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1
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Who came up with the idea of Biodiversity?

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E. O. Wilson

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What did EO. Wilson say about biodiversity?

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The totality of inherited variation in all organisms of a selected area

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3
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Why is evolution important?

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B/c nothing makes sense in biology except in the light of evolution

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What are the 4 things evolution allows us to understand?

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1- diseases
2- explains diversity of life on earth
3- agriculture = plant/animal breeding and origin of crops
4- managing wildlife

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What is biology defined as?

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The study of living organisms and life processes

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What are the. 4 major concepts of biology?

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1- hierarchy of biological organization
2- emergent properties of systems
3- diversity of life
4- evolution

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Explain Hierarchy of biological organization as a major concept of biology

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Life can be organized into structural levels.

At each successive level additional emergent properties appear

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What are the 8 different levels in the hierarchy of biological organization?

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1- Atomic level 
2- Molecular level 
3- Organelle level 
4- Cellular level
5- Tissue level 
6- Organ level 
7- Organ system level 
8- Organism level
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Instead of the 8 levels of hierarchy of biological organization, what are the 14 structures?

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1- atoms
2- complex biological molecules
3- sub-cellular organisms
4- cells = basis units of structure and functions (similar cells are organized)
5- tissues, 6- organs 
7- organ systems
8- individuals = complex organisms 
9- group, 10- population 
11- community, 12- ecosystem 
13- biomes, 14- biosphere
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10
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What are the 6 levels of organizations in biodiversity? Where does evolution happen?

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1- Species 
2- subspecies 
3- population (evolution happens here)
4- individuals or phenotype
5- genotype 
6- DNA
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Explain Emergent properties of systems as a major concept of biology

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Properties that arise as a result of interactions between component parts

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Give 2 examples of emergent properties of systems as a major concept of biology

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1- Hydrogen bonding between water molecules

2- spontaneous folding of polypeptide chains

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13
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Explain Diversity of life as a major concept of biology

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There is 1.2 million species of living organism that have been describes and classified
BUT total # not yet described could be 9-11 million

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What is classification as a part of diversity of life on earth?

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Categorized diverse items into small # of groups

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15
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What is taxonomy?

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Branch of biology that names and classifies species into hierarchical order

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16
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What is the modern taxonomy system called? When was it made? By who?

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Binomial nomenclature - 1735 by Carolus Linnaeus

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17
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What are the 7 levels of Binomial nomenclature?

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1- kingdom 
2- phylums
3- class
4- order
5- family 
6- genus 
7- species
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18
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How do we write the names of the organisms in binomial nomenclature?

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Genus then Species

Both italicizes but only genus Capitalized

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How has the binomial nomenclature changed since its invention?

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Used to be only 5 kingdoms - now 6-8 added

Added 8th layer = Domain - higher than kingdom

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20
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What are the 3 Domain levels?

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Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

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21
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What 2 things can be said about the 3 domains?

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1- bacteria and archaea are prokaryotes

2- archaea more closely related to eukarya than bacteria

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What 4 kingdoms of the domain Eukarya do we need to know?

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1- animalia
2- Fungi
3- plantae
4- Protista

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23
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What is the underlying diversity of life on a microscopic level?

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Sticking unity

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24
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What is the universal genetic language?

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DNA unites

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25
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In eukaryotes unity is evident in?

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Many details of cell structures

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26
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What is evolution?

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Combination of unity and diversity of life

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27
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Explain Evolution as a major concept of biology

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The core theme of biology = how life evolves

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28
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Explain the tree of life (3)

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  • Each species is one twig
  • Species that are very similar = share common ancestor = 2 twigs from recent branching point
  • similarities in cellular structure (cilia) = common ancestor for all eukaryotes
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29
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How is all life connected?

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Through evolution

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30
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What did Charles Darwin come up with and in what year?

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The origin of species - in 1859

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31
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What was darwin’s 2 main ideas in the origin of species?

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1- contemporary species arose from a secession of ancestors through “descent with modification” = evolution
2- mechanism of evolution is natural selection

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32
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Explain Darwin’s descent with modification

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Similarities between species grouped in same taxonomic category

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33
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What is an example of descent with modification?

