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how did climate change affect life

A

dry vs wet periods, hot vs cold, rising vs falling sea level

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46
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how was co2 in the atmosphere removed

A

by precipitation because it dissolves in water

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47
Q

who was one of the first to propose a model for evolution

A

rene lamark-not darwin

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48
Q

whats an example of circumstantial evolution

A

similaries in limb structure

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49
Q

what study did carroll and boyd do

A

soapberry bug study

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50
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what was in short the soapberry bug study

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soapberry bugs fed on balloon fruit that had a thick skin, balloon vines removed, bug started eating the golden rain tree fruit, fruit was thinner so proboscis got shorter because it was better adapted for that fruit. insects that still have balloon vine have long, those who have golden rain have short

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51
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what is the soapberry bug an example of

A

physical evidence towards evolution

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52
Q

what are some other examples of physical evidence for evolution

A

antibiotic resistance in bacteria, rise in pesticide resistance in dipterans

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53
Q

what is the role of fossils

A

gives evidence of past life on earth

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54
Q

how can original chemical components be lost in fossilized bone or tissue

A

mineralization

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55
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why is it better to have newer fossils

A

more likely to be able to extract DNA

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56
Q

how are fossils and rocks dated?

A

by layering of rock strata or by radioisotopes

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57
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what can layers of rock strata tell you

A

relative age of sedimentation and weather

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58
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how do radioisotopes work

A

nuclear decay of isotopes (looking at their half life)

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59
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what are the 3 eras of the phanerozoic eon

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paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic

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60
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how are periods divided within eras

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around every 30-80million years

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61
Q

which eras have epochs

A

cenozoic and mesozoic

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62
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when are we currently living

A

Eon: phanerozoic

era: cenozoic
period: quaternary
epoch: holocene

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63
Q

who first emphasized the idea of extinction

A

georges cuvier

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64
Q

what did william clift do

A

law of succession (illustrator)

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65
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what is the law of succession

A

graded transition

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66
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what is punctuated equilibrium

A

rapid change (jumps) in evolution where you may not find intermediates

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67
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what is an evidence for circumstantial evidence

A

vestigial organs

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68
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what are examples of vestigial organs

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human coccyx and human arrector pili

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69
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what is homology

A

featured in different species have the same developmental source

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70
Q

what is the purpose of phylogeny

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shows degree of relationness

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71
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what is an example of homology

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different arm components used for different functions (mammal: dolphin, bat, human)

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72
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what is adaptation

A

a population or species becomes better able to cope with its environment

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73
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what is speciation

A

new species arises from a preexisting species

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74
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what drives sexual selection

A

female choice

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75
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what is natural selection linked with

A

adaptation and extinction

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76
Q

how do you evaluate changes in a population

A

hardy weinberg equation for population dynamics

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77
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how can environmental induction cause evolution

A

phenotype changed after conception can be heritable (ex. tanning)

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78
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what is amonomorphic gene

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one allelic type for a gene

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79
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what is polymorphic gene what is polymorphic gene

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at least 2 allele variances for a gene, the frequency of those alleles can be very different

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80
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when can a mispair of nucleotides cause heritable changes

A

if mispairing happens in reproductive cells

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81
Q

what is altered when you change nucleotides

A

the codon message leading to phenotypic changes

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82
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how can a nucleotide change alter heritable phenotype

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if the nucleotides are changed in reproductive cells (somatic cells dont matter for heritability)

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83
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what kind of substitution happens when a codon is changed

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replacement substitution

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84
Q

where was a replacement substitution first noted

A

in sickle cell anemia (val for glu)

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85
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what are two casual ways for nucleotide changes to occur

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replication errors, damaged sites

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86
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what are some ways for a nucleotide to be damaged

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chemical mutagens and radiation

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87
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what are the types of changes happening when a nucleotide changes a codon

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transition or transversion

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88
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what nucleotides are changed in transition

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purine for purine or pyrimidine for pyrimidine (AG or TC)

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89
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what nucleotides are changed in transversion

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purine for pyrimidine (ACT or GCT)

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90
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what type of nucleotide change is more common

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transition is more common than transversion

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91
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why is transversion less common than transition

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transversion is easier to detect in proofreading ebcause it causes a conformational change to the DNA

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92
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which group has higher point mutation rates

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sexually reproducing organisms have higher point mutation rates

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93
Q

the number of new alleles per individual should match the ____

A

mutation rate

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94
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what is the human mutation rate

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1.6 per person (0.8 for sperm + 0.8 for egg)

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95
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machinery of DNA replication and repair are encoded by what

A

all are gene encoded proteins

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96
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what are the impacts of mutation to a species

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mutations can be detrimental, but mutations are the source of individual variation

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97
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why can slight allelic variation help a population

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can help population overcome change in environment so they can thrive

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98
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if you have a high mutation rate, what is your survival rate

A

low

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99
Q

how do new genes evolve

A

genes take on new functions and are evolved

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100
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how are new genes formed

A

gene duplication and unequal crossover

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101
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how does unequal crossover of genes work

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loss of genes for one chromosome and gaining for the other chromosome (chromosomal alteration)

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102
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what is a chromosomal alteration

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change in the morphology of chromosomes

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103
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what are some consequences of chromosomal alteration

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affect gene order and organization, produces duplication and deletions, inversions, polyploidy

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104
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what is a chromosomal inversion

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break occurs in the chromosome and it flips and reanneals (chromosome attachment can get mixed up)

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105
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what is the nickname for genes that have been inverted

A

supergenes

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106
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what is polyploidy

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change in number of chromosomes per set

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107
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what is polyploidy most common in

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plants not animals ( thought it can happen in animals)

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108
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what are some animal examples of polyploidy

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salamanders, frogs

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109
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when is viability in polyploidy low

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when polyploid is crossed with normal ploidy

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110
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what is a consequence of polyploidy

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can cause reproductive isolation

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111
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how can you assess genetic diversity

A

direct measurement of allelic and genotype frequency

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112
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what is a direct method for measuring geneti diversity

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gel electrophoresis

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113
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what does genetic diversity allow for

A

evolution allows a change in allelic frequency over time

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114
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what percent of loci are polymorphic in a population

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33-50%

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115
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what percent of loci in an individual are heterozygous

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4-15%

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116
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is allelic variance more neutralist or selectrionist

A

neutralist

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117
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who had a big impact on Darwin as far as natural selection

A

Thomas Malthus

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118
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when was there interest in population dynamics

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late 18th century, early 19th

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119
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what did malthus hypothesize

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populations cannot maintain exponential growth indefinitely due to insufficient resources (geometric increase)

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120
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what are the three ideals made by Malthus

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geometric increase, resource limitation, intrinsic regulatory mechanisms on population growth and size

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121
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the power of population is ___ than the power of earth to produce subsistence for man

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greater

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122
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subsistence increases in what kind of manner

A

arithmetical

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123
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populations are held within resource limits by what

A

death rate an birth rate

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124
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what scientist came up with the same idea as Darwin on natural selection

A

Ernst Mayr

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125
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what did Mayr contribute to the idea of evolution

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multigenerational perspecitive, genetic diversity, importance of environmental interactions

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126
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what is differential survival

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survival based on different characteristics

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127
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what is something darwin underestimated in his evolution theory

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the speed at which evolution occurs

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128
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what is intraspecific

A

within a population

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129
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what is interspecific

A

population interacting with environment or other populations

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130
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what is a population

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group of individduals of the same species that interacts with one another in a given area

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131
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what are the three important characteristics for a population

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number of individuals, density, biomass, age distribution, growth rate, distribution, genetic makeup

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132
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how do two populations interact with each other

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competition, predatory prey interactions, symbiosis

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133
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what is natality

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all reproductive means (asexual vs sexual)

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134
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what factors cause change in abundance

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loss and gain

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135
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what is exponential growth

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continuous population growth in an unlimited environment (assumes a perfect or unlimited environment)

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136
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what is the equation for exponential growth

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dN/dt=rmaxN

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137
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how do you calculate the size of an exponentially growing population at any point in time

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Nt=Noermaxt

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138
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how do you calculate the standing number in a population at any point in time

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Nt=BT+IT-DT-ET

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139
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how do you calculate the number expected at a future time interval

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deltaN=B+I-D-E

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140
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organisms that reproduce fast have a fast ___

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genetic turnover

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141
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what is heroparous

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reproduce multiple times in lifetime

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142
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what is semelparous

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reproduce once then die

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143
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what can you have discrete population growth

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non-overlapping genetations

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144
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what is the name of the figure for discrete population growth

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stair stepping cycle

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145
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what is logistic population growth

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limits in resources cause limits in population size (intraspecific factors)

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146
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what is the shape of the logistic population growth graph

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sigmoid shaped

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147
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what factor is dealt with in logistic population growth

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fudge factor

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148
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what is the logistic population growth equation

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dN/dt=rmaxN((K-N)/K)

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149
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what is the key point of the logistic population growth equation

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allows for changes in r

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150
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what is k

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carrying capacity

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151
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what are the ideals of robert may

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stoichastity between genetations, not everything has same reproducive output, not everything same same lifespan

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152
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what did PF Verhulst do

