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What did Jean-Baptiste Lamarck propose?

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Evolution occurs by inheritance of characteristics acquired by selective pressures
variation is acquired

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What did Charles Lyell propose?

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geologist that proposed uniformitarianism through the stratification of the earth’s core.

species appeared over time in the geological record, some disappeared and some modified

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Alfred Wallace

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developed theory of evolution through natural selection (independent of darwin)
published theories with Darwin

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What is Wallace’s Line

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Line between Bali and Lombok that separates the Asian Fauna from Australian Fauna

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Charles Darwin

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proposed that populations varied and those who were better suited to survive will pass their traits along
“On the Origin of Species”

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Which animals were studied on the Galapagos

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Land Tortoises
Darwin Finches
Blue-Footed Booby
Marine Iguanas

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How did the Galapagos Islands allow for variation?

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Islands varied in natural resources
Archipelago allowed for animals to be reproductively isolated

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Natural Selection

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individuals with certain alleles produce more surviving offspring than those without
increased allele presence over generations

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Definition of “fitness”

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measure by the number of surviving off-spring that are able to reproduce

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Hardy-Weinberg Principle

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genotypes will remain constant as long as
- population size is large
- mating is non-selective
- no mutations appear
- no selective pressures occur
- no im/emigration

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Hardy-Weinberg Equation

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p + q = 1
p - frequency of dominant allele
q - frequency of recessive allele

p^2 - homozygous dominant
2pq - heterozygous dominant
q^2 - homozygous recessive

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Five Agents of Evolutionary Change

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Mutation
Gene Flow
Nonrandom Mating
Genetic Drift
Selection

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What is mutation?

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change of an allelic proportion in a population

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What is gene flow?

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movement of alleles from one population to another

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What is non-random mating?

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mating based on a preference
inbreeding - > homozygosity
outbreeding - > heterozygosity

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genetic drift

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fluctuation of allele frequencies

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founder effect

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small population that turns into a large population quickly with out much genetic diversity

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bottleneck effect

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large population that decreases rapidly due to lack of genetic diversity

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evolution definition

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change in frequency of an allele in a population

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Adaptive Selection Theory & polymorphism

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animals with a common ancestor that adapted to different areas of a specific environment to avoid resource competition.

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what is a transient species?

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a transitional species that can allow for gaps in evolution to be explained

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what is a punctuated equilibrium?

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period of rapid speciation due to a change in environmental pressures

evolutionary change can be seen to move faster in smaller populations

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Divergent Evolution (speciation)

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evolution of different species of animals that can be traced back to a common ancestor
generally adapted to cope with new env. pressure

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convergent evolution

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organisms that are not from a common ancestor that independently evolve similar traits

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analogous structures

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features of species that are similar in function but not necessarily similar in structure / do not derive from a common ancestor
ex - flippers on dolphins and wings on penguins

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homologous structures

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features of a species that are similar in structure, but serve different functions / derive from a common ancestor
ex - human and dog limbs

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artificial selection

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favored traits that get selectively bred

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vestigial structures

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structures with no apparent function, but resemble ancestral structures
ex - leg bones in whales or snakes

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importance of molecular record

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species more closely related have more DNA similarities than those that are distantly related

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Two Events necessary for speciation

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reproductive isolation
genetic divergence

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species definition

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all individuals being capable of interbreeding and production fertile offspring

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micro-evolution

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change in allele frequency in a population that leads to a new species

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macro-evolution

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numerous species evolving simultaneously

34
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2 Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms

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prezygotic
postzygotic

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prezygotic mechanism

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prevention of proper zygote formation

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postzygotic mechanism

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form a zygote but it does not develop properly
offspring are not able to establish themselves within a niche & are unable to function

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behavioral isolation

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difference in behavior maintains distinctiveness
ex - mating calls

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Ecological isolation

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species that habit the same niche but utilize different portions / resources within that niche

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Temporal Isolation

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difference in mating / blooming periods
–> limits resource competition

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Mechanical Isolation

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structural differences that prevent mating from occuring

41
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Prevention of Gamete Fusion

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physiological mechanisms that prevent fertilization

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Allopatric Speciation

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geographical isolation that leads to genetic divergence

43
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2 types of sympatric speciation

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ecological
chromosomal

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peripatric speciation

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same as allopatric but the population can be assumed to be much smaller.

