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Process of Coevolution

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How the evolutions of one species impacts the evolutions of one another and vise versa (reciprocal evolution)

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Concept of an evolutionary arms race

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A series of adaptations and counter adaptations usually between predators and prey

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What happens when an evolutionary arms race doesn’t concur

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either the predator or the prey will go extinct

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Mimicry

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looking like something you’re not

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How does Mimicry arise through coevolution

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Some prey will look slightly like something else, it gains a fitness advantages, however, the predator gets good at locating this new form new mutations make individuals blend in better, etc.

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Aposematic Coloration

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Bright warning colors

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Mullerian Mimicry

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multiple toxic/dangerous organisms look similar to one another

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Batesian mimicry

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a benign organism looks like a dangerous/toxic one

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Innate behaviors

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genetically hardwired, do not require any sort of previous experience to do, little variation

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Learned Behaviors

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Are not genetically hardwired, they do require previous experience in order to do them, wide variety of variation

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Innate Reflex examples

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protection behaviors, bracing yourself when you fall

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Innate Taxis examples

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Directional movement as a result of exposure to a stimulus, sunflowers move towards sunlight

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Innate Kinesis Behaviors

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non-directional movement as a result of exposure to a stimulus, speed

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Learned Habituation examples

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getting used to a particular stimulus

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Learned Imprinting example

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learning certain behaviors at an early age when exposed to a particular stimulus, ducklings following mom

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Learned Culture Example

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based on the way you were raised and what you are used to, you will respond differently in certain situations

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Contemporary vs. historical

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at the time behavior is done, and over evolutionary time

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Proximate vs. Ultimate

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physical mechanism associated with a behavior
vs evolutionary reasons

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Contemporary proximate

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what mechanisms are necessary to conduct their behavior

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Contemporary ultimate

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what is the evolutionary advantage of doing this behavior

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historical proximate

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how did this trait/behavior develop over evolutionary time

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historical ultimate

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what is the phylogenetic history of this trait/behavior

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What demographic factors influence population growth/decline

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birth rate, death rate, immigration rate, emigration rate

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Fecundity

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fertility (how many offspring will an individual have)

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Survivorship
how long do you live
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Density independent growth and Exponential growth
(growth is not affected by how big the population is)
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Density Dependent growth and Logistic growth
growth is affected by how many individuals are in the population
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What variables influence logistic growth
What proportion of the carrying capacity is being occupied
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What variables influence exponential growth
growth rate
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Limiting factors to population growth
resources, predators, disease, waste
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Major two ways organisms can obtain energy
autotrophs and heterotrophs
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Autotrophs
proudcers
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heterotrophs
consumers
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primary producers
plants, algae (bottom of the food chain)
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primary consumers
herbivores
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secondary consumers
carnivores
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bottom-up trophic cascade
whatever happens to the species at the bottom of the food chain, is also going to happen to everything else above it in the food chain
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top-down trophic cascade
whatever happens to the species at the top of the food chain, is going to happen to everything else above it in the food chain
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Keystone species
an organism that plays a disproportionately large role in the community structure/make up relative to its abundance
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Major components of biogeochemical cycles
sources/sinks and fluxes
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Sources/sinks
where is a particular resource found in large quantities and these can be living or non-living
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Fluxes
processes by which a resource will be moved from one source to another
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Sources in water cycle
Ocean, atmosphere, soil, plants/animals
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Fluxes in water cycle
evaporation, precipitation, runoff, absorption
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Concept of nitrogen fixation
plants will absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere, send it down to the roots, where symbiotic bacteria take that nitrogen and convert into nitrogenous compounds
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Eutrophication
excess nitrogen/phosphorus enter the water supply and get into a lake which causes an algal bloom, algae dies, sinks to the bottom where it begins to decay. Decomposition uses all the oxygen in the water, leading to mass die offs.
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Bioaccumulation
the concentration of a particular pollutant builds up in an organism over time
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biomagnifcation
the concentration of pollutant increases dramatically as you go up the food chain
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abiotic variables that contribute to the formation of biomes
average annual precipitation and average annual temperature
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Net Primary Production
The quantity of plan biomass in an area
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How is NPP related to abiotic factors and biomes
Affected primarily by average annual precipitation and average annual temperate and amount of npp defines what biome you're in
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What ways are terrestrial and aquatic biomes are being impacted by humans
deforestation, pollution, invasive species
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Zone of tolerance
what sets of conditions can a species tolerate or survive in
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ecological filtering
what influences whether a species can live in a certain area
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Disperal filter
can the organism even get to that area
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abiotic filter
are the environmental conditions appropriate for that species/organism (zone of tolerance)
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species interactions
will the organism be outcompeted or eaten in that area?
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Greenhouse effect
the atmosphere traps solar radiation on the surface of the earth. The more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the more heat is trapped.
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How does the greenhouse effect relate to carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide is one the the greenhouse gases that gets in the atmosphere and traps the heat.
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Difference between global warming and climate change
global warming is looking at rising temperatures across the world and climate change looks at everything else that arises as a result of those rising temperatures
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Expected consequences of continued warming
more severe weather, more severe droughts, rising sea levels, mass extinction, ocean acidification, climate refugees, and loss of resources
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the importance of maintaining biodiversity
supporting services, regulation services, provisioning services, and cultural services
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Supporting services
pollution, nutrient cycling, pest control, primary production
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regulation services
preventing soil erosion, water purification, production of oxygen and removal or carbon dioxide, and decomposition
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Provisioning services
providing fuel, food, medicines, water
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cultural services
recreation, tourism
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Resistance
extent to which an environment remains unchanged due to a disturbance
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Resilience
extent to which an environment recovers after a disturbance (how quickly does it recover)
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Possible strategies for the conservation of a threatened species
Educational services, "off-site" conservation and reintroduction, genetic restoration, wildlife corridors, seed banks, designated protected wildlife areas

Biology 1202 (2 decks)

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