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limitations on population growth, fixed resources, logistic growth equation

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153
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what did pearl study

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extended verhulsts work in population genetics

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154
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what does the k value represent

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stable number of individuals that can exist in an environment (carrying capacity)

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155
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birth and death rates are not always directly related with ___

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population density

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156
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when will you have the best r value

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moderate density

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157
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what are the consequences of interspecific interactions

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mutualism, partism/predation, interspecific competition

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158
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what growth model does intraspecific competition follow

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logistic growth model

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159
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when does competition between species occur

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when there is a sharing of a resource that limits growth, survival, or reproduction of each species

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160
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what are examples of resources

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food, water, light, space

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161
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who did competitive exclusion experiments

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Gause

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162
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what was gause’s study on

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3 species of paramecium, populations stable K when grown alone, when paired some species went extinct

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163
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3 species of paramecium, populations stable K when grown alone, when paired some species went extinct

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p. aurelia has more efficient feeding

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164
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what is the competitive exclusion principle

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two species that use a limiting resource in the same way cannot coexist

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165
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what is resource partitioning

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species using a limited resource in a different way

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166
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what kind of competition is inveigled with resource partitioning

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interspecific

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167
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what are the two niche types

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fundamental versus realized

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168
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what did connell look at

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niche factors (distribution, survival, reproduction) of barnacles in scotland

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169
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what did peter and rosemary grant do

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looked at competition in galapagos finches (beak size based on seed size)

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170
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what elements of competition are shown in the finch study done by Grant

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interspecific competition, resource patitioning

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171
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what is a way to look at predator-prey relations

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lotka-volterra models

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172
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what is the lotka volterra model equation

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(dN)/(dt)=(rN)-(aNP)

N=number prey, P=number predators, r=population growth rate, a=capture efficiency

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173
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what is aNP

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overall rate of prey removal

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174
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what happens when P=0

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prey population grows exponentially

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175
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what is the equation for exploitation and population cycle

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(dP/dt)=baNP-mP
m=mortality rate
b=efficiency with which prey are converted to predator offspring

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176
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what can prey do to avoid predation

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behavioral or biochemical changes

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177
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what can predators do to gain prey

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try to counteract prey advantages

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178
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what is the predatory arms race

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prey and predators fighting to have the better advantage

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179
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what did Huffaker do

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mite study with oranges and rubber balls (population cycles)

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180
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what contribution did Wallace have on Darwin

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he stressed mutability of species

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181
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what evidence did darwin use for natural selection

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artificial selection and natural examples of adaptations among species

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182
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what are darwins postulates

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variable individuals, variation due to parents, survival of it fittest, reproduction of the fittest

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183
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whats a major example documenting darwins postulates

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medium ground finches show phenotypic change over time that had no human intervention. phenotypic change was result of drought causing seeds to change in size

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184
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what did ernst mayr look at

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vertebrate evolution

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185
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what did thomas huxley do

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degree of gradualism, genetic inheritance and expression

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186
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who does natural selection act upon

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individuals in the population

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187
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what does natural selection act upon

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phenotype

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188
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is natural selection goal oriented (focusing on complexity or intelligence)

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no

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189
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is natural selection predictable

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yes

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190
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how is natural selection predictable

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improved populations ability to deal with environment

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191
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what are the types of selection that have a favoured condition

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stabilizing, directional, disruptive

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192
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what is stabilizing selection

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intermediate phenotype has greatest fitness level

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193
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what is directional selection

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change in env where previously less fit phenotype now has highest fitness level

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194
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what is disruptive selection

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two or more phenotypes show equally high fitness levels so that polymorphism is supported in the population

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195
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what does the hardy weinberg equation predict

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stability, models expected changes in a population over time

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196
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what does the hardy weinberg equation assume

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no mutation, random mating, no genetic drift, no natural selection, NO EVOLUTION

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197
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what is the allele frequency equation

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p+q=1

p+q+r=1

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198
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what is the genotype frequency equation

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p2+2pq+q2=1 for diploid (change powers if other ploidy)

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199
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what is fitness (w)

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contribution of each phenotype to the genetic makeup of the next generation

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200
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what is the highest fitness number

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1.0

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201
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when would an organism have a fitness of 0

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if they have lethal alleles that cause death

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202
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what is the best selection coefficient you can have (s)

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0

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203
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how do you integrate fitness into hardy weinberg?

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by using selection coefficient (sort of the reciprocal of fitness)

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204
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whats the selection coefficient of a highly fit organism

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0

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205
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why can you not get rid of a recessive allele by natural selection alone

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heterozygosity

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206
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what is the fitness of non-mendelian codominance

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Aa=1-hs
AA=1
aa=1-s

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207
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does phenotypic plasticity exist

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allele expression sensitivity to the environment may shape fitness

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208
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is natural selection equally operative throughout the environment

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spatial differences, temporal differences

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209
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what is the model prediction for a stable population

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frequency values for genotypes multipied by average population size to predict number of individuals for each genotype

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210
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what is the model prediction for a growing population

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if s is low and growth is fast then number of individuals with disadvantaged phenotypes may increase

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211
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what is the model prediction for a declining population

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absolute number decline for all phenotypes if r is sufficiently negative

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212
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what are the two types of selection directed towards heterozygotes

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overdominance and underdominance

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213
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what is overdominance

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w=1 s=0 heterozygotes favoured over dominant or recessive individuals

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214
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what is underdominance

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w<1 s>0 heterozygote inferiority

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215
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what happens to alleles in overdominance

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no extinction since heterozygotes favoured

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216
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what happens to alleles in underdominance

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chance events can cause allelic extinction

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217
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what is frequency dependent selection

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selection coefficient changes as a function of genotype frequency

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218
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what are the types of frequency dependent selection

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negative or positive

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219
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what is negative frequency dependent selection

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more rare phenotype in population is favoured

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220
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what is positive frequency dependent selection

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more abundant phenotype is favoured

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221
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what was the example given in class on frequency dependent selection

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elderflower orchid

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222
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what is the source of new alleles

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mutation

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223
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introduction of new allele copies yield changes in _____

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allele frequency

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224
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assume ___ mutation per 10,000 copies of a normal allele

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1

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225
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what does migration allow for

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movement of alleles to different populations

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226
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what example was used in class for allele migration

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lake erie water snakes

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227
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what changed between two populations of lake erie water snakes

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their colour morphs (melanistic vs not)

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228
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why is one colour morph in lake erie water snakes favoured over the other

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predation, blending into setting, rocky versus sandy shore

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229
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what are random components of evolution

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mutation, environmental changes, migration, random genetic drift

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230
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what is a process that changes evolution randomly

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random genetic drift

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231
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what are key factors to the random genetic drift

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chance events, population size, opportunity for inbreeding

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232
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what does longterm genetic drift lead to

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reduced genetic diversity

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233
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is the success of alleles over time related to their survival value (fitness)

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no

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234
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what is an example of allelic segregation

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meiosis producing ova and sperm

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235
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what is sampling error

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source of change in a population

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236
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random genetic drift can lead to

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reduction in variabiity in a population

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237
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what makes genetic drift most likely

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small population

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238
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are individuals subject to natural selection in the bottleneck effect

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no

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239
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what is bottle neck effect

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major reduction in survival (due to env seq causing large number indv die off)

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240
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what does bottleneck effect lead to

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change in allelic abundances

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241
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what is the founder effect a reduction of

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genetic diversity

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242
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what is the founder effect

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formation of a new geologic population

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243
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what is jump dispersal

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indv displaces from main pop over a long distance (often islands)

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244
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what is the founder effect driven by

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chance dynamics

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245
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what is founder effect driven by

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normal dynamics of dispersal

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246
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what is vigility

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ability to cover long distances

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247
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what organisms most use jump dispersal

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those with vigility (flying animals)

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248
Q

what are chance dynamics

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outcome isnt fixed with any specific group

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249
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what are two mitigating factors

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chance dynamics and colonization

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250
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what is colonization

A

allelic representation isnt representative of main population

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251
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what are reproductive encounters driven by

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proximity and population size

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252
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whats the formula for any individual in a randomly mating population

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F=1/(2N)

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253
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how can you increase the decline in heterozygosity

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by having a smaller population

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254
Q

what can disrupt a decline in heterozygosity

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migration

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255
Q

what was sonya cleggs work on

A

microsatellite DNA in silvereye birds

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256
Q

what is microsatellite DNA

A

highly repetitive non coding DNA

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257
Q

when would you use microsatellite DNA

A

systematic studies

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258
Q
TA
TATA
TATATA
TATATATA
TATATATATA
TATATATATATA
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mono nucleotide repeat
di 
tri
tetra
penta
minisatellite DNA
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259
Q

what disease deals with microsatellite DNA

A

huntingtons disease

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260
Q

huntingtons disease

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australia and new zealand

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261
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what effect is seen in cleggs silvereye work

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founder effect and genetic drift

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what are the long term outcomes of random genetic drift

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alleles drift toward fixation or loss, there is a loss of H, these outcomes assume no NS migration mutation

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263
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what is another name for sexual selection

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assortative mating

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264
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what is mate choice based on in sexual selection