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Forearms in humans, cats, whales and bats = share same skeletal elements but different functions b/c they diverged from ancestral tetrapod forelimbs = they have homologous structures

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34
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What was Darwin’s first observation about NS?

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Individuals in a pop of any species vary in many heritable traits

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What was Darwin’s second observation about NS?

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Any pop can potential produce far more offspring then the environment can support = struggle for existence among variant member of pop

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36
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What was Darwin’s conclusion about his two observations fro NS?

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Those individuals with traits best suited to the local environment will generally leave more surviving and fertile offspring

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37
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What can NS do over long periods of time?

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Produce new species from ancestral species

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38
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If a pop is fragmented into isolated groups what will happened to them?

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Began as one species diverse is into many - each changing to adapt to its different environmental problems

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39
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What is adaptive radiation?

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Flinches of Galápagos Islands diversified after an initial colonization from the mainland to exploit different food sources on different islands

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40
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What does descent with modification account for?

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Both the unity and diversity of life

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41
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Where is descent with modification generally seen?

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Feature shared by 2 species due to their descent from a common ancestor

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42
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How can NS have an impact of descent with modification?

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Modifies ancestral equipment in different environments

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43
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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - What is the first observation?

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From plant and animal breeders - variation among individuals in pops exists and is an inherent property of pop

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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - What is the second observation?

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From plant and animals breeders - variation is heritable (=genetics)

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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - What is the third observation?

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From Malthus - pop can only grow a certain size (carrying capacity) in a particular environment and then reach a steady state

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46
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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - What is the fourth observation?

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Darwin - organisms produces large # of offspring each generation and tend to have a geometrical rate of increase

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47
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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - What is the first deduction?

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Darwin - in. Each generation many more offspring are produced than can possibility survive

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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - What is the second deduction?

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Darwin - there is a “struggle for existence” among members of each pop

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49
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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - What is the third deduction?

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Darwin - individuals possessing variations that enable them to compete better than others in same pop in the “struggle for existence” will leave more offsprings = favorable traits will increase freq in pop over time as long as environment remains same = NS

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50
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Flow chart showing Darwin and NS with 4 observations and 3 deductions - Which observation supports which deduction?

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Ob #1 (Inherent) - Ded #3 (Variation)
Ob #2 (genetics) - Ded #3 (variation)
Ob #3 (capacity) - Ded #1 (more offspring)
Ob #4 (Geometrical) - Ded #1 (more offspring)

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51
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What is geological time?

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Fossil evidence of life up to 3.5 BYA or BYBP

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52
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How long has fossil evidence shown homo spines have been in extended for?

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500,000 yrs

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53
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What are the 3 different fauna of time?

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1- Cambrian
2- Paleozoic
3- Modern

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54
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What are the 5 mass extinctions as a feature of life on earth over geological time?

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1- end of Ordovician 
2- end of Devonian 
3- end of Permain
4- end of Triassic 
5- end of Cretaceous
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What is the second feature of life on earth over geological time?

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Turn over of species diversity

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56
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What is the third feature of life on earth over geological time?

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Origin of a group doesn’t necessarily coincide with its radiation (proliferation (rapid increase in numbers) or diversification)

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57
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What is an example of the third feature of life on earth over geological time?

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Mammals = originated early but once last ice age was over were allowed to expand and turn into many species

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58
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What are the 5 evidences of evolution?

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1- direct observation of evolution in action
2- fossil records
3- anatomy and embryology
4- biogeography = pattern, processes and distribution
5- molecular biology = DNA and RNA

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59
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What did Darwin believe to be impossible about evolution?

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That it could happen within a lifetime

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60
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Give 2 examples of evolution with a lifetime

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1- antibiotic resistant bacterias

2- herbicide resistant plants

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61
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What is 1 of 4 direct observations of evolution?

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1- E. Coli grown in glucose. Limited “broth” contained citrate. E. Coli cannot use critate for food but after serval years one group did

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What is 2 of 4 direct observations of evolution?