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Ecological Sympatric Speciation

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genetic divergence due to the exploitation of different resources / habitats within a niche

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Chromosomal Sympatric Speciation

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external factors that lead to an affected mutation rate. Chromatids that do not split during anaphase (mitosis I or II)

47
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divergent speciation

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single species splits into two separate species.
both can exist at same time but do not breed.

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phyletic speciation

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gradual change to a population that separates itself from the one that gave rise to it.

49
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How do mammals differ?

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fur, endothermic metabolism, and increased brain size.

50
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What happened during the Permian extinction?

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tectonic plate malformation that led to nuclear winter due to toxic gasses being released in the atmosphere
90% of all species became extinct

51
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Out of Africa Theory / Adaptive Radiaion

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spread of homo erectus and homo sapien populations from the great rift valley. belief that the homo sapiens were more evolutionarily fit and outlasted homo erectus

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Multiregional Theory

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spread of homo erectus population that evolved into homo sapeins by intermingling

53
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neanderthals

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separate species from homo sapiens that were the first hominids that provided evidence of cultural factors
ex - buried the dead with tools they’d use in the afterlife

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Cro-Magnon

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existed with neanderthals but outlasted them due to greater brain capacity
left records of cave paintings (cultural factors)
- means they had a higher level of mental processing and resource stability

55
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What is the Binomial System and who Developed it?

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Carolus Linnaeus developed a two-part names that are used to designate species

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what is the order of the binomial system

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Genus species and written in latin

57
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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Importance of 18-S ribosomal subunit

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when sequenced, this subunit allows one to see when a species diverged

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phylogenetics

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study of ancestor-descendent relationships

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what is systematics and how is it used in phylogeny

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reconstruction and study of the relationship between species

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monophyletic vs. para vs. poly

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mono - ancestor and all descendants
para - ancestor but not all descendants
poly - convergent descendants w/o common ancestor
- evidence of convergent evolution

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cladogram

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aka phylogenetic tree

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outgroup vs ingroup

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out - organism for comparison
in - organism being evaluated

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eukarya vs prokarya vs archea

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nucleus vs no nucleus vs extremophils

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Principle of Parsimony

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explanations with fewer evolutionary steps are preferred
ex - more likely that a few species developed a trait than the idea that every species had the trait and only a few kept it

66
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how did the Delta 32 mutation help those during the plague

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recessive gene
heterozygotes got sick but were able to survive
homozygotes didn’t get sick at all

67
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Characteristics of animals

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multicellular
heterotrophic
diploid - two sets of chromosomes
reproduction by oogamy - ability to make diploid cells from haploids

68
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key transitions in animal evolution

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tissue development
body symmetry
body cavity
developmental patterns
segmentation

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parazoa

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sponges without defined tissue
cells will grow back together if broken apart (reaggregate)

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eumetazoa

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distinct, well-defined tissue

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radial symmetry

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symmetry along any imaginary axis
ex - cutting a pie

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bilateral symmetry

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mirror images
right / left & front / back

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cephalization

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development of a structure that holds ganglion of nerve cells in order to process information and respond

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Three kinds of tissue / germ layers

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ecto - outer
meso - middle
endo - inner

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coelom

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cavity lined with mesoderm that allows for an organ to be suspended in cavity
ex - humans

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aceolom

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no body cavity, gut runs through solid tissue
ex - flatowrms

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psuedocoelom

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false coelom that is not lined with mesoderm
ex - nematode

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closed circulation

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separates oxygenated & deoxygenated blood

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Open circulation

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Mix of oxygenated & deoxygenated blood

80
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deuterostomes

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radial cell growth / blastophore becomes anus

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protosomes

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spiral cell growth/ blastophore becomes mouth

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