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phenotypic features (visual, olfactory, auditory)

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265
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who initially recognized sexual selection

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charles darwin

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266
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what is the more common directionality in sexual selection

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female choice for males

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267
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sexual selection has parallel dynamics to what

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natural selection

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268
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what is one critical dynamic in sexual selection

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parental investment

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269
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what is parental investment

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both sexes have an investment in their offspring

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270
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what is the genetic contribution in sexual selection

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generally equal between sexes

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271
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what is the energetic contribution in sexual selection

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much greater on the part of the female

ova, hatching, after care

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272
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a females reproductive success is tightly tied to what

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the fitness of her mate (time and energy cost)

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273
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what are the 4 match schemes

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monogamous, polygyny, polyandry, promiscuity

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274
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what is monogramy

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one mate per individual with common joint care

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275
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what is polygyny

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male mates with many females

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276
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what is polyandry

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female mates with multiple males with male caring for offspring

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277
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what is promiscuity

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multiple mates in one season for both sexes with no care being common

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278
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where is monogamy most common

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birds and some fish and a few mammals

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279
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what is a group of females that a male may guard

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harem

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280
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what is sexual dimorphism

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phenotypic differences between sexes

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281
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what are the two types of sexual dimorphism

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attractiveness and territorial defense

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282
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what are examples of attractiveness in sexual dimorphism

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colouration, adornment, vocalization, courtship behaviors

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283
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what are examples of territorial defense in sexual dimorphism

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size, strength, speed

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284
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what does the handicap principle counterbalance with

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natural selection

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285
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whats is the handicap principle

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excessive energetic cost and diminished defense

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286
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why does territoriality happen in intrasexual selection

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males are territorial over females or a habitat so females can be well nested

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287
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where is polygyny territoriality popular

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in lizards and mammals

size strength intelligence

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288
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what are the formats for intrasexual selection

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sperm competition, infantcide, territoriality

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289
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what is sperm competition

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multiple closely spaces mating by female or spermatozoan release is affected by presence of another suitor

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290
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what is infantcide

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males killing rival offspring or competitors raiding nests

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291
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what did we look at for the gray treefrog

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mate choice driven by female choice

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292
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what is kin selection

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help to benefit members of pop that youre related to

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293
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what are the possible outcomes of kin selection

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cooperative, altruistic, selfish, spiteful

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294
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who benefits from cooperativity

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actor and recipient

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295
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who benefits from altruistic

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recipient only

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296
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who benefits from selfish

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actor only

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297
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who benefits from spiteful

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none

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298
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what did hamilton propose

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inclusive fitness in support of altruism

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299
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what is a key driving dynamic to sociality

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kin selection

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300
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what are the three keys to eusociality

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overlapping generations, cooperative brood care, nonreproductive castes

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what groups is eusociality common in

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formicidae, apidae, vespidae

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how is communication done in eusocial animals

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pheromones, tactile signals, visual ques

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303
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what is the r value of full siblings

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0.5

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304
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what is the r value of cousins

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0.125

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305
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what is hamiltons rule for altruistic allele

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Br-C>0 (B is benefit to recipient, C is cost to actor)

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306
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what led to complex ant and bee colonies

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kin selection

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307
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all ___ are eusocial

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ants

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308
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most ____ are eusocial

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bees (apidae)

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309
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what did hamilton propose is key to eusociality

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haplodiploidy (XY ZW)

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310
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whats a mammal that shows eusociality

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naked mole rats

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311
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what phenotypic change involves features that improve fitness

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Adaptions

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312
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do adaptions happen to an ind. or a population

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ind.

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313
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what type of organisms adapt with group fitness

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eusocial

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what are adaptions generally shaped by

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environmental (Predation, competition) (abiotic)

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what aspects of an organism may be enhanced with an adaption to enhance fitness

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any (biochemical, physiology, behavior, life history)

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316
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how many genes are altered during adaptions

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single gene to multiple genes

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317
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what organism did we study that had physical and behavioral changes to “stride on water”

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water strider

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318
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what is critical for a population in order to have NS occur

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genetic variation

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319
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What is a limitation in maximizing fitness

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Biophysical

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320
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What is it referred to when you get really good at living in cold environments, but you cant live in warm environments

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trade offs

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what are three types of adaptive trade offs

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energy cost
compromise of fitness for other selection pressures
loss of competitiveness

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322
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what fish occupies shallow marine waters where temp is -1.9

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antantic notothenid

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323
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what protein did the notothenid fish add to adapt to the cold temps

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AFGP (stops crystal growth)

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what is the cTmax temp of notothenid fish where protein denaturation occurs

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5 to 10 C

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325
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why do notothenids have a low solute concentration

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evolves from fresh water

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326
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boney fish are thought to have ________ body fluids (solute concentration compared to sea water)

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hypo osmotic

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327
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what temp does sea water freeze at

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-1.86

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328
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what is the freezing point of boney fish

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-.7 to -.8 C

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329
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what protein gave raise to AFGP

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Trypsin

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330
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what AA sequence attaches to the ice

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Ala Ala Thr

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331
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when did the boney fish evolve AFGP

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30 MYA

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332
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what is it referred to when evolutionary changes in one species influence selection pressures acting on another species

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coevolution

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333
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coevolution produced more effective __________ __ _________ _____________ in cooperating species

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facultative to obligatory mutualism

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334
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what example did we go over that had to evolve mutualist responces to eat wood

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termites

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335
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coevolution produces _________ __________ among interspecific comeptitiors

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resource partitioning

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336
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what is an example of resource partitioning

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finches

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337
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what is it referred to when there is coevolution between predators and preys or parasitism or herbivory

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arms race

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338
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what is the hypothesis in coevolution where each organism is separately enhancing its advantage generating new selection pressures on alternate species

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Red queen hypothesis

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339
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where was the red queen hypothesis derived from

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Alice and Wonderland (we don’t need to know this)

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340
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what is the red queen hypothesis

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if a prey improves, the predator will improve, then the prey will improve again….. and so on and so fourth

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341
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who came up with the red queen hypothesis

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Leigh Van Valen

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342
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what was the example randy-jack thought was cool for the “arms race”

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Newts

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343
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what does cryptic mean

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camouflage

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344
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for the newt example, what was the newt genus

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Taricha

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345
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what did the newt develop high levels of

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TTX-texrodotoxin

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346
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what type of poison is TTX

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blocks NA channels ( nerve and muscle impairment)

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347
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what did the garder snakes develop in order to keep eating the newts (red eft)

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resistance to TTX

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348
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what did the newts evolve to survive

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increased their ability to produce TTX

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349
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what is it referred to when ALL members of a population show common morphological bright coloration to show predators they are dangerous

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aposematic coloration

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350
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what is it referred to when the environment alters gene expression

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phenotypic plasticity

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351
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the ability to go through phenotypic plasticity is an __________, doing the change is not an _________

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adaption

adaption

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352
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what type of phenotypic plasticity has continuous changes

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continuous plasticity

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353
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What is an example of continuous plasticity

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tanning, or membrane fluidity

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354
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what type of phenotypic plasticity has large-scale changes “on- off switch”

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polyphenism

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355
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what is an example of polyphenism

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locust migratory phase

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356
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what is the genus species name of the locust

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schistocerca gregaria

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357
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what caused the physiological, morphological, and behavioral trait changes in the locust

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over crowding… so toxic food

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358
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when locust eat toxic food what is the color change referred as

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aposematism

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359
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who realize that the aposematism of the locust cause less prediction

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G. Sowrd

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360
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what is the key to induce the migratory phase in locust

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hormones

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361
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what phenotypic plasticity event is induced during the formative period of the organism and is very common in plants

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developmental response

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362
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what animals were examples of the dev. response

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snails and tadpoles

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363
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is the developmental response reversible

what is an example of the developmental response

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no
plants…. they have roots that grow into poor nutrients, (while in formative period it was helpful, but because it is irreversible…they struggle as adults)

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364
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what was lamarks idea

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He believed that an organism would adapt to its environment( not randomly)..

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365
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what involves a change in phenotype due to exposer to a specific environment

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acclimation

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366
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is acclimation reversible

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yes

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367
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how long does an acclimation take to occur and how long does it last

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hours

days to weeks

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368
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what example did we go over for acclimation

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ectothermic metabolism response to temp change

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when there is a change in temperature, what is altered in ectotherms in regards to metabolism

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kinetic energy and then thermal induced enzyme change

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what is it referred to when there is an acclimation response to metabolism

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metabolic composition

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371
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as temp goes up, what happens to cellular respiration rate

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raises

372
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what type of composition event is it when animals hibernate

A

Inverse (paradoxical)

373
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where does metabolism rates go to when hibernation

A

drops below acute response (normal effect of temp)

374
Q

what is it referred to when metabolism returnes to the level of previous acclimation temp

A

complete composition

375
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what is it called when an organism can have a complete metabolic composition

A

homeometabolic

376
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how does the animal return the metabolic rate

A

increase enzymes

377
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what is a group of tightly bound collective where genetic makeup is nearly identical among the colony members and a few ind. ever get to reproduce

A

eusocial

378
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what is an example of colony species

A

Physalia (hydrozoa)

379
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how does Physalis live in a colony

A

lives as morphological distinct forms that acts together in feeding and defence

380
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one of the three polyp forms is called what

A

zooid

381
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what two reasons make plants that live in a colony a problem

A

same genetic

connected underground

382
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what plants are connected underground, how do ecologist define ind.

