final exam Flashcards
Religious Dogma to be Believed
The Earth is only about 6000 years old-Archbishop James Ussher- a. The Earth was created by God in 4004 B.C. b. The Earth and organisms do not change.
How did the Earth come to be the way it
is today?
1.Catastrophism-Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) (Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Baron de Cuvier) 2.Uniformitarianis-James Hutton (1726-1797), Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Principles of Geology-William Smith (1769-1839) Stratigraphy
Early Theories of Evolution
Jean Baptiste Lamark-Inheritance of Acquired Characters ex.-giraffes exceptions(weight lifters, mice)
Population Studies
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834)
1. An Essay on the Principle of Population-Because many organisms do not survive competition for the same resources and because they cannot overcome other limiting factors in the environment (that is, there is a "struggle for existence") overpopulation does not usually occur.
Charles Darwin
- The “Beagle”
- The Galápagos Islands
a. Darwin’s Finches
b. Galápagos Tortoises - Evolution: How Does it Work?
a. How does evolution occur?
b. Hints: Lyell, Malthus, Breeders
i. Lyell
a) Time
ii. Malthus
a) A struggle for existence
iii. Breeders
a) Artificial Selection
i) Pigeons
ii) Dogs
c. Answer: Natural Selection
i. Struggle for Existence
ii. Variation / Adaptation
iii. Survival of the Fittest
Alfred Russel Wallace
- Malay Archipelago
a. Islands (again) plus… - Sickness
a. Malthus (again) Equals… - Evolution through Natural Selection
Natural Selection Idea (again)
Evolution Theory Misconception
What the theory actually said was that both
apes and humans evolved from a common ancestor (several branches).
However…
B. Understanding, Perhaps, But…
1. Some reactions were for other reasons
(e.g., social).
2. Other reaction was on religious grounds.
The Scopes Trial
Tennessee Anti-Evolution Law
B. The Scopes "Monkey" Trial (1925)
- The Participants (John Thomas Scopes, William Jennings Bryan, Clarence Darrow
- The Outcome-Scopes lost…, Was fined $100, but…The verdict was overturned on a technicality.
Evidence From Paleontology
A.Extinct versus Extant, B,Fossils, C.”Missing Links” and Transitional Forms(Horses, Protoavis, Archaeopteryx, and others, Lungfish)
D.”Living Fossils” [Relict Organisms]
(Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis, Coelacanths (Latimeria)
E.Geological Dating
Evidence From Comparative Anatomy
Analogous Structures-a. Perform the same function but are derived from different structures (e.g., the wings of birds and the
wings of insects)
2. Homologous Structures-a. Perform different functions but are derived from the same basic
structures (e.g., wings and arms)
3. The more homologous structures there
are the more closely related organisms
are evolutionarily.
Evidence From Embryology
“Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny”
Evidence From Biogeography
Continental Drift [Plate Tectonics]
Evidence From Experiments
A."Experiments" 1. Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 2. DDT 3. Antibiotics B. Darwin's Prediction 1. Niche 2. Coevolution 3. Convergent Evolution
Evidence From Hybridization
Animals and Plants
Evidence From Vestigial Organs
Legs and Human Vestigial Structures
Evidence From Molecular Biology
Genetic Code, Proteins, Chromosomes
What drives natural selection and/or how are traits passed on to offspring?
1.Fluid Hypothesis-a. A blending of materials
— in the blood?
2. Particle Hypothesis-b. Combination of “factors”— in the cell?
Mendel’s First Law
The Law of Segregation-a. Each “particle” [gene] is a separate entity not connected to any others. [Today we know this is not entirely
correct.]
Mendel’s Second Law
The Law of Independent Assortment
a. Each trait [gene] is on a separate “particle” [chromosome] and each “particle” moves separately (independently) from any other particle.
Where do variations come from?
- Genetic Recombinations
- Reproductive Recombinations
- Mutations
How are variations maintained?
Gene Pool- a. The frequency of traits (carried on genes) in a population stays the same
unless something atypical occurs to change them.
b. Evolution can be defined as a change in
the frequency of traits in the gene pool.
2. The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Equation
a. An equation that can be used to model
the changes in a gene pool.
p + q = 1
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
AA Aa aA aa
Where do changes in the gene pool originate?
Anything that changes the normal genetic
interactions can have an effect on the gene
pool.