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Elephants hunted for tusks = some groups have become tusk less

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What is 3 of 4 direct observations of evolution?

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Darwin’s flinches on Daphne Major island = beak grew shorter and smaller for foods

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64
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What is 4 of 4 direct observations of evolution?

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HIV evolution in 9 different people = HIV has variations

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65
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Define evolution

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Descent with modification

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66
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What is genotype?

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The underlying genetic makeup of an organism or of a phenotype

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67
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What is phenotype?

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An observed trait expressed by an organism

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68
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What is a gene?

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A physical and functional unit of DNA - could be a sequence of DNA that codes a protein

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69
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What is the Locus?

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A position on a xsome - physical know position of a gene on a xsome

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What is an allele?

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Variations that arise by mutation an exist at that some locus on homologous xsome

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71
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What is a species?

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A group of potentially interbreeding individuals that is reproductively isolated from other groups

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72
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What is a subspecies?

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A recognized (named) tax on below the species level

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73
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What is a population?

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A group of individuals with roughly equivalent probability of mating with each other

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74
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Define evolution

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Descent with modification

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75
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What is genotype?

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The underlying genetic makeup of an organism or of a phenotype

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76
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What is phenotype?

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An observed trait expressed by an organism

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77
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What is a gene?

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A physical and functional unit of DNA - could be a sequence of DNA that codes a protein

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What is the Locus?

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A position on a xsome - physical know position of a gene on a xsome

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What is an allele?

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Variations that arise by mutation an exist at that some locus on homologous xsome

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80
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What is a species?

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A group of potentially interbreeding individuals that is reproductively isolated from other groups

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81
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What is a subspecies?

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A recognized (named) tax on below the species level

82
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What is a population?

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A group of individuals with roughly equivalent probability of mating with each other

83
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What can variation in nature be?

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Continuous or discontinuous

84
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What is genetic variation within individuals?

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Variation in a DNA sequence identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

85
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What is population genetics?

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The study of the change in allele freq in a pop over time

86
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What are the 3 factors of population genetics?

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1- calculation genotype and allele freq
2- heterozygosity
3- Hardy-Weinberge equilibrium

87
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In gene counting what are the 3 genotypes?

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AA
Aa
aa

88
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In gene counting what are the 3 numbers associated with genotypes?

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AA = A
Aa = B
aa = C
89
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What does the genotype number equal?

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A + B + C = T (total)

90
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How do we find frequency of the 3 genotypes? (Genotype Frequencies)

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AA = D = A/T
Aa = H = B/T
aa = R = C/T
91
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What do the genotype frequencies equal?

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D + H + R = 1

92
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What is the allele frequency equation for A? From freq and from number

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P = D + 1/2 H

(A + 1/2B)/T

93
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What is the allele frequency equation for a? From freq and from number

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q = 1/2H + R

(1/2B + C)/T

94
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What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

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The first theory of population genetics

95
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What are the 4 factors of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

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1- diploid organism = 3 genotypes = AA, Aa, aa
2- 2 allele at genetic locus = A and a
3- expect to be random mating
4- use rules of maxilla an segregation

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What are the expected frequencies of genotypes after one generation for HW?

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AA = p^2
Aa = 2pq
aa = q^2
97
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What are the expected frequencies of genotypes for HW equal?

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p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1

98
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What is binomial distribution?

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After one generation of random mating = HW genotype freqs. will only change if a selection occurs (this will be starting point)

99
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In recessive vs dominant HW equations, what does the recessive observed genotype freq equal?

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(aa) = q^2 or R = C/T

100
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In recessive vs dominant HW equations, what does the recessive allele freq equal?

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(a) = root(q^2) or root(R) = root(C/T)

101
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What causes variation?

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Environment

102
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What is the definition of variation?

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An individual’s phenotype represents the combined effects of genotype and environment

103
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For variation what is the phenotype equation?

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P = Genotype + Environment + (genotype X environment) 
P= G + E + (G x E)
104
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What is the G, E and GxE in the phenotype equation?