A

each shoot

383
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who emphasized symbiosis is very important in evolution

A

Lynn Margulis

384
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what did Margulis study

A

microorganism that were ubiquitous

385
Q

how large is the pando tree

A

106 acres (40,000 shoots)

386
Q

who came up with the species concept in animals (verts)

A

Mayr

387
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what three features are used to define a species (verts)

A

common descent
reproductive community
niche

388
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what is the species concept that is defined by early taxonomists

A

typological

389
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in the typological species concept, could species change

A

no

390
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what would taxonomist look at when defining a species

A

morphology

391
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what made darwin so successful in evolution

A

population thinking and ind variation

392
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who proposed the biological species concept

A

theodosius Dobzhansky and Mayr

393
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what are the two keys to biological species concept

A

niche

reproduction isolation

394
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what does reproductive isolation minimize

A

hybridization

395
Q

what two areas does the biological species concept ignore

A

asexual organism

hybridizartion

396
Q

in the biological species concept it does not account foe animals that have change in genetic makeup over time…. what is this referred to as

A

temporal dimension

397
Q

who proposed the evolution species concept

A

George gaylord simpson

398
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what did the evolutionary species concept bring about

A

a species can give raise to a new species

399
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does evo species concept work on both sexual and asexual

A

yes

400
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what approach does the evo species concept take

A

ecological

401
Q

what is the species concept where an irreducible grouping of organisms diagnosably distinct from other groupings has similar parental patterns

A

phylogenetic species concept

402
Q

what is the first thing you need for a new species

A

ancestral species

403
Q

what must happen to groups in the ancestral species to have a speciation event

A

genetic isolation (different gene pools)

404
Q

this is defined as how easily an organism can move around

A

vagility

405
Q

where there is a lot of gene flow between populations can speciation occur

A

no

406
Q

what can alter genetic isolate (3) Large scale

A

geology
biology
history

407
Q

if speciation starts to occur, but then some gene flow occurs, what happens

A

speciation stops

408
Q

what is the isolation model when a barrier is created and gene flow is largely eliminated

A

allopatric

409
Q

what is a common example of allopatric speciation

A

founder effect

410
Q

where is the example of allopatric speciation

A

Arizona and desertification

411
Q

once allopatric speciation occurs what evolution mechanisms acts on the species

A

NS, SS, RGD, and mutations

412
Q

which isolated gene pool may entail a secondary contact before completion

A

parapartric

413
Q

which isolation gene pool is most challenging and resolved with NS, RGD, and SS

A

Sympatric

414
Q

what are two common occurrences that can cause an allopatric speciation

A

climate change and geographic separation (last week)

415
Q

what group of animals are often seen with allopatric speciation

A

verts (last week)

416
Q

when reproductive isolation occurs and the environments are different what may change for an organism

A

ecological niche

417
Q

what leads to less viable offspring

A

interbreeding

418
Q

what is an inviable offspring where matings are considered wasted

A

post zygotic isolation

419
Q

what is it considered when you have a behavioral or morphological difference that is not a wasted effort

A

pre zygotic isolation

420
Q

what is a common reason interbreeding can occur between two species

A

simular niches

421
Q

if there is viable offspring from interbreeding, what common occurrence can happen

A

gene flow

422
Q

when interbreeding occurs can a new niche form

A

yes

423
Q

what is it referred to when hybrids act as a bridge for gene flow

A

Introgression

424
Q

what is a offspring from interbreeding that may have an intermediate phenotype

A

hybrid

425
Q

what two outcomes can hybrids have

A

new niche

interact with parental forms

426
Q

what is an example of a hybrid that became its own species

A

audubon warbler

427
Q

what is it referred to when hybrids interact with parental forms

A

introgressive hybridization

428
Q

what are two examples of introgressive breeding

A

Hares and iberian Peninsula

429
Q

what genus of bird had a hybrid around califorina and two different parental forms, one in canada and two in mexico

A

setophaga

430
Q

what three birds make up S. auduboni

A

nigiforms goldmandi and coronata

431
Q

what event caused S. auduboni to come about

A

hybridization

432
Q

what was the hare genus in the introgressive hybridization

A

Lepus

433
Q

What are the two main species of Lepus in Eurasia

A

timid and europaeaeus

434
Q

where there is overlap in eurasia, what speciation event caused hybridization

A

Paraparetic speciation

435
Q

what type of separation is it when a species separates but is in the same geographic area

A

sympatric speciation

436
Q

Spain was our main focus for Lepus, what did they used to measure the relatedness

A

mitochondrial DNA

437
Q

why was mitochondrial DNA used

A

Material, always passed on, and no crossover

438
Q

what three species of leprus live in spain

A

Granatenis, europus, castviejoi

439
Q

what leprus addition was made in mitochondrial dan

A

timidus

440
Q

what did erupopus hybridize with

A

timidius and granidensis

441
Q

why is the timidius mitochondrial DNA so far from the original

A

Hybridization that kept happening and moving down

442
Q

what percent of neanderthal DNA is also in humans

A

1 to 3

443
Q

what two models achieve sympatric separation

A

single step genetic alteration

disruptive selection

444
Q

what is an altered genetic background such that viability with the original gene pool is marked reduced (random)

A

single step genetic aulterations

445
Q

what is it referred to when NS favors polymorphism

A

disruptive selection

446
Q

who said gene flow with sympatric speciation is too high to allow divergence

A

Mayr

447
Q

what is it referred to when the gametes do not experience loss of chromosomes during either first or second meiotic division

A

meiotic non disjunction

448
Q

when a chromosome that went through meiotic nondisjunction joins with a normal gamete, what type of offspring will you generate

A

triploid

449
Q

what is the result of a second round of nondisjunction of a triploid paired with a haploid gamete

A

tetraploid

450
Q

what happens when non-disjunctions events occur to both male and female gametes and they join together

A

tetraploid

451
Q

what is it referred to when offspring viability is low with disparate (uncomparable) ploidy levels

A

rapid isolation

452
Q

what is an example when non disjunction only involves a small portion of the chromosomal compliment

A

trisomy 21

453
Q

who came up with the behavioral barrier for disruptive selection

A

john smith

454
Q

what disruptive speciation event did we go over

A

frit flies

455
Q

for eurosta solidaginis what plant species did females prefer to deposit ovideposits in

A

solidago altissima

456
Q

what plant species did eurosta solidaginis prefer near lakes

A

Other, sorry guys I lost my headphones and couldn’t listen to the recording

457
Q

what example did we look at where NS reduced hybridization

A

Rhagoletis pomonella

458
Q

what did the rhagoletis pomonella use as its natural fruit

A

hawthorn

459
Q

what plant did the rhagoletis pomonella switch to

A

apples, and pairs

460
Q

how do the females in rhagoletis pomonella select fruit

A

where they grew up

461
Q

what is the pre zygotic event where species have a different timing for breeding

A

temporal

462
Q

what pre zygotic event occurs when species occupy different apreas

A

spacial

463
Q

What is the area of classification called

A

taxonomy

464
Q

what do people use today instead of taxonomy

A

systematics

465
Q

what is systemics

A

evolutionary relativeness

466
Q

how many species are named

A

1 million

467
Q

how many plants are there

A

220,000

468
Q

how many fungi

A

44,000

469
Q

how many bacteria

A

11,000

470
Q

who did the study in 2011 on the trend analysis of real life biological diversity on earth

A

Mora

471
Q

what year did the bio diversity of art start

A

1750’s

472
Q

Moras experiment skipped what type of systematics

A

Kingdom

473
Q

what is the taxonomic hierarchical system order

A

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

474
Q

Who started classification

A

Linnaeus

475
Q

what change did each charge see as you went from one to the next

A

not as steep at beginning

each one dampened out a little more

476
Q

what happened to the phylum graph 120 years ago

A

saturated out (enzyme kinetic graph)

477
Q

are we approaching the saturation level for species

A

no

478
Q

how many species would Moras study show

A

2 million

479
Q

the taxonomic level versus amount shows what relationship

A

linear

480
Q

what was linnaeus job before systematics

A

botanist

481
Q

what group has the most amount of species

A

Insects (1million)

482
Q

where are the Mammals on the amount of species graph

A

Middle

483
Q

why are there so many insects

A

how they exploit their environment

484
Q

what is evolution based on

A

ecological changes

485
Q

do insects see the world in a narrow or broad spectrum

A

narrow

486
Q

what are we on the scheme of life

A

sea cucumbers (we probably don’t need to know this)

487
Q

how did Linnaeus classify species

A

morphology

488
Q

what book did Linnaeus publish his work

A

Systema Nature

489
Q

what all did he use to classify animals

A

kingdom, orders, genera, and species

490
Q

what were the three original kingdoms

A

animals
vegetables
minerals

491
Q

what were the 6 original classes of animals

A
mammals 
aves- (included reptiles)
amphibia 
Pisces 
Insecta- ew (included spiders) 
Vermes (worms) - ew
492
Q

what is the name of animal groups at each rank in the hierarchy

A

taxon

493
Q

can taxons be broken down

A

yes, (superorder, subclass…. and so on)

