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Organisms to Ecosystems Exam 1 Flashcards

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DNA transcribed to RNA that is translated to proteins

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Central Dogma

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The genetic makeup or set of alleles of an organism

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Genotype

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Describes the Manifestation of organisms

The observable physical traits of an organism which are determined by its genetic makeup

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Phenotype

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Organisms display an array of traits

Multiple phenotypes are found within a species. which compete. with one another for resources

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Variation

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Traits of offspring resemble those of their parents

Each phenotype is dependent at least partially on underlying genotype which is passed on to the offspring of individuals expressing that phenotype

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Heritability

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Which three features are needed for evolution to occur

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Variation, heritability, differential fitness

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Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds

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Molecules

Water

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Any of several kinds of membrane-enclosed structures with specialized functions, suspended. in the cytosol of eukaryotic cells

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Organelles

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Life’s fundamental unit of structure and. function; the smallest unit of organization that can perform all activities required for life

barrier- separation of inside from the exterior

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Cells

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A specialized center of body function composed of several types of tissues all working together

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organs

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An integrated group of cells with a common structure function or both

only multicellular organisms have this

Cells communicating towards a goal

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Tissue

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An individual. living. thing consisting of one or more cells

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organism

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A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area. and inter breed, producing fertile offspring

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population

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All the organisms that inhabit a particular area an assemblage of populations of different species living close enough together for potential interaction

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Communities

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All. the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with. which they interact; one or more communities and the physical environment around them

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ecosystem

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The entire portion of earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planets ecosystems

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Biosphere

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Why was 9,500 BP significant?

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First cities

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Why was 300,000 BP significant?

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First homosapiens

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Why was 65,500,000 BP significant?

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K-Pg extinction

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Why was 542,000,000 BP significant?

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Cambrian explosion

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Why was 2,500,000,000 BP significant?

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First evidence of life

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What is the blended model of inheritance?

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Traits of offspring resemble an intermediate between their parents traits

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What is the segregating model of inheritance?

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Traits of offspring resemble the trait of one parent or the other.

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Phenomenon where populations of organisms increase exponentially

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Malthusian Population Growth

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Organisms competing for limited resources

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Struggle for existence

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measure of how many offspring an individual organism produces

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Fitness

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Describes the persistence through time of forms (phenotypes) that create the most offspring

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Survival of the fittest

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groups of organisms which is where evolution occurs

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populations

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a change in the genetic composition of population from generation to generation

a process that results in a. change in pattern and does not occur in individuals

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evolution

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the removal of genotypes. and their associated. phenotypes that are. less fit in an environment

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natural selection

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a type of natural selection where selective breeding is used to encourage the occurrence of desirable traits

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artificial selection

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a taxonomic group of any rank

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taxon

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a classification scheme where a species can be a member of multiple more-inclusive categories

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hierarchal

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a hierarchal scheme for classifying species into higher-order groups

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Linnaean classification

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two-part naming scheme used to identify unique species and. indicate their close relative

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binomial nomenclature

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a species is a group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable fertile offspring but do not produce viable fertile offspring with members of other such groups

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biological species concept

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“Tree thinking” Describes a process of splitting lineages and accumulating modifications.

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Phylogenetic’s

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a form of hereditary lateral gene transfer

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hybridization

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one which has survived to the present day, and so it is a living group.

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Extant

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a pragmatic proxy for a species usually based on DNA sequencing

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Operational taxonomic unit

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Order of the Linnaean classification from least inclusive to most inclusive

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Species
Genus
Family
Order
Class
Phylum
Kingdom

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the process by which one species splits into two or more species

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Speciation

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an interruption in genetic connectivity between populations required by speciation

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Reproductive isolation

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The evolutionary history of a species or group of related species

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phylogeny

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Pertaining to a group of taxa that consists of a common ancestor and all of its descendants. A monophyletic taxon is equivalent to a clade.

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monophyly

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one which has survived to the present day, and so it is a living group.

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clade

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taxa that are each others closest relative

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sister taxa

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taxa that are sister to the focal taxon

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outgroup taxa

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trait if two taxa share that trait due to inheritance of the trait from a common ancestor

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homology

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trait if two text share a trait but it evolved independently in the history of each lineage
(common ancestor did not share this trait)

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analogy

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a model of evolution characterized by slow. continuous transformation from one phenotype to another

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gradualism

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a novel of evolution characterized by long period of phenotypic uniformity interspersed with short bursts of radical phenotypic change

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punctuated equilibrium

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prevent formation of hybrid zygotes. between different population or species

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pre-zygotic isolating mechanisms

Habitat isolation
temporal isolation
behavioral isolation
mechanical isolation
gametic isolation

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reduce viability or fertility of hybrid offspring between different populations or species

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post-zygotic isolating mechanism

Reduced hybrid viability
reduced hybrid fertility
hybrid breakdown

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