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G = genetic effect 
E = environmental effect 
GxE = genetic effects whose expression depends on environment or environmental effects which only occur for certain genotypes
105
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What is phenotype plasticity?

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Role of environment = environmental sensitive production of alternative phenotypes by a given phenotype

106
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What is heritability?

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Fraction of the total phenotypic variation in a pop that is caused by genetic different among individuals

107
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How do we measure heritability?

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Must know amount of phenotypic and genetic variation in pop

108
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What are the 3 factors we use to measure heritability?

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Vp = phenotypic variation 
Vg = genetic variation 
Ve = environmental variation
109
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What does phenotypic variation equal in heritability?

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Vp = Vg + Ve = genetic variation + environmental variation

110
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What is the equation for heritability?

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Heritability = h^2 = Vg/Vp = genetic variation / phenotypic variation

111
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What is inheritance?

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Transmission of traits from one generation to the next

112
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Explain what heritability is and isn’t

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It is a property of a pop at any given time (may have different allele freq and environmental differences)
It is not an inherent property of a trait

113
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How do we graphically determine heritability?

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y-axis = mean offsprings vs x-axis = mean parent
Slope = h^2 = has to be between 0 or 1.
If equal 0 then there is no relation

114
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What did Darwin (like other scientists) assume before his travels?

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Assumes species were specially created by God and were unchanging

115
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What are Darwin’s first 4 chapters in his “the origin of species” book - 1859?

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Ch 1 - domestic variation
Ch 2 - natural variation
Ch 3 - struggle for life
Ch 4 - natural selection

116
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What was Darwin’s chapter 4 “natural selection” based on?

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3 facts

117
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What was the first fact Darwin’s chapter 4 “NS” based on?

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Phenotype variation amount individuals

118
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What was the second fact Darwin’s chapter 4 “NS” based on?

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Particular phenotypes survive in the struggle for life

119
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What was the third fact Darwin’s chapter 4 “NS” based on?

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Phenotypic variation is heritable

120
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What does the 3 facts that Darwin’s chapter 4 “NS” make up?

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Fact 1 + 2+ 3 = evolution by NS

121
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What are the 3 ways in which we see evolution by NS work?

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1- stabilizing selection
2- directional selection
3- diversifying selection

122
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Explain stabilizing selection as a type of evolution by NS

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In a stabilizing selection an average phenotype is favored = around the “mean” average

123
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Describe the statistic graph of a stabilizing selection

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Original pop = bell curve

Pop after NS = taller, thinner bell curve in the middle of original pop

124
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Explain directional selection as a type of evolution by NS

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Directional selection is a change in the environment which shifts the spectrum of phenotypes observed

125
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Describe the statistic graph of a directional selection

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Original pop = normal bell curve
Pop after NS = normal bell curve that has been shifted or moved to start more to the right or from the middle of original

127
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Explain diversifying selection as a type of evolution by NS

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Diversifying selection is when 2 or more extreme phenotypes are selected for, while the average phenotype is selected against

128
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Describe the statistic graph of a diversifying selection

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Original pop = normal bell curve
Pop after NS = M shaped curve where the 2 highest peaks are either side of the original curve and the lowest peak is at the dips in the middle of the original curve

129
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How do we determine variability of allele freqs?

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Viability = w (substrate 1 or 2 depending on genotype) x allele genotype freq (p^2 or 2pq or q^2)

130
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What is the mean survival of pop?

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= w..p^2 + w..2pq + w..q^2

131
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For natural selection freqs what is s and h?

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S = selection coefficient
H = dominance coefficient
132
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What does variability freq (w) equal?

A

W = 1 - s or 1 - selective coefficient

133
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Once you have the variability selection allele freq how do you get back to genotype allele freq?

A

w..p^2 / mean w = p^2

Mean w = w..p^2 + w..2pq + w..q^2

134
Q

What is the relation fitness equations for the genotypes AA, Aa and aa?

A 
AA = 1
Aa = 1 + (H X S)
aa = 1 + S
135
Q

What happen if there is no genetic variation?

A

No change will occur

136
Q

For response to selection what are the 3 factors?