494
Q

what is the major goal of systematics

A

infer an evolutionary tree that relates all extend the extinct species

495
Q

how is the goal accomplished

A

studying the organismal features formally called characters that vary among species

496
Q

what is any feature used to study variation within and among species

A

Characters

497
Q

what tree things are used when identifying

A

chromosomal, morphological, molecular features

498
Q

why are genes complicated when joining systematics

A

polypheniesm

499
Q

how do you reconstruct phylogeny

A

which variant form of each character occurred in the most common ancestor

500
Q

what is the character that the oldest ancestor would have

A

ancestral trait

501
Q

do traits stay

A

no

502
Q

what are characters that arise

A

derived character states

503
Q

what is an ancestral trait for hominids

A

bipedalism

504
Q

what is a derived character state of hominids

A

brains

505
Q

this device connects organisms based on levels of measured relatedness

A

phylogenetic trees

506
Q

what three things are used to make a phylogenetic tree

A

current morphology
genetic makeup
paleontological record

507
Q

who innovated the phylogenetic tree

A

Darwin

508
Q

what is the area of the tree that represents the immediate lineage of the most recent ancestor

A

root

509
Q

what three things do trees show

A

time (left to right or bottom to top)
made from key ancestral characters and subsequent mod.
derived characters are used to indicate other divergences

510
Q

what is also called taxi metrics

A

Phenetics

511
Q

who made phenetics

A

Sokal

512
Q

what did sokal do

A

equal weighting on levels of animals

levels of simularies

513
Q

who did a phonetic approach on plants in 1763

A

adanson

514
Q

what is another name for ancestral traits

A

pleisomorphy

515
Q

what is another name for derived traits

A

apomorphies

516
Q

do you look at a lot or a little amount of characters for phenetics

A

a lot

517
Q

what two complications do phonetics have

A

convergent evolution and adaptive radiation

similarities that arise after divergence

518
Q

what is an example of convergent evolution

A

two unrelated species dev. similar traits

dessert animals

519
Q

who defines the difference between homologous and analogous

A

Owens

520
Q

what is an example of analogous

A

insect wing and bird wing

521
Q

what are shared characters because of convergent evo

A

homoplasy

522
Q

what is a character present due to common ancestry

A

synapomorphy

523
Q

what is a derived character found in all members following a diverging point

A

Apomorphy

524
Q

what is a more common way to study analysis

A

cladistics

525
Q

what study do they look at key premise revolves around characters presence through the history of a group

A

Cladistics

526
Q

what is another name for cladistics

A

phylogenetic systematics

527
Q

who coined the name cladistics

A

Hennig

528
Q

what has a greater weight in cladistics, ancestral or derived traits

A

ancestral

529
Q

what are derived traits used in cladistics

A

divergent events

530
Q

why are paleontological record invaluable in cladistics

A

most destroyed

531
Q

what is used for cladistics

A

breadth of occurrence

532
Q

what is the parsimony approach

A

simplest cladogram

533
Q

what is the problem with the parsimony approach

A

mother nature does not always follow

534
Q

how are the cladograms made in parsimony

A

computer program

535
Q

most noteworthy fossils are what size

A

mm

536
Q

who came up with the notion of gradualism

A

darwin

537
Q

what is gradualism

A

measurable or changeable and moment in a species

slow changes

538
Q

who game up with uniformitarianism

A

lyell

539
Q

what is uniformitarianism

A

the theory that changes in the earth’s crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.

540
Q

what did fossil findings in the 18th and 19th century show

A

different life forms excited in the past

541
Q

who discovered extinction

A

cuvier

542
Q

who introduced paleontology

A

henri Marie Duritay de Blanhiville

543
Q

what did gould and eldrige propose

A

punctuated equilibrium

544
Q

what is punctuated equilibrium

A

gradual changes followed by abrupt changes followed by slow changes

545
Q

what is the most common cause for mass extinction

A

climate change

546
Q

what three notions did paleontology bring to evo

A

gradualism,
punctuated equilibrium
mass extinctions

547
Q

what tree former does paleobio focus on

A

nature and life form
specific time
interaction

548
Q

what are some specialized paleontology and bio combos

A

paleobotany, paleoecology

549
Q

what are the two main types of fossils

A

body or trace

550
Q

do most body fossils stay articulated

A

no

551
Q

what are the two main reasons fossils are destroyed

A

weathering or metamorphic processes

552
Q

how many animal phyla have no recorded fossils remains (fraction amount)

A

2/3

553
Q

what part of the body is most likely to be reserved

A

hard (bone, shell, or cartilage)

554
Q

what is an exception where soft body parts are preserved

A

Lagerstattle

555
Q

how is a common way specimens are buried in anoxic sediment (type of lagerstattle)

A

landslides or storms

556
Q

what is an example of a trace fossil

A

tracks

557
Q

why are anoxic area crucial for lagerstatle

A

no O2 helps preserve

558
Q

what is a new finding in fossil

A

proteins and DNA

559
Q

what is the most famous fossil of early animal life from cambarian

A

Burgess Shall

560
Q

what is important about the cambarian

A

most animal origin

561
Q

how are fossils created

A

diagenesis

562
Q

what is diagenesis

A

original organic material is replaced by surrounding minerals

563
Q

what can happen during diagenesis (problem)

A

recrystallization

564
Q

what is it considered when material is pressed into sediment and marks and impression, chemicals are replaced by minerals

A

adpression

565
Q

what is it called when organism is buried by sediment with little decay (anoxic)- internal spaces fill with mineral rich water

A

per mineralization

566
Q

with CAT scans what can be seen with a fossil that was permineraliated

A

internal organs

567
Q

when was the ediacaran around

A

precambrian

568
Q

what is the ediacara biota

A

don’t know if its an animal

569
Q

when was the precambrian

A

600 to 540 MYA

570
Q

what Eon is the precambrian

A

Proterozoic

571
Q

were the animals in the ediacaran period multi cellular

A

yes

572
Q

when did animals arise

A

700MYA

573
Q

when were communities first present

A

575MYA

574
Q

what happened 575 MYA ______ Explosion

A

Avalon explosion

575
Q

what animal that is still around was around in the edicara biota

A

sponges (spiracles)

cnidarian (superficial)

576
Q

what kingdom was present in edicara biota

A

Vendozoa

577
Q

do (superficial) groups in this ediacara biota resemble later groups

A

yes

578
Q

what group was the kimberella from

A

monoplacaphorans —- mollask phylum

579
Q

when was the Cambrian explosion

A

542 MYA

580
Q

what eon and era was the cambarian

A

Phanerozoic Eon

Paleozoic Era

581
Q

what was the sudden divergence called- coined by darwin but against NS

A

rapid diversification

582
Q

what was the main problem in the

A

molecular data places major diversification back to 800MYA (animals were changing faster then molecular data shows)

583
Q

what phylum showed up in the Cambrian (trilobites)

A

arthropods

584
Q

where did most diversification occur

A

shallow marine waters

585
Q

what three major body plans showed up during the Cambrian explosion

A

bilateral
metamerism
cephalization

586
Q

what did bilateral symmetry lead to

A

better mobility and cephalization

587
Q

what does better mobility lead to

A

better explosion of environment

588
Q

what happened in result to the new body plans

A

new niches

589
Q

what is the fusion of segments (in metamerism)

A

tagmosis

590
Q

what happens after mass extinctions

A

many now niches

591
Q

what did tagmosis give raise to

A

large regions like head

592
Q

what are three major environmental changes during cambarian explosion

A

ice ages ending
calcium rose
oxygen rose

593
Q

what is the benefit to calcium raising

A

bone

594
Q

when did O2 levels begin to raise

A

proterzoic era

595
Q

when did the world have the most O2

A

carboniferous

596
Q

what two processes happens that are in conjunction to extinction

A

stochastic dynamic

low population numbers

597
Q

what two type of events can cause changes in population size

A

abiotic and biotic

598
Q

when there is a change in the environment, what is a key earn an organism cant adapt

A

loss of genetic variability

599
Q

what species to species interactions can occur that may lead to extinction

A

competitors, predators and pathogens

600
Q

what change in the environment can lead to extinction

A

physical

601
Q

are extinctions always occurring

A

yes

602
Q

what are background extinctions

A

when a species can’t sustain life with changes in climate

603
Q

who noted that extinctions are always occurring through geological history (with different taxonomic groups over different geological time lines the general relationship held up)

A

Van -valen (also red queen)

604
Q

what did divergence give raise to

A

new forms, not accommodations

605
Q

do short climat changes cause extinctions or long changes

A

long

606
Q

how long do species generally last

A

few millions

607
Q

how ling do genera last

A

10s of millions

608
Q

what are the five mass extinctions during the phenerozoic

A

ordovician, devoniana, permian, trassi, creataceous

609
Q

is it easy to tell how many species when extinct during a mass extinction

A

nope

610
Q

what was the smallest mass extinction, only losing 20%

A

cretaceous

611
Q

what was the larges mass extinction and lost about 90%

A

permian

612
Q

what are mass extinctions followed by

A

radiation of other groups ( adaptive radiation)

