GenBio_1-2 Flashcards

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refers to the gradual process of change and deveopment of living organisms over time

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evolution

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1795 theory of geological change; forces change earth’s surface shape; changes are slow; earth much older than thousands of years

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James Hutton

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Book: Principles of Geography
Geographical features can be built up or torn down.
Uniformitarianism was “the present is the key to the past”
Darwin thought if earth did change over time, what about life?

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Charles Lyell

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4
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Tendency toward perfection

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birds using forearm

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5
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Use and disuse

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Giraffe necks

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Tendency toward perfection (birds using forearm)
Use and disuse (giraffe necks)
Inheritance of acquired traits

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Jean Baptist Lamarck’s Theory of Evolution

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First articulated theory of evolution:

1.Organisms continually arise by
_________________ ____________.
2.Organisms develop ___________ to changing
environment through the ______ and ________ of
organs.
3. Acquired characteristics are ________.

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spontaenous generation
adapatation; use and disuse
inherited

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problems with lamarck’s ideas

  1. There is no evidence of ___________ __________.
  2. There is no evidence of an _____ ________
    toward complexity.
  3. There is no evidence of ________ of
    acquired characteristics.
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spontaneous generation
innate drive
inheritance

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9
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19th century English economist
If population grew (more babies born than die)
then, insufficient living space and food runs out

darwin applied this theory to animals

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thomas malthus

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Evolution, or change over time, is the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

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Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

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Voyage of _____ _________?

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The Beagle

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12
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date of voyage of the beagle?
who’s the captain?
what was their ship?

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February 12, 1831
captained by charles darwin
sailing with H.M.S beagle

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13
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what was the destination of hms beagle?

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voyage around the world

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14
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how long did the voyage of the beagle take?

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5 years

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15
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what was the findings of the voyage beagle?

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a revolutionary hypothesis how life changes over time

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16
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the _______ island

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galaspagos

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smallest, lowest islands where hot, dry, and nearly barron, and has a sparse vegatation

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hood island

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18
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higher islands had a greater rainfall, a rich vegetation, and a different assortment of plants and animals

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isabela

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Darwin was fascinated in particular by the __________
and __________ in the Galápagos.

  • _______ varied in predictable ways from one
    island to another.
  • The ______ of a tortoise’s shell could be used to identify
    which island a particular tortoise inhabited.
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land tortoises and marine iguanas
giant tortoises
shape

20
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intermediate shell

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pinta island

21
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dome-shaped shell

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saddle-backed shell

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hood island

23
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what are the four example animals found in galaspagos?

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land tortoises
blue-footed booby
marine iguanas
finches

24
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*Darwin Observed that characteristics of
many plants and animals __ _____
among the islands

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vary greatly

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hypothesis of the journey home
separate species may have arisen from an original ancestor
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He wrote an essay summarizing evolutionary change from his field work in Malaysia
Russel Wallace
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He gave Darwin the drive to publish his own findings
Russel Wallace
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Russel Wallace wrote an essay about ______ _______ from his field work in ________?
Evolutionary change Malaysia
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what is the name of Darwin's scientific literature?
On the Origin of Species
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Over time, _____ _________ results in changes in inherited characteristics of a population. These changes increase a species ________ in its environment.
natural selection; fitness
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differences among individuals of a species
natural variation
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nature provides the variation among different organisms, humans then select those variations they find useful.
artificial selection
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members of each species must compete for food, shelter, and other life necessities
struggle for existence
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some individuals better suited for the environment
survival of the fittest
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Patterns of Diversity * Darwin visited ______ and _______ which had similar _________ ecosystems. *those __________ were inhabited by very different animals. * neither_______ nor _______was home to the sorts of animals that lived in _______ grasslands.
argentina and australia; grassland ecosystems grasslands agentina nor australia; european
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Living Organisms and Fossils * Darwin collected the preserved remains of ancient organisms, called _______. * Some of those fossils ______ organisms that were still alive today.
fossils; resembled
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Each living organism has descended, with changes from other species over time.
descent modification
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were derived from common ancestors
common descent
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what are the four evidences of evolution?
fossil record geographic distribution of living things homologous body structures simlarities in early embryonic development
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The layer that show change. ❑Show extinct species. ❑Show relationships between ______ and ancient organisms.
fossil records; current
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structures that have different mature forms in different organisms, but develop from the same embryonic tissue
homologous structures
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same structure but different function
homologous
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different structure but same function
analogous
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organs that serve no use of the organism anymore
vestigial organs
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appendix, miniature legs, arms, wisdom tooth
vestigial organs
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Pattern of meiosis (gametes) → fertilization → mitosis (adults)
similarities in early development