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Evolution Evidence
Fossils + Radiometric Dating
Biogeography
Comparative Anatomy
Bioinformatics
Fossils
- First suggestion Earth = Old
- Rep. Ancient forms of modern organisms
Lamarck
Life PHYSICALLY EVOLVED to SUCCEED in their environment
Lyell
Earth CHANGED through NATURAL PROCESSES
Darwin
- Origin of Species
- Life EVOLVED through NATURAL SELECTION
Everyday example of Natural Selection
- Anti-Biotic Resistant Bacteria
Natural Selection
- Certain INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS = Higher REPRODUCTION and SURVIVAL
- Unequal reproductive success!
3 types of Selection
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Sexual Selection
Artificial Selection
- selective breeding
- promote favorable traits
Sexual Selection
- Characteristics increase mates
Radiometric Dating
- fossil age exact age
- SMALLER HALF-LIFE = OLDER FOSSIL
Biogeography
- geographic distribution of species
Comparative Anatomy
- compare bone structure of modern organisms
Bioinformatics
- technology
- MATHEMATICAL MODELS analyze info.
Fossil Age Relative V Absolute
- Relative = Sedimentary Layers
- Absolute = Radiometric Dating
Macroevolution
- Evolution ABOVE species level
Microevolution
- Change in pop. gene pool over GENERATIONS
Speciation
formation of NEW SPECIES
increases DIVERSITY OF LIFE
Two types of Speciation
Branching
Non-Branching
Non-Branching Speciation
ancestral population CHANGES OVERTIME
Branching Speciation
ancestral pop. SPLITS into DISTINCT populations
Mass Extinction
brief CATASTROPHIC event WIPES OUT 50-90% of SPECIES
What follows a mass extinction?
diversification of survivors
Phylogenic Tree
- branching diagram
- hypothesis about evolutionary relationship of organisms
Systematics
Branch of Bio.
classification of organisms
Phylogeny
SHARED evolutionary history
Why are virus NOT alive?
CANNOT GROW + REPRODUCE ON ITS OWN
Invasive Species
non-native populations that spread FAR BEYOND orignal intro. point
What effects to invasive species have?
Economic + Environmental Damage
Colonizes = Dominates Habitats
2 ways invasive species are controlled
Biological Control
Integrated Pest Management
Biological Control
Intentional RELEASE of ENEMY = ATTACK PEST POP.
Integrated Pest Management
maintain LOW PEST POP
5 steps of evolution
- variation (mutation)
- change in environment
- elimination of undesirable traits
- reproduction of survivors
- change to pop. OVERTIME
Why do humans still get sick despite the immune system + modern medicine?
Bacteria EVOLVE through NATURAL selection
Evolution
descent with modification
What drives evolution?
Natural Selection: UNEQUAL REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS
Why is antibiotic resistance more common today?
- misuse + overuse of anti-biotics
- allows bacteria to BUILD RESISTANCE
What is the smallest biological unit that can evolve?
POPULATIONS
Descent with Modification
EVOLUTION
- CHANGES in GENES + DNA over GENERATIONS
Mutation
RANDOM change in DNA
SOURCE OF VARIATION
What are the effects of mutation?
negative
neutral
RARELY POSITIVE
What are the 4 mechanisms of evolution
Mutation
Genetic Drift
Gene Flow
Sexual Selection
Genetic Drift
- change in the gene pool due to CHANCE
- MINIMAL IMPACT ON LARGE POPULATIONS
- LARGE IMPACT ON SMALL POP.
What are the 2 kinds of Genetic Drift?
FOUNDER EFFECT
BOTTLENECK EFFECT
Bottleneck Effect
- Affects ORIGINAL pop
Founder Effect
SMALL, GENETICALLY DIFFERENT population
DOES NOT AFFECT ORIGNAL POP
Genepool
ALL forms of genes in a population @ any one time