613
Q

what group grew after permian extinction

A

mammals

614
Q

why was the Cretaceous so important

A

lost important groups

615
Q

who proposed that the end in cretaceous was from an astroid event

A

alvarez and alvarez

616
Q

what was found in the K-t boundary, showing an extinction from an astroid

A

iridium

617
Q

where was the creator left from the cretaceous extinction

A

gulf of mexico

618
Q

what type of dating was used for the gulf of mexico creator

A

Chicxulub

619
Q

what two reasons cause extinctions

A

destruction and climate change

620
Q

who did the proposal of nemesis

A

raup and sepkoski

621
Q

what is the proposal of nemesis

A

large scale extinction every 26 to 27 million years from astroid

622
Q

what causes the change that alters the astroid belt orbital patterns

A

dwarf star near pluto

623
Q

what did the astroid cause after impact

A

many years of photosynthesis not working, cause many groups to die

624
Q

what event cause the major change in the triassic

A

volcano and climate change

625
Q

who introduced the gradualism

A

Darwin

626
Q

what is a slow but continuous process

A

gradualism

627
Q

what is a slow divergence of a lineage

A

anagenesis

628
Q

what drove the fire point for the gradualism

A

hutton and lyell with uniformitarianism

629
Q

what was darwin belief in genetics

A

blending

630
Q

what modern changes are seen on the course scale in many lineages

A

gradualism

631
Q

what is a common example of gradualism

A

horse

632
Q

what was a belief before darwinkhat evolution occurred in sudden large scale changes

A

heterogenesis

633
Q

what is another term for heterogeneous

A

saltationism

634
Q

who came up with the hopeful monster

A

goldschmidt

635
Q

what is a hopeful mosnster

A

changes that would randomly occur and hopeful be successful

636
Q

who later refined heterogeneous into quantum evolution

A

Simpson

637
Q

why did geneticists believe in heterogenesis

A

rapid mutations that were fostered by environmental stress and chromosomal abnormalities

638
Q

what is an example of chromosomal abnormalities

A

diploid and tetraploid gray tree frogs

639
Q

who proposed the punctuated equilibrium

A

eldrege and gould

640
Q

that did punctuated equilibrium show

A

long periods of stasis followed by little evo changes and then a period of raid geologically divergence with in a lineage

641
Q

what speciation model did punctuated equilibrium follow

A

allopatric

642
Q

when did predecessors to mammals arise and what were they

A

275 MYA

therapsids

643
Q

what two groups endured the late trassic extinction

A

cynodonts and dicynodonts

644
Q

what are the four characteristics to the therapsids

A

appendages directly beneath body
temporal fenestra larger than in reptile body
differentiated dentition single ear ossicle

645
Q

what was an added feature in therapsids

A

endothermy

646
Q

what extensive feature showed endothermy

A

nasal conchae (like birds and mammals)

647
Q

what patterns did therapsids show similar to modern mammels

A

fibro-lamellar

648
Q

what interspecific relationship occurred in triassic

A

predator prey

649
Q

this eon takes in the last 500+ million years

A

phanerozoic

650
Q

this geological period is the earliest individually designated period and it begins a little more than 540 million years ago

A

cambrian

651
Q

what is it meant when a gene is describes as being polymiorphic

A

has at least 2 alleles

652
Q

what alteration in the environment in florida caused a change in the mouth part structure for some populations of soapberry bugs during the past 80 years

A

change in fruit skin making then go from balloon fruit to golden rain fruit

653
Q

give a noteworthy technique used to date fossils in relation to the present day timeline

A

radioisotopes

654
Q

this outcome of evolution renders a population better able to cope with an environmental factor that is acting on the survival of its members

A

adaptation

655
Q

what mechanism of evolution specificall accounts for or causes the outcome of adaptation

A

natural selection

656
Q

this mechanism of evolution results from the action of chance events

A

random genetic drift

657
Q

what kind of environmental condition will favour strains that have intrinsically high mutation rates

A

rapid changing environment

658
Q

give the general range of loci that are thought to be polymorphic within an individual

A

4-15%

659
Q

this 18/19 century theologian did pioneering work describing the dynamics and consequences of population growth

A

malthus

660
Q

give the formula used to compare r values

A

birth rate-death rate

661
Q

what premisedestinguishes the allee effect from traditional population growth models

A

low r at low density

662
Q

what growth limiting parameter is introduced into the logistic growth equation vs the exponential growth equation

A

carrying capacity

663
Q

for competition to occur this feature must exist with regard to an environmental resource

A

limited abundance

664
Q

who is credited with developing the competitive exclusion principle

A

gause

665
Q

give the letter symbol used to designate the selection coefficient of a phenotype and the standard value that is assigned to the most fitness phenotype for a trait

A

s=0

666
Q

give the complete equation for genotype frequencies when selection is acting on the q phenotype in a mendelian scheme with q being recessive

A

p^2+2pq+q^2(1-s)=1

667
Q

what change happened in the morphology of Geospiza fortis regaring its ability to feed during a drought in the galapagos islands

A

increased beak size

668
Q

give the last name of the researchers who observed beak size change in galapagos birds

A

grant and grant

669
Q

state three critical assumptions that must be met for genotype frequencies to meet a hardy-weinberg equilibrium based on a known allele frequency distribution

A

no natural selection, no migration, no genetic drift

670
Q

what birds did sonya clegg study to demonstrate founder effect events

A

silvereye birds

671
Q

what genetic components did clegg use to guage the level of divergence among bird populations in the south pacific

A

microsatellite dna

672
Q

who is credited with first identifying the existence of sexual selection

A

darwin

673
Q

give two broadly occurring examples where female animals have a greater immediaate investment in the reproduction process than do their male mates

A

costly ova, housing unborn young

674
Q

what morphological feature in male Gelada baboons primarily signals their fitness to female conspecifics

A

red chest patch

675
Q

describe one of the three color patterns seen in male side blotches lizards and the specific behaviour pattern associated with this morph

A

blue lizards are cooperative

676
Q

this term is used for breeding area where males aggregate in order to attract and court female conspecifics

A

lek

677
Q

this mating system has a female mating with and guarding several male conspecifics

A

polyandry

678
Q

what toxin is used by newts to defend against predators

A

tetrodotoxin (ttx)

679
Q

this microbiologist emphasized that symbiotic interactions are criticl framework in the evolution of species

A

lynn margulis

680
Q

what conditions trigger locust to switch to their migratory phenotype

A

overcowding

681
Q

this type of phenotypic plasticity is common in plants and it occurs during a formative period

A

developmental response

682
Q

give an example of where defining a single individual in a population can be difficult

A

clonal reproduction in plants

683
Q

what benefit is offered to animals that undergo inverse compensation during a prolonged decline in body temperature

A

energy savings

684
Q

describe an important feature about many organisms that renders the biological species concept unworkable for them

A

many species reproduce asexually

685
Q

this relatively modern scheme for evolution involves long periods of stasis where species show little evolutionary change followed by a period of rapid geologically divergence within a lineage that gives rise to a new species

A

punctuated equilibrium

686
Q

name one of the two investigators credited with proposing punctuated equilibrium

A

gould

687
Q

this model for evolutionary change was promoted by darwin

A

gradualism

688
Q

what was the main evidence offered by alvarez and alvarez concerned the role of an asteroid in the main extinction event involcing the dinosaurs

A

iridium content

689
Q

the end of this geological period saw the largest recorded mass extinction event of complex life

A

permian

690
Q

this geological period showed the greatest diversity of animal life with the appearance of the most phyla

A

cambrian

691
Q

give two major body plan changes that made the latter diversification from the cambrian possible

A

bilateral symmetry and metamerism

692
Q

Where did Hominid evolution begin

A

Africa

693
Q

What was the nature of the environment for hominid evolution

A

Savanna

694
Q

What key feature was different for savannas during hominid evolution

A

more moisture, so more trees

695
Q

what did two types of enviroment did savanna turn into

A

forest and desert

696
Q

___________ shows us that appears to be the first step to human

A

Australopithecus

697
Q

what type evolution is brain size as it arose in human evolution

A

derived

698
Q

what was the fundamental feature for the homo genus (arose with Australopithecus)

A

bipedal

699
Q

why do we believe bipedalism arose

A

carrying food

and long distance

700
Q

what else is important to australopithecus

A

social

701
Q

what did australopithecus give raise to

A

Homo genus

702
Q

what were some of the early groups of Homo

A

H. erectus

H. ergaster

703
Q

what were later derived from the homo genus

A

H. neanderthal

H. sapiens

704
Q

what percent DNA is in modern humans id neanderthal

A

1 to 3

705
Q

when did homo sapiens arise and where

A

250,000 to 200,000

east africa

706
Q

when did a. aferiancensis arise

A

6 to 7 MYA

707
Q

what was the first fossils called

A

Tu lie –??? spelling

708
Q

how old was the child fossils in afar (salom)

A

3.3 MYA (in sandstone)

709
Q

where did the evolution

A

Afar, Ethiopia

710
Q

what was found in the area where the child’s fossil was

A

volcanic activity

711
Q

when were plants domesticated

A

10,000

712
Q

when did cave art arise

A

20,000

713
Q

when did they find Homo’s

A

1.3 MYA

714
Q

what species was the baby? and Lucie

A

A. afirencsis

715
Q

what came along with the babies skull

A

spine, knee cap, Tibia, shoulder blade

716
Q

how did he discover how old the baby was and how old was she when she died?