A 
R = response to selection 
S = selection differential 
H^2 = heritability where it's between 0 and 1
137
Q

What is the response to selection equation?

A

R = h^2 x S

138
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What does a higher value for R is response to selection mean?

A

Higher R = higher response to selection = faster evolutionary change

139
Q

If NS causes adaptation what 5 processes cause pops to evolve?

A 
1 - NS
2 - genetic drift
3 - Gene flow
4 - mutation 
5 - non-random mating (sexual selection)
140
Q

Which one is or isn’t by chance between NS and GD (genetic drift)?

A 
NS = not by chance
GD = all on chance = cannot be predicted
141
Q

What is genetic drift?

A

A change in the gene pool of a pop due to chance

142
Q

What is important to remember about GD and chance?

A

Predominant in small pops = chance events may lead to loss of genetic diversity

143
Q

Why are smaller pop effected more by GD?

A

Experience greater random effects than large pops

144
Q

What is GD about other than chance?

A

Pop size

145
Q

What is the first insight to GD?

A

Causes an average loss of genetic variation within a pop

146
Q

How does GD cause a loss in genetic variation?

A

Alleles are lost = homozygosity increase and heterozygosity decrease

147
Q

If alleles are lost due to GD changing genetic variation, what will happen?

A

Increase of probability of fixation of any given allele is equal to its freq

148
Q

What is the equation for probability of fixation?

A

E.g. A or a = p or q /2n

Where n = pop size and 2n is total # of all alleles in a diploid pop

149
Q

Explain what fixation is

A

Is when freq = 1 or 0. 1 to be fixed in a pop and 0 to be completely lost from pop. Which means one allele (A or a) is fixed and one is eliminated

150
Q

What is the second insight to GD?

A

Causes on average genetic divergence between pops

151
Q

How does GD cause genetic divergence between pops?

A

Unlikely that random alleles freq changes in different pops will have the same result = no 2 pops will have the same GD

152
Q

What is gene flow?

A

Move to of alleles between pops b/c individuals move around

153
Q

What is important to remember about gene flow?

A

Can alter allele freq in a pop

154
Q

Why can gene flow alter allele freq in a pop? (2)

A

Due to movement of individuals and movement of gametes (e.g pollen and spores)

155
Q

What is the rate of gene flow?

A

of individuals moving into a pop per year = can be high or low

156
Q

What is the difference between mainland and island gene flow?

A 
Mainland = selecting favoring regular pattern = diff between Dom and rec 
Island = selecting favoring reduced pattern = more equal between Dom and rec
157
Q

What is important to remember about gene flow?

A

Can alter allele freq in a pop

158
Q

Why can gene flow alter allele freq in a pop? (2)

A

Due to movement of individuals and movement of gametes (e.g pollen and spores)

159
Q

What is the rate of gene flow?

A

of individuals moving into a pop per year = can be high or low

160
Q

What is the difference between mainland and island gene flow?

A 
Mainland = selecting favoring regular pattern = diff between Dom and rec 
Island = selecting favoring reduced pattern = more equal between Dom and rec
161
Q

What does biological species concept emphasize on?

A

Reproduction isolation

162
Q

What do prezygotic and postzygotic barriers do?

A

Isolate the gene pools of biological species

163
Q

What is speciation?

A

The formation of 2 species from one original species - always have a common ancestor

164
Q

What is adaptive radiation?

A

A sequence of multiple speciation events from an original ancestor (during a relatively short period of time)

165
Q

What helps with adaptive radiation?

A

Less competition

166
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What do islands have due to adaptive radiation?

A

Endemic species (not seen anywhere else) - this results from NS but still originates from common ancestor

167
Q

What is macro-evolution?

A

Origin of new taxonomic groups due to micro = change in allele freq

168
Q

What does species mean in Latin?

A

Kind or appearance

169
Q

Who introduce biological species concept?

A

Mayr - 1942

170
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What was Mayr’s idea behind biological species concept?

A

A species is a pop or group of pop whose members can interbreed with each other in nature to produce viable, fertile offspring and cannot do this with members of other species

171
Q

What is a species?

