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Unit 7 - Natural Selection Flashcards

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Evolution

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change in the genetic makeup of a POPULATION OVER TIME

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Natural Selection

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process which individuals that have certain traits tend to SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE at high rates than others due to traits

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Phenotypic variation

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can decrease/increase fitness

DNA sequence doesn’t matter

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Selective Pressures

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changes in the environment

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Heritable traits

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from PARENT TO OFFSPRING
- sexual reproduction (crossing over, independent assortment, random fertilization)
- random mutations
- adaptations to environment

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Ways to increase fitness

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  • more offspring = more survive
  • successful competition for resources = increase change of survival and reproduction
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Fitness

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reproductive success = evolutionary fitness

more changes in the environment will lead to more evolution/adaptation

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Artificial selection

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selective breeding by humans to encourage a desirable trait

can increase OR decrease genetic diversity

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Population

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a group of individuals that are the same species, live in the same area, and interbreed to produce FERTILE offspring

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Gene pool

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population’s genetic makeup

all copies of every type of allele

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Fixed allele

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1 allele present for a particular locus (where on a chromosome a specific gene is); an allele that is the only variant that exists for that gene in a population

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Genetic drift

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CHANCE event that cause a change in allelic frequency from one generation to the next

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How does genetic drift affect a population?

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  • most affects small population
  • increased mortality and decreased reproduction (from natural disaster)
  • loss of genetic variation
  • harmful alleles become fixed

does NOT produce adaptations (random event!!)

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Bottleneck

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large population is significantly reduced by a non-selective disaster

ex: fire, famine, etc

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Founder

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a few individuals isolate and establish a new population with a different gene pool; lose genetic diversity

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Gene Flow

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transfer of alleles in/out of a population; migration

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Convergent evolution

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similar traits but unrelated lineage due to similar selective pressures/niches

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Analogous structure

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pairs with CONVERGENT EVOLUTION

similar structure/function with different ancestors

penguins, sharks, dolphins: light color bellies but only because they adapt that way to the environment

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Divergent

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accumulation of differences in groups (due to DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES) that leads to speciation (formation of NEW SPECIEIS)

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Homologous Structures

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pairs with DIVERGENT EVOLUTION

common ancestor/blueprint but evolves into different structures with different functions

humans, bats, cats: same bone structures in arms with fingers due to common ancestor but now has different functions

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Coevolution

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2 interdependent (dependent upon one another) species influence each other’s morphology

ex: prey/predator, plant/pollinator

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Adaptive Radiation

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ancestral species develop into different species and fills in different environmental niches

modifies homologous structures and is due to ecological opportunity

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Gradualism

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evolutionary chang is slow; small genetic change favored by natural selection

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Punctuated

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periods of stasis (no change) to rapid development (punctuated)

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What increases chance of survival?

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increased variation will help populations survive in changing environmental conditions

increased variation will mean more chances for an individual to have a favorable trait

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Phenotypic advantage

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fitness advantage in an individual

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Selective pressures

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biotic/abiotic factors that influence survivability

  • availability of resources
  • predators
  • disease
  • climate
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Environmental factors

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trait previously suited may no longer be suited after changed environment

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5 principles of natural selection

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  1. variation
  2. trait must be heritable
  3. more offspring that can survive
  4. traits that increase fitness are passed down more often
  5. POPULATIONS CHANGE; not individuals
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Hardy Weinberg

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  1. no mutations
  2. random mating
  3. no natural selection
  4. extremely large population size
  5. no gene flow
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Geographical evidence

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characteristics of habitat or land loss

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Geological evidence

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features of Earth overtime (fossils)

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Physical evidence

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phenotypes/traits of species

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Biochemical evidence

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chemical composition (molecules – DNA, proteins)

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Mathematical evidence

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calculations, statistics, models, simulations

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Fossils

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visual of evolutionary change over time

rate of carbon 14 decay: less carbon = older

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Comparative Morphology

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analysis of living and extincet structures

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Embryotic Homology

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similar embryotic development

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Vestigial Structures

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structures that are conserved even if they are no longer used

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Molecular Homology

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many species share similar DNA, animo acid sequences

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Biogeography

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related organisms are different in different places due to evolving in different conditions

ex: finches in Galapagos, Pangea

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Genome Changes

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antibiotic resistant bacteria, pathogens = new diseases

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Synapomorphy

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derived characteristics shared by clade members

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Derived

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similarly inherited from most recent common ancestor

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Ancestral

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arose prior to the common ancestor

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Monophyletic

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includes most recent common ancestor and all descendants (grandparents and all grandkids)

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Paraphyletic

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most recent common ancestor but missing descendants (grandparents and some cousins are missing)

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Polyphyletic

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no common ancestor but has descendants (grandparents are missing but grandchildren are there)

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Allopatric

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physical barrier divides a population and is separated (geographic isolation)

  • prevents gene flow
  • usually caused by natural disaster
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Sympatric

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new species evolves while still in the same geographical region as ancestral species

  • reproductively isolated; when brought back together, and are able to interbreed = they are NOT distinct species
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Prezygotic

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prevents mating/hinders fertilization

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Habitat - Prezygotic

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live in different areas/habitats in the same area

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Temperal - Prezygotic

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mate at different times; time of day/year/season

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Behavioral - Prezygotic

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different mating rituals

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Mechanical - Prezygotic

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reproductive anatomy doesn’t fit

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Gametic - Prezygotic

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proteins on eggs’ surface don’t allow for the egg and sperm to fuse

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Postzygotic

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prevent hybrid zygote from developing into a fully viable and fertile adult

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Reduced viability

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impair development/survival

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Reduced fertility

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hybrid can develop into an adult but is sterile

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Hybrid breakdown

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1st generation of hybrids survives and reproduces but 2nd generation is sterile

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Microevolution

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change in allele frequency

ex: genetic drift, natural/sexual selection, gene flow

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Macroevolution

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large evolutionary patterns

ex: adaptive radiation, mass extinction, stasis

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Human causes of extinction

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pollution, climate change, poaching, habitat loss/destruction, invasive species

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Types of traits

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Adaptive: increase chance of survival
Deleterious: decrease chance of survival

both depend on environment

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Directional

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selecting for 1 EXTREME trait

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Stabilizing

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select intermediate; AGAINST EXTREME traits

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Disruptive

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selecting for BOTH EXTREME traits

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Sexual selection

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chooses mate based on one/more traits; 1 sex has to compete for a mate

  • result in traits harmful to an individual; peacock big tail
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Early Life

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synthesize organic molecules from inorganic molecules with free energy (UV, electric discharge, heat)

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RNA World Hypothesis

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RNA was the earliest genetic material; created on primitive Earth and could self-replicate without other molecules

Primordial soup: early oceans with inorganic and simple organic molecules; formed with free nucleotides

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