A

adult teeth in CT scan ( 3 years old)

717
Q

what helped conform lucy talked upright

A

hip, and femur and tibia articulation

718
Q

what motion did lucys shoulder show about her

A

swing on trees

719
Q

what was the valley in Afar like when A aferiencsis was around?

A

lakes, ain forest, grassy plains, woodlands

720
Q

what did a aferiencsis look like

A

chimps

721
Q

what else lived in the afar area

A

Hippo, antelope and other

722
Q

as the forest shrunk, what was a trait that chimps dev?

A

bipedalism

723
Q

what are some theories why we sand upright

A

stood up to see over tall grass,
stood up to cool
stood up to pick berries
saved energ

724
Q

why did bipedalism help a aferiencsis

A

carry things and save energy

725
Q

what is the difference between our bipedalism and chimps bipedalism

A

energy

726
Q

when did humans and chimps last share a common ancestor

A

6 MYA

727
Q

where did they find human ancestors in such an ancient place

A

northern Chad

728
Q

how old was the salhapous ???????

A

6 MYa

729
Q

what was found with the salhapous (area of body)

A

skull

730
Q

what was used to reproduce the salhapous skull

A

3d printer

731
Q

what are of the skull shows bipedalism

A

where the skull connects to the spine

732
Q

what groups were also bipedal and had chimp like brains

A

orrorian, ———- (look up)

733
Q

what is a key difference between human and chimp children

A

humans are children longer

734
Q

by age three what percent of the brain was dev for salome

A

75%

735
Q

what percent of the brain is developed for 3-year-old chimps

A

90%

736
Q

what separate the vision structures from the neocortex in chimps

A

lunate sulcus

737
Q

do humans have the lunate sulcus

A

not really, it is pushed back so the neocortex is expanded

738
Q

when were tools discovered

A

2.5 MYA

739
Q

who made first the tools?

A

Homo habilis

740
Q

what were tools used for

A

breaking down animals to get to bone marrow

741
Q

what anatomical change to the thumb helped shape better thumbs

A

broader bone

742
Q

what was a skull addition to H. habilis showing a larger frontal region

A

forehead

743
Q

how much did the brain grow from a. aferincis to H. habilus

A

doubled (800 cc)

744
Q

what environmental changes did east africa see in 1million years

A

grass, to volcano, to lake, to desert, to lake

745
Q

what algal component shows that the east africa valley was once a lake

A

diatoms

746
Q

when the brain size flawed line what was happening to the weather

A

staying the same

747
Q

when the brains starting increasing what was happening to the weather

A

cycling rapidly

748
Q

what was the driving force to human evolution

A

our ability to how we can adapt to climate change

749
Q

where was the first species found that was most similar to humans (homo erectus)

A

great with valley of east africa

750
Q

what was so special about the Leekys finding (terkonavoi)

A

whole skeleton

751
Q

what was the main different anatomical changes to H. erectus and us

A

smaller skull (brain area)

752
Q

was tarkarnivoi full grown

A

no

753
Q

what did the teeth of terconivoi show about the boy

A

8 years old

754
Q

why is a prolonged child development helpful for humans

A

longer brain dev.

755
Q

what size was the tercanavo brain

A

900cc

756
Q

what causes a change on communication

A

—– area in brain

757
Q

what was an innovative development H. erectus used

A

stone tools

758
Q

what did tool making show about homo erectus

A

they could think ahead

759
Q

what is the most negative aspect of large brains

A

requires a lot of energy

760
Q

what did homo erectus add to their diet to supply more brain energy

A

meat

761
Q

how did homo erectus kill animals that were bigger and stronger

A

endurance running

762
Q

how can we find out how we lost out body hair

A

lice

763
Q

what lice is more related to gorilla lice

A

pubic

764
Q

how did they test human hair lice and human pubic lice relatedness

A

dna testing

765
Q

based off of human lice, when did humans lose body hair

A

3MYA

766
Q

how do most nominals lose body heat

A

panting

767
Q

how do we lose most body heat

A

sweat

768
Q

what did sweat lead to in the homo genus

A

more endurance

769
Q

what did endurance running lead to

A

persistence hunting

770
Q

what is it referred to when Homo erectus chased their prey and then once the prey sat down, they would chase it again and repeat until the animal is heat stroked

A

persistence hunting

771
Q

what time of the day did homo erectus hunt

A

mid day

772
Q

what did eating meat lead to

A

ability to use fire for cooking

773
Q

what was a secondary advantage to fire

A

communication

774
Q

what is special about human infants

A

hard wired to read emotions of others

775
Q

what did they find on in the deminsi site

A

lower jaw

776
Q

what did migrations most likely occur out of Africa based off the deminsi fossil

A

1.8MYA

777
Q

what is the hobbit called

A

homo floriensis

778
Q

how large id the hobbit brain

A

400 cc

779
Q

what were primitive features to the hobbit

A

brain size and small

780
Q

what might have gave raise to the hobbit

A

homo erectus

781
Q

what was the driving force of the dispersal of homo erectus

A

climate change

782
Q

what was the major find that homo erectus looked after one another

A

old skull with no teeth

783
Q

how large was the first pop of humans

A

600

784
Q

when humans moved to an area, what happened to the other hominids species

A

went extinct

785
Q

what did they look at to see what neanderthals were like

A

child 100,000 years ago

786
Q

where did homo sapiens first arise

A

homo erectus

787
Q

what was the earliest to inhabit Europe

A

homo heidenbergeensis

788
Q

what does the pith show

A

ceremonial burial

789
Q

what was the first symbol ever found found at the pith (homo heidenbergensis)

A

excaliaber

790
Q

what gave raise to neanderthals and us

A

homo heidenbergenesis

791
Q

what did the teeth of the young boy show

A

how fast he was growing up

792
Q

the jaw showed he was 11, but how old was he

A

8

793
Q

what did the short childhood show

A

they had less time for brain dev

794
Q

what was the major difference between the neanderthal brains and our brains (shape)

A

the bean was low and elongate

795
Q

what areas of the brain were different then ours

A

parietal and temporal

796
Q

what did neanderthals eat

A

meat (large game)

797
Q

what does neanderthal tools show

A

they had to get close to their prey to kill it

798
Q

how long did a neanderthal live

A

30 years

799
Q

when did neanderthals vanish

A

25,000 year ago

800
Q

when did humans arise

A

200,000

801
Q

what anatomical changes did early humans have vs us

A

large brow bones

802
Q

what happened to the earth 200,000 years a go

A

ice age and drought

803
Q

what cause the loss of diversity in human DNA

A

bottle neck

804
Q

where did the early humans have to live

A

cost and highlands

805
Q

where was the pop of original homo sapiens

A

near the sea

806
Q

what adaption did the coast move cause

A

prediction of moon cycles and change in stone tools

807
Q

what advancement did we make to tools

A

larger variety

808
Q

what was the first evidence of human symbolism

A

red orcha

809
Q

what shells did they find with humans

A

holes for jewelry

810
Q

when did we move out of africa

A

60,000 years ago

811
Q

where did we meet neanderthals

A

middle east

812
Q

what gene is identical to ours show neanderthals might be able to speak

A

foxp2

813
Q

what does foxp2 help

A

motor skills for speech

814
Q

where did foxp2 derive?

A

homo heidenbergensis

815
Q

what does foxp2 show

A

heidenbergensis gave raise to us an neanderthals

816
Q

what cause neanderthals to leave

A

we pushed them out

817
Q

how much dna is in humans is neanderthals (average)

A

1 to 3 percent (interbreeding was a thing-ew)

818
Q

what has the highest neanderthal DNA and what percent

A

2 to 4 in Europe

819
Q

what has the least

A

asia

820
Q

how much higher is endoterm vert metabolic rate versus ectotherm vert

A

10x

821
Q

what is the evidence for endothermy in therapsids

A

nasal chonchae, fibro-lamellar pattern, predator prey ratios

822
Q

what was the diverging line from cynodonts in the late triassic (225mya)

A

mammaliaformes

823
Q

when was the crown group for mammalia separated

A

early jurassic (190mya)

824
Q

what was notable about mammals in the age of dinosaurs

A

has a diverse mammalian fauna but they were not prominent predators or herbivores

825
Q

what are the modern mammalian characteristics

A

temporal fenestra, endothermy, fibro-lamellar bone deposition, mammary glands, hair, three middle ear bones, neocortex

826
Q

when does fossil record show hair

A

in amber 100mya and imprints 160mya

827
Q

what was castrocauda lutrasimilis

A

early mammal that looked like a cross between a beaver and an otter

828
Q

when did primate evolution begin

A

possibly in late cretaceous (55mya)

