Lecture 17 - Species Flashcards

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1
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organisms that cannot only mate with each other, but produce fertile offspring

A

species

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2
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population, or group of populations, whose members can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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species

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3
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True/False: every species is reproductively isolated from every other species

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True

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4
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in order for species to be reproductively isolated, they must be separated by barriers which prevent gene flow

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reproduction barriers

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5
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what’s another name for reproduction barriers

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isolated mechanisms

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6
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how we build the organism classification based upon their evolution

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phylogenetics

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7
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modern biochemical and genetic analysis reveal relatedness among diverse organisms

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phylogenetics

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8
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give each species a scientific name/binomial name

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taxonomy

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9
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what does taxonomy fall under

A

classification system

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10
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organisms are classified based upon their _____ and _____ _____

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genetic and molecular relationship

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11
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scientific name include _____ and _____

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genus and species

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12
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True/False: study of biochemistry and genetics show many organisms use similar chemicals and genes

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True

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13
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three domain classifications

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bacteric
archaea
eukarya

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14
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what domain is very diverse and can go through photosynthesis

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bacteria

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15
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what domain is extremophiles: live in extreme environmenets

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archaea

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16
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what domain has some methane producing organisms

A

archaea

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17
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what domain lives in environments humans are used to

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bacteria

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18
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name a difference between domain bacteria and archaea

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their cell walls are molecularly different

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19
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True/False: archaea are eukaryotes

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FALSE! They are prokaryotes

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20
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Produce methane from hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide

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Methanogens

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21
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what domain do methanogens fall under

A

archaea

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22
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require high salt concentration

A

Halophiles

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23
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what domain do halophiles fall under

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archaea

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24
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extremely hot and acidic environments

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Thermoacidophiles

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25
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what domain do Thermoacidophiles fall under

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archaea

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26
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Extremely diverse collection of organisms

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kingdom protista

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27
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are organisms in kingdom protista prokaryotes or eukaryotes

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eukaryotes

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28
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Defined by exclusion – do not belong to any other kingdom

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kingdom protista

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29
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general term for any photosynthetic protist living in water

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Algae

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30
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algae falls under what

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photosynthetic protista

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31
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True/False: Algae can’t form symbiotic relationships with other organisms

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FALSE: They can!

32
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Dinoflagellates fall under what

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photosynthetic protista

33
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are eukarya eukaryotes or prokaryotes

A

eukaryotes

34
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4 parts of domain eukarya

A

kingdom protista
kingdom plantae
kingdom fungi
kingdom animalia

35
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what organism is primarily responsible for photosynthesis on our planet

A

algae

36
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True/False: Kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic and filamentous feeding structures

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FALSE! They are NOT!

37
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what do kingdom fungi lack

A

chitin in cell walls

38
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two slime molds(don’t live in dirt - recycle things on the surface) in kingdom fungi

A

plasmodial

cellular

39
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feeding stage of plasmodial

A

plasmodium

40
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where do fungi recycle things

A

in the dirt/ground

41
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are plants multi or unicellular

A

multicellular

42
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photosynthetics autotrophs fall under

A

kingdom plantae

43
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where do most plantae live

A

on land

44
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seedless, nonvascular plants

A

bryophytes

45
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Most closely related to vascular plants

A

mosses

46
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  • Lobed “leaves”

- Most closely related to ancestral land plants

A

liverworts

47
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– Smallest group

– Named for shape of sporophyte

A

hornworts

48
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Seedless vascular plants

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Ferns and allies

49
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  • Have xylem and phloem that allow for true roots, stems, and leaves
  • Permits life in drier habitats
  • Xylem’s thick cell walls support larger plants
  • Well-developed cuticle and stomata to minimize water loss
A

Ferns and allies

50
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– Largest group 
– Fronds 
– leaves 
– Rhizomes 
– underground stems 
– Remains form coal deposits
A

True ferns

51
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– Lycopods
– Club mosses and spike mosses
– Not bryophytes

A

club mosses

52
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– 1 living genus Equisetum

A

horsetails

53
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– Simple plants

– Most have no obvious leaves

A

whisk ferns

54
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Seed plants live and reproduce in drier habitats
– Pollen grains produce sperm cells 
– don’t need
free water
– Seed 
– young sporophyte packaged with food supply in tough outer coat
- means naked seed 
– seeds not enclosed in fruits
A

Gymnosperms

55
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– Pine trees
– Needlelike or scalelike leaves
– Produce egg cells and pollen in cones

A

conifers

56
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– Primarily tropical or subtropical
– Palmlike leaves
– Large cones

A

cycads

57
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– Only one living species

– Ginkgo biloba

A

Ginkgo

58
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– Most distinctive/bizarre seed plants

– Ephedra, Welwitschia

A

Gnetophytes

59
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  • Flowering plants
  • Flowers are reproductive structures that produce pollen and egg cells
  • Flower parts develop into fruit containing seeds
  • Flowers and fruits help disperse pollen and seeds
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Angiosperms

60
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– Dual organism
– Fungus harbors green algae or cyanobacteria
– Photosynthetic partner contributes food
– Fungus absorbs essential minerals
– Important ecologically
– Survive extreme environmental conditions
– Can use lichens to monitor air quality

A

Lichen

61
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chemoheterotrophic, sexually-reproducing eukaryotes

A

animals

62
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Animals have two tissues that differ from other multicellular eukaryotes

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  • muscle

- nervous

63
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– Animals without

backbones

A

Invertebrates

64
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– Animals with backbones

A

Vertebrates

65
Q

where do humans belong

A

chordates

66
Q

True/False: chordates consist of vertebrates and invertebrates

A

True

67
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True/False: humans have the greatest advantage because of our muscle and nervous tissue

A

True

68
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5 Prezygotic barriers

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ecological/habitat
temporal isolation
behavioral isolation
mechanical isolation
gametic isolation
69
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physical barrier

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ecological/habitat

70
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not everything is on the same cycle (ex. trees releasing pollin)

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temporal isolation

71
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(only applies to animal kingdom) harmony is wrong (ex. frogs with different mating cells)

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behavioral isolation

72
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physiology of mating organs is incompatible with each other

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mechanical isolation

73
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gamete proteins not compatible

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gametic isolation

74
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3 postzygotic barriers (hybrids)

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Hybrid inviability: dies before sexual maturity
Hybrid infertility
Hybrid breakdown

75
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offspring doesn’t come to maturity = incompatibility

born, but doesn’t reach sexual maturity

A

Hybrid inviability

76
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get viable offspring, but is steril (horse and donkey)

A

Hybrid infertility

77
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H x D
= mule x mule
= mule - doesn’t go past this point

A

Hybrid breakdown