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Natural Selection and genetic modification Flashcards

1
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what happens during natural selection?

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the alleles that are responsible for useful characteristics are passed on

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2
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Bacteria in natural selection

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a resistant bacterium has better advantage of survival so it will live for longer and reproduce quicker to pass on the alleles. the none resistant bacterium will die

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3
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how does antibiotic resistance provide evidence for evolution?

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the bacteria is better adapted to an environment and will become more common

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4
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what is a fossil?

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any trace of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago

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how do you know how old a rock is?

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the deeper the rock, the older the fossil

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what are hominids?

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human beings and their ancestors

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7
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how old is Ardi?

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4.4 million years old

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where was Ardi found?

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Ethiopia

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what features did Ardi have?

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  • ape like toe
  • structure of feet was like ape
  • long arms
  • short legs
  • brain size same as ape
  • legs showed she walked upright
  • hand bones show she didn’t use them to walk
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10
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how old is lucy?

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3.2 million years old

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where was lucy found?

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Ethiopia

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what features did lucy have?

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  • arched feet
  • arms and legs length was between human and ape
  • brain was slightly larger
  • walked upright more efficiently
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13
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how old is Turkana Boy?

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1.6 million years old

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where was Turkana Boy found?

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Kenya

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15
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what features did Turkana boy have?

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  • short arms
  • long legs
  • brain size larger
  • better adapted to walking upright
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16
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how do you find out how old a stone tool is?

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  • structural features
  • statigraphy ( study of rock layer)
  • often found with carbon containing material
17
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what are the five kingdom classification groups?

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animals 
plants 
fungi
prokaryotes 
protists
18
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what led to the three domain system?

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  • technology developing
  • understanding of biochemical processes and genetics increased
  • can determine the sequence of DNA
19
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What is included in the three domain system?

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archaea
bacteria
eukarya

20
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what is archaea?

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similar to bacteria but different genetic sequences

21
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what is the process of selective breeding?

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  • select the ones with best characteristics
  • breed together
  • select best offsprings and breed them
  • continue process over generations
22
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how is selective breeding useful?

A

animals with better characteristics
better crops and food
good for higher yields
medical research

23
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disadvantages of selective breeding

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  • reduces gene pool
  • health’s problems
  • ethical considerations
  • new diseases appear
24
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what is genetic engineering?

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modifying an organisms genome to introduce desirable features

25
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restriction enzymes

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cuts DNA to leave sticky pieces

26
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ligase enzymes

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join two pieces of DNA together

27
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Recombinant DNA

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two different bits of DNA stuff together

28
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what is a vector?

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something that is used to transfer DNA to cell

29
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what is plasmid DNA?

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small circular molecules of DNA that can be transferred between bacteria

30
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what is a virus?

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inserts DNA into organisms they infect

31
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how does genetic engineering work?

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  • DNA cut out with restriction enzymes
  • Vector DNA cut open with restricted enzymes
  • Both left with sticky ends and mixed together with ligase enzymes
  • ligase enzyme joins them together to make a recombinant DNA
  • DNA inserted into other cell
  • can now make protein you want
32
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What is genetic engineering used for?

A

genetically modified to be resistant to herbicides
increases crop yield
bacteria can produce human insulin

33
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disadvantages of genetic engineering

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don’t know what will happen to the organism
health problems
embryos don’t survive
transplanted genes may get out in environment
affect food chains and crops

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