829
Q

what is the species of oldes tprimate

A

archicebus achilles (55mya in eocene)

830
Q

when did lagomorpha appear

A

late cretaceous

831
Q

early forms of primates looked like what

A

arboreal and small bodied

832
Q

what are the key features of early primates

A

large brain, stereoscopic vision, prehensile trails, opposable thumb, slow maturation time

833
Q

how are conclusions on current life forms made

A

cellular layout, DNA as programming molecule, use of ATP based on ribose

834
Q

the framework of life is microscopic and based on ____ so special challenges are posed

A

organic chemicals

835
Q

how old are bacterial fossils found

A

3.5bya (cell walls distinguishable with EM)

836
Q

what is monera

A

bacteria

837
Q

how long ago was the origin of universe

A

big bang 13.8bya

838
Q

when was the origin of solar system

A

4.6bya

839
Q

what is the theory of origin of solar system

A

nebular hypothesis

840
Q

what is nebular hypothesis

A

gravitational attraction gas and dust particles

841
Q

how many years does it take a star to form

A

1 million years

842
Q

when is the origin of earth

A

4.55bya

843
Q

what is the theory for origin of earth

A

planets form along an accretion disk associated with rotating star, matter gravitationally attracts creating larger bodies with higher gravitational fields

844
Q

how old are the oldest terrestrial rocks

A

4.3bya

845
Q

when did atmosphere begin to be O2 rich

A

2.5bya

846
Q

when is the hadean eon

A

4.5-4.0bya

847
Q

what are the two theories for life starting on earth

A

abiogenesis and panspermia

848
Q

what is abiogenesis

A

advanced chemical evolution led to first cells on earth

849
Q

what are some factors for abiogenesis

A

affinity of organic molecules for each other, drying events making tidal pools, clay particles having charged surfaces facilitating molecular interactions

850
Q

what is panspermia

A

microorganisms carried to a planet by incoming debris

851
Q

who suggested panspermia

A

Kelvin, Arrhenius , etc

852
Q

what kind of a process is chemical evolution on early earth

A

interwoven process involving concurrent changes

853
Q

what are the chemical evolution things we looked at

A

stellar evolution, solar system dynamics, geological/atmospheric evolution

854
Q

all extant life is thought to be traced to a common primordial life form–what is its name

A

LUCA (last universal common ancestor)

855
Q

what is the fundamental nature of LUCA

A

cellular framwork, DNA was directing molecule, proteins did needed activities, horizontal transfer of DNA

856
Q

what are the mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer

A

transformation, transduction, bacterial conjugation, gene transfer agents

857
Q

what is transformation

A

uptake of foreign genetic material from env

858
Q

what is transduction

A

virus moves DNA between bacteria

859
Q

what is bacterial conjugation

A

transfer of a plasmid

860
Q

what are gene transfer agents

A

virus like DNA in the rhodobacterrales

861
Q

what is the best detailed evidence of cells

A

large array of paleontological material 2.5bya and younger showing prokaryotic cells (cyanobacteria)

862
Q

what is the earliest evidence of cells

A

Knoll and barghoorn, wacey

863
Q

what did knoll and barghoorn find

A

bacteria like cells 3.25bya with cell walls and cell division with measurable carbon content

864
Q

what did wacey find

A

cells from 3.4bya with cells attached to pyrite compound suggesting a sulfur based oxidation reduction metabolism

865
Q

how can molecular analysis of early divergences be used

A

compare similarities in DNA sequences

866
Q

what did woese argue

A

ambiguities are created by horizontal gene transfer as seen with borrelia

867
Q

who came up with the universal gene-exchange hypothesis

A

woese

868
Q

what did early cellular life depend on

A

riboenzymes and proteins that functioned more independently

869
Q

what is an example of communal dynamic existing with evolution

A

similarities like ATP use and codon framework

870
Q

interdependent protein function led to what

A

integrated genomes that could exploid resources

871
Q

does horizontal or vertical transfer favour natural selection

A

vertical

872
Q

what was the ring of life hypothesis for

A

proposed divergence of the domains

873
Q

who came up with the ring of life hypothesis

A

rivera and lake

874
Q

what is the ring of life hypothesis

A

there is more total concordance in gene sequences between bacteria and yeast than between archaea and yeast

875
Q

what does the ring of life hypothesis say on how eukaryotic cells formed

A

with fusion of archara cell and bacteria cell

876
Q

what is the chronocyte hypothesis for

A

proposed divergence of the domains

877
Q

who proposed the chronocyte hypothesis

A

Doolittle and others

878
Q

what is the chronocyte hypothesis

A

eukarya began diverging first and the prokaryotes split into the bacteria and archaea at a later time

879
Q

how can you infer chemical condition of prebiotic world

A

from oldest rock strata and observation of presumably less modified planets

880
Q

what did miller/urey look at

A

different early atmospheric conditions, within 1 week there was glycine and alanine

881
Q

stellar gas clouds can produce ___

A

organics

882
Q

how were macromolecules made and kept

A

evaporation pools at shoreline, clays

883
Q

how did evaporation pools make and keep macromolecules

A

partical drying of tidal pools concentrate organic monomers and facilitate polymerization events

884
Q

how did clays make and keep macromolecules

A

charged surface of clays held monomers close togther facilitating polymerization

885
Q

only ___ handed amino acids used

only ___ handed carbohydrates used

A

left

right

886
Q

what was the guiding dynamic for making macromolecules

A

reaction stoichiometry

887
Q

what kinds of macromolecules would have existed forever ago

A

lipid-like, proto-proteins, proto-nucleic acids

888
Q

what did ferris experiment on

A

volcanic derived clays facilitating polymerization

889
Q

what type of clay did ferris look at

A

montmorillonite

890
Q

what did ferris’ RNA monomer experiments find

A

RNA monomers bound clayy surfaces and RNAs started forming with two days and with more varieties

891
Q

what other molecule did ferris repeat his experiments with

A

amino acids and had similar results with clay binding

892
Q

what is a riboenzyme

A

RNA that catalyzes chemical reactions

893
Q

what is the gradualism model

A

species descent from a common ancestor gradually diverge more and more in their morphology as they acquire unique adaptations

894
Q

what is the punctuated equilibrium model

A

a new species changes most as it buds from a parent species and then changes little for the rest of its existence

895
Q

what genes are involced in body plan programming

A

homeobox and hox genes

896
Q

what do homeobox genes do

A

imporant control functions

897
Q

what do hox genes do

A

critical in body plan development on antereoposterior axis (establish body segment identity)

898
Q

where do hedgehog genes program

A

development of body plan at dorsoventral axis

899
Q

hox genes were first worked on in what animal

A

drosophila

900
Q

what happened to fruit flies with abnormal alleles

A

legs in place of antennae and two pairs of wings instead of one pair

901
Q

what was the elena, cooper lenski experiment

A

e.coli strain that doesnt exchange genetic material looking at mutations for cell size

902
Q

what did bishop ussher do (1600s)

A

fixed a date to creation (life forms immutable)

903
Q

what was the date of creation for bishop ussher

A

october 23 4004BC

904
Q

what led to the disproval of usshers date for formation of earth

A

geology in the 18th-19th century

905
Q

who were early contributors to geological earth history

A

hutton and charles lyell

906
Q

erasmus darwin suggested biological evolution in his writings, who was erasmus

A

grandfather of charles darwin

907
Q

what did lamarck suggest in early 1800’s

A

inheritance of acquired characteristics

908
Q

when did wallace and darwin present their paper and where

A

july 1 1858 at the linnean society of london

909
Q

who sponsored darwin and wallace paper

A

lyell

910
Q

when was darwins book published

A

1859

911
Q

what was the draft title for darwins book

A

on the mutability of species

912
Q

how many copies first printed of darwins book

A

1250

913
Q

when does survival of the fittest appear in darwins book

A

5th edition 1869

914
Q

how much was the first edition of darwins book

A

30 pounds then, 100000 pounds now

915
Q

who was the most vocal proponent for darwins book

A

huxley

916
Q

alternative mechanisms emphasized from ___ to ___

A

1880 to 1930

917
Q

what was the curch of england response to darwins book

A

opposed by traditionalist but liberal members supported notion as a model for divine action in natural

918
Q

what was the unitarian church response to darwinsbook

A

supportive (his grandfather founded this church)

919
Q

who encouraged publication of darwins book in usa

A

asa gray

920
Q

who had the strongest negative response to darwins book

A

american evangelical and conservative denominations

921
Q

what states and when did they ban teaching of eolutuon in public scjools

A

kentucky and south carolina in 1922, oklahoma d florida in 1923, tennessee in 1925

922
Q

what did william jennings bryan do

A

lawyer

923
Q

what did john t scopes do

A

born in kentucky, emplyed by rhea county highschool in tennessee, highschool football coach that was a sub teacher and taught evolution in classroom and went to court for it, was fined $100 but then was removed because jury problem

924
Q

who proposed the term darwinism

A

huxley in 1860

925
Q

who was herbert spencer

A

polymatch, coined term survival of the fittest, identified with social darwinism

926
Q

what is social darwinism

A

competition is a driving force for removing genetically inferior individuals from the population