EXAM Flashcards
Microevolution
Change in gene frequencies and phenotypic traits within a population and species
Macro evolution
Large scale evolutionary changes including the formation of new species and taxa
Convergent evolution
The evolution of similar traits in distantly related species
Divergent evolution
The large scale evolution of a group into many different species
Malthus evolution theory
Human populations grow exponentially but food sources grow at a constant rate
Lyell evolution
Earth had undergone and continues to undergo slow steady and gradual change
Lamarck evolution
Environment plays a key role in the evolution of species. Then theory of inheritance of acquired traits
Erasmus Darwin
Great grandpa. Proposed all life may have a single source
Charles Darwin
Natural selection
De Buffon
Similar organisms have a common ancestor
Living fossils
Species that lived millions of years ago but are still alive today with little or no changes.
Living fossil example
Alligator snapping turtle bowfin fish
Adaptive radiation
Relatively rapid evolution of a single species into many new species to fill a variety of new niches
Adaptive radiation example
Darwinian finches in the Galápagos Islands. 1 species evolved to fill 13 new niches
Gene pool
The complete set of alleles contained within a single population
Genetic drift
Changes to allele frequency as a result of chance
Founder effect
Genetic drift that results when a small number of individuals separate from there original population and form a new one.
Bottleneck effect
Dramatic often temporary reduction in population size resulting in a large genetic drift
Homologous structure
Similar structures in species that share a common ancestor
Analogous structure
Distantly related species develop structures that are anatomically different but serve the same function
Gradualism model type of change
Slow change over many generations
Punctuated model change
Long periods of no change with short periods of rapid change
Gradualism model what’s important
Natural selection
Punctuated model what’s important
Genetic drift and founder effect
Gradualism and living fossils
Make it hard to explain
Punctuated theory living fossils
Support the theory
Gradualism transitional forms
Lack of transitional forms don’t support the model
Punctuated and transitional forms
Supports This model bc there aren’t any
Geological Eras
Paleozoic Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Time and description Paleozoic
542-251 Mya age of ancient life
Time and description Mesozoic
Age of middle life 252-65.5 Mya
Time and description Cenozoic
Age of recent life 65.5 mya-present
Which periods were in the Paleozoic era?
Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian
Cambrian
542-488 mya. Known as Cambrian explosion
Ordovician
488-444
First predators, fish, vertebrates. She’ll bearing marine invertebrates. Armoured jawless fish. Ends with mass extinction #1
Silurian
Land plants appear. Arthropoda dominate land. Jawed and armoured fish dominate the sea. 444-416
Devonian
416-359. First amphibians insects trees and Chondrichthyes apear. Ozone layer spears. Ends with mass extinction #2
Carboniferous
359-299. Coniferous trees apear. Moist warm climates and coal deposits develop. Primitive reptiles apear
Permian
299-251. Conifer trees speciate. Reptiles radiate into pre Dino’s. Severe drought and glaciers. Ends with mass extinction #3 biggest one
Which periods are in the Mesozoic era?
Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous
Triassic
251-199.6. Only 4 percent marine species survive. Early Dino’s appear. Ends with mass extinction number 4
Jurassic period
199.6-145.5. Pangea. Conifers and mammal like reptiles apear. Dino’s
Cretaceous
Angiosperms apear. Insects become pollinators. Birds and small reptiles. Reptiles rule land and sea ends with mass extinction number 5
Periods in Cenozoic era
Tertiary and quaternary
Tertiary
Adaptive radiation or birds and mammals. Angiosperms dominate. Arctic ice sheet and continental glaciation. 65.5-1.8
Quaternary
1.8-now. Land bridge between n and s America. Humans develop
Mass extinction #1
444mya. Ordovician - Silurian mass extinction
Mass extinction number 2
359 mya. Late Devonian mass extinction
Mass extinction number 3
Permian Triassic extinction. 251 Mya. Biggest ever extinction 96 percent marine species killed
Mass extinction number 4
Triassic Jurassic extinction. TJ. 199.6 Mya
Mass extinction number 5
Cretaceous tertiary mass extinction. Chixclub crater. KT. 65.5 Mya
Hardy Weinberg calculations
P^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
P+q=1
P in hardy weinburg
Frequency of homozygous
Q in hardy Weinberg
Frequency of homozygous recessive gene
2pq in hardy Weinberg
Frequency of heterozygous gene
Evidence for evolution
Embryology biochemistry the fossil record geographic distribution and comparative anatomy
Embryology
Different species develop things at the exact same time as other species when they are in the womb
Biochemistry
Evidence in similarities in genes that it is all related
The fossil record
Shows the different layer of rocks in chronological order. The deeper in the rocks the older
Geographic distribution
Similar habitats select for certain similar adaptations even tho things develop very far away from eachother
Comparative anatomy
Similarities in structure among different species give clues to evolutionary history. Ex homologous feature and vestigial structure
Post zygotic and pre zygotic isolating mechanism
