U3 Key Area 6: Evolution Of Species Flashcards

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What is the definition of mutation

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A mutation is the random changing of an organisms genetic material.

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What are mutations

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Mutations are spontaneous

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What can mutations cause

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A mutation can cause a change in a phenotype (characteristic) of an organism.

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What are mutations the only source of

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Mutations are the only cause of new alleles.

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What is a mutagenic agent

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A facto or chemicals that increase the rate of a mutation

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What can increase the rate of mutation

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Environment factors such as radiation and some chemical gas

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Examples of radiation (3)

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  • UV light
  • Gamma rays
  • X-rays
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Examples of Chemical Gas (4)

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  • Alcohol
  • Caffeine
  • Mustard gas
  • Chemicals in tobacco
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9
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Three possible effect of mutations on organism:

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  • Disadvantages to survival
  • Advantages to survival
  • Neutral
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10
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What do inherited characteristics help

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That make an organism well suited to survive in its environment

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Types of adaptions (3)

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  • Anatomical
  • Physiological
  • Behavioural
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Why is variation important

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To allow a population to evolve over time and in response to changing environmental conditions.

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What are variations

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New alleles produced by mutations result in plants and animals becoming better adapted to their environment

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What are variations called evolutionary adaptions

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They allow organisms to cope and evolve in response to environmental changes

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What’s evolutions

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The organisms with the advantageous mutations survive and pass them onto the next generation

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What is natural selection

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The basic mechanisms of evolution whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to produce more offspring.

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Step 1 of natural selection

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There is variation in the population

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Step 2 of natural selection

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More individuals are produced than the environment can support and Natural Selection occurs due to selection process. The individuals who are less well adapted do not reproduce and die out

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Step 3 of natural selection

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The best adapted individuals in the population survive to reproduce and pass on the favourable alleles that confer the advantage. This is sometimes knows as ‘Survival of the Fittest’

20
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Step 4 of natural selection

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The alleles increase in frequency in the population over time.

21
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When do organisms (in the same species) show variation (4)

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  1. Organisms produce too many offspring
  2. Struggle for existence follows (Survival of the Fittest) when there is selection process
  3. Offspring best adapted (suited) have the best chance of surviving, reproducing and passing on the advantageous alleles
  4. Theses alleles increase the frequency within the population
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What is a species

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A group of organisms which can interbreed and produce a fertile offspring

23
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What is speciation

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The development of new species

24
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How long does it take for speciation to occur

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This is something which happens over a very long period of time

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What is speciation caused by (3)

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  • Geographical barrier such as oceans or mountains
  • Ecological barriers caused by changes in abiotic factors such as temperature, pH, water etc.
  • Behavioural barriers such as migration
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What is the 1st step on speciation

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It starts when a large group of organisms of the same species become separated into 2 or more groups

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What is the 2nd step on speciation

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On the main group has been split, mutation occurs within the smaller groups resulting in new alleles. This can alter the phenotype (characteristics) of the organism

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What is the 3rd step on speciation

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As time passes the environment applies slightly different selection pressures on the population and natural selection takes place.

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What is the 4th step on speciation

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These individuals then survive to reproduce and pass on new alleles

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What is the 5th step on speciation

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This results in the characteristics of the population changing

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What is the 6th step on speciation

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After a long time, even if the barrier is now removed, the 2 populations will differ from eachother so much that they are no longer able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Therefore they are now different species.

32
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What is the hint to remember the steps of speciation

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BIG- barriers
MAMA - mutation
NOT - natural selection
READY- reproduce