A

Groups of interbreeding natural pops that are reproductively isolated from other groups

172
Q

What are the issues dealing with species as the biological species concept? (3)

A

Reproductively isolated = zero gene flow = no hybridize (gene flow between species)
Doesn’t make sense for asexual species
Can’t apply when only dealing with fossils

173
Q

What are the 2 types of isolating/reproductive barriers (isolate gene pools) and when do these occur?

A

1- prezygotic = before mating/ before making zygote

2- postzygotic = after mating

174
Q

Where does the reproductive barriers happen?

A

Symmpatrick = same place and not asympatrick = diff areas

175
Q

What is hybridization?

A

2 different species produce viable offspring

176
Q

What are the 5 reproductive barriers for prezygotic?

A 
1- habitat isolation 
2- behavioral isolation 
3- temporal isolation 
4- mechanical isolation 
5- gametic isolation
177
Q

Between which reproductively barriers would mating occur from prezygotic?

A

Between temporal isolation and mechanical isolation

178
Q

Explain what is habitat isolation for prezygotic reproductive barrier

A

Symmpatrick but pops do not meet = same areas but different habitats

179
Q

Explain what is behavioral isolation for prezygotic reproductive barrier

A

Little to no sexual attraction

180
Q

Explain what is temporal isolation for prezygotic reproductive barrier

A

Mating/flowering occurs at different times or seasons

181
Q

Explain what is mechanical isolation for prezygotic reproductive barrier

A

Difference in genitalia or gametes

182
Q

Explain what is gametic isolation for prezygotic reproductive barrier

A

Egg and sperm don’t come together

183
Q

What happens between prezygotic and postzygotic reproductive barriers?

A

Fertilization

184
Q

What are the 3 reproductive barriers for postzygotic?

A

1- reduce hybrid viability
2- reduced hybrid fertility
3- hybrid breakdown

185
Q

Explain what is reduced hybrid viability for postzygotic reproductive barrier

A

Zygote doesn’t develop int embryo

186
Q

Explain what is reduced hybrid fertility for postzygotic reproductive barrier

A

Fail to produce functional gametes

E.g mule

187
Q

Explain what is hybrid breakdown for postzygotic reproductive barrier

A

Offspring of hybrids decrease in viability and fertility

188
Q

What are the 4 alternative species concepts than biological species concept?

A

1- ecological species concept
2- pluralistic species concept
3- morphological species concept
4- genealogical species concept

189
Q

Explain ecological species concept as an alternative species concept

A

Species in terms of it’s ecological niche

190
Q

What is an ecological niche?

A

Set of environmental resources that a species uses and it’s role in a biological community

191
Q

Explain pluralistic species concept as an alternative species concept

A

May invoke reproductive isolation or adaptation to an ecological niche or use both in maintaining distinctive cohesive groups

192
Q

Explain morphological species concept as an alternative species concept

A

The oldest and still most practical concept = defines a species by a unique set of structural feature

193
Q

Explain genealogical species concept as an alternative species concept

A

Defines a species as a set of organisms with a unique genetic history - one tip of branching tree of life

194
Q

What is hybridization? What can be said about there species?

A 
Divergent species (share common ancestor millions of years ago) can mate and produce offspring 
They can hybridize
195
Q

What can hybridization allow even against the odds?

A

Allows for hybrids to be and produce viable and fertile offspring

196
Q

What is the modified biological species concept?

A

Species defines as distinguishable group of genotypes that remain distinct in the face of potential and actual hybridization and gene flow

197
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What is the hybrid zone?

A

Area of overlap between species where hybridization occurs

198
Q

What is the hybrid zone also known as?

A

Suture zone

199
Q

What are the 3 changes in the hybrid zone?

A

1- reinforcement
2- fusion
3- stability

200
Q

Explain reinforcement as a type of hybrid zone

A

Hybrids are less fit than purebred species. Species continue to diverge until no hybridization

201
Q

Explain fusion as a type of hybrid zone

A

Reproductive barriers weaken until 2 species become one

202
Q

Explain stability as a type of hybrid zone

A

Fit hybrids continue to be produced

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