Prevents species from mating
Post zygotic mortality
Mating and feritilization happens but zygote doesn’t develop properly so does
Hybrid inviability
Dies before birth or very soon after
Hybrid infertility
Animal is born but is infertile
Prezygotic prevention of mating
Ecological isolation. Temporal isolation. Behavioural isolation
Ecological isolation
Similar species occupy different parts of a region so can’t mate
Temporal isolation
Different species bread at different times of year so can’t mate together
Behavioural isolation
Different species use different behaviours to mate and won’t respond to others
Prevention of fertilization
Mechanical isolation and gamer ic isolation
Mechanical isolation
Differences in mating features don’t allow them to be able to physically mate togwther
Genetic isolation
Things release egg or sperm but need certain chemical markers to mate
Haploid
Gametes contain one of each type of chromosome
Diploid
Somatic cells contain 2 of each type of chromosome
Homozygous
Identical alleles for one trust
Heterozygous
Have alleles that are unlike for the same gene
Genotype
Genetic make up of individual
Phenotype
Physical appearance of an organism resulting in the genetic make up
Dihybrid
Heterozygous for 2 different alleles
DNA pairs
Adenine and thymine
Cytosine and guanine
RNA pairs
Adenine and uracil
Cytosine and guanine
Crossing over
The exchange of chromosome segments between homologous pairs during synapsis. Helps with recombination of genetic info between non sister cheomatids
Mitosis
A eukaryotic cell divides it’s genetic info into 2 new identical nuclei
Meiosis
2 staged cell division where the daughter cells have half the number of chromosome as the parent which results in formation of gametes or spores
Non disjunction
The failure of homologous pairs to separate. Result is abnormal number of chromosome in daughter cells
Sample disorders non disjunction
Turners klinefelter sand downs
Turners
Monosomy so X. Result is underdeveloped female
Klinefelter a
XXY trisomy. Sterile abnormal male with some female features
Downs
Trisomy of #21. Low mental ability with short features
Sugars in DNA vs RNA
DNA - deoxyribose
RNA- ribose
Number or strands DNA vs RNA
2 in DNA. One in RNA
Location in cell DNA vs RNA
DNA is in nucleus mitochondria and chloroplast. RNA in nucleus and cytoplasm
Building block of DNA
Each chain is called a nucleotide and is made of a phosphate, pentose sugar and a nitrogenous base
Similarities of meiosis and mitosis
Diploid parent cell. Has interphase and pmat. In metaphase chromosomes line up and they both end with cytokenesis
Number of daughter cells in mitosis and meiosis
Mitosis only 2. Meiosis 4
Cell divisions in asexual reproduction
1 mitosis. 2 meiosis
Genetic make up in asexually reproduction
Mitosis identical daughter. Meiosis genetically different.
Process of blood clotting
Blood vessel injury
Platelets attracted to area
Platelets rupture and release chemicals to form thromboplastin.
Thromboplastin converts thrombin to prothrombin.
Thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin
Fibrin forms a net that traps blood
Mouth
Teeth grind food PD. saliva breaks down carbs. CD
Esophogaus
Long muscular tube that moves food to stomach PD
Stomach
j shaped organ that churns food. PD. Mixes food with pepsin to digest protien. Cd
Liver
Biggest organ in body. Makes bike that emulsified fat. Cd. Breaks down toxins. Cd.
Gallbladder
Small organ on liver Connected to duodenum via bile duct. Stores bike part of cd
Pancreas
Small organ between stomach and duodenum. Creates and secretes trypsin. Cd. Secretes bicarbonate ions. Cd
Small intestine. Parts
7 m long includes duodenum jujunem and illium
Small intestine actions
Primary site of complete digestion. Cd. Diffuses thru villi to blood
Large intestine.
8 cm wide. Absorbs water. Cd. Digests food further with bacteria. Cd
Blood flow thru heart
Vena cava. R atrium. Try spud valve. R ventricle. Pulmonary valve. Pulmonary artery. Pulmonary vein. L atrium. Bicuspid valve. L ventricle. Aortic valve. Aorta
Product of digestion
Carbs lipids protiens
Amylase
Mouth and small intestine from pancreas. Breaks down starch
Pepsin
Stomach from stomach breaks down protiens
Bile
Bile small intestine from liver. Emulsified fat
Secretin
Liver and pancreas produced by small intestine. Tells liver to make more bile and pancreas to secrete digestive enzymes
Lipases
Small intestine by pancreas. Breaks down days
Cck
Pancreas by small intestine. Signals release of pancreatic enzymes and bicarbonate ions.
Bicarbonate ions
Small intestine by pancreas. Decreases ph
Trypsin
Small intestine from small intestine. Breaks down protiens
Carbs are broken down by
Amylase
Protiens are broken down by
Pepsin and trypsin
Lipids are broken down by
Bile and lipases
Structure small intestine
Lined with villi and microvilli to increase sa for digestion. Increases rate by 500 times.
Artery
Carries oxygenated blood away. 97% o2 content. Has thick muscular elastic wall with small lumen.
Capillaries
Connect arteries and veins. 1 cell thick lumen so gas exchange can occur here
Vein
To the heart with not a lot of oxygen content. Thin less muscular lumen with less elastic wall
Blood pressure
Systolic/diastolic. 120/80
Systolic pressure
Pressure in arteries when heart contracts
Diastolic pressure
Pressure in arteries when heart relaxes
Red blood cells
Make up 44% of blood. Bio concave discs. Carry oxygen erythrocytes
White blood cells
Leukocytes. Defend from infection. 1% of blood.