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ch 15,16, & 17 (evolution) Flashcards

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evolution

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change in species over time

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species

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a group of organisms that breed with one another and have fertile offspring

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speciation

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formation of new species

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what are the 3 sources of genetic variation

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mutations, gene shuffling, genetic drift

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What is the evidence of evolution?

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  • Fossil Record
  • Geographic distribution
  • Homologous structures
  • Embryology
  • DNA analysis
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Darwin

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the scientists who contributed the most to our understanding of evolution more than anyone else. He sailed on the H.M.S Beagle and made many observations on his voyage that lead him to propose a revolutionary hypothesis

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adaptation

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inherited characteristics that increase an organism’s chance of survival

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adaptive radiation

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a process by which a single species or small group of species evolves into diverse forms that live in different ways

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what is an example of Adaptive radiation

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Darwins Finches, because more than a dozen species evolved from a single species

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coevolution

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a process by which 2 species evolve in responses to changes in each other

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what is an example of coevolution

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salamanders and snakes, because salamanders have poison, the snakes became resistant over time and in response, the salamanders poison became stronger

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convergent evolution

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a process by which unrelated organisms come to resemble one another

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example of convergent evolution

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a lot of aquatic animals such as sharks, dolphins, penguins, and seals, their streamlined bodies and swimming appendages look a lot alike because they need to adapt to similar surroundings so they can travel through water quickly

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punctuated equilibrium

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a pattern of long, stable periods interrupted by brief periods of rapid change

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fitness

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the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment

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James Hutton

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proposes that Earth is shaped by geological forces that took place over extremely long periods of time. He estimates Earth to be millions of years old.

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Charles Lyell

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explained that processes occurring now have shaped Earth’s geological features over long periods of time.

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struggle for existence/survival

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competition among members of a species for food, living space, and other necessities for life.

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gradualism

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a slow, steady change in a particular line of descent

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natural selection/survival of the fittest

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a process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully

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geological time scale

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scale used by paleontologists to represent evolutionary time

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geographic isolation

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two populations are separated by geographic barriers

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temporal isolation

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when two or more species reproduce at different times

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what did Darwin Observe on the Galapagos islands

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he observed iguanas,tortoises, and finches that varied from the mainlands and from island to island. he observed that the characteristics of many animals and plants varied noticeably among the different islands

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theory

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a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations

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variation

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differences among individuals of a species

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reproductive isolation

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when he members of two populations cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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homologous structures

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structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues (come from a common ancestor)

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vestigial organs

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organs that serves no useful function in an organism; organs that do not serve the same purpose as they used to

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gene pool

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all the genes in a population

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What has to happen for evolution to not occur/genetic equilibrium to occur?

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random mating
 very large population 
 no movement in or out of the population,
 no mutations,
 no natural selection
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what are the two main sources of genetic variation

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mutations and the genetic shuffling

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genetic drift

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a random change in allele frequency that occurs by chance

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analogous structures

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body parts that are used for the same purpose in different animals but do not come from a common ancestor

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what were some things Darwin wondered about when he made his observations of different organisms on the islands

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he wondered why different species lived and did not live in certain places, how were the living species related to the species found in fossils

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common descent

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all species-living and extinct-were derived from common ancestors. Therefore, a single tree of life links all living things.

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descent with modification

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each living species has decsended, with changes, from other species over time.

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what happens as new species evolve?

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populations become reproductively isolated from each other

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what is evolution mean in genetic terms?

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any change in the relative frequency of alleles in a population.

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how did Lyell and Hutton influence Darwin’s theory

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through their findings of geography, they made Darwin ask himself, If earth could change over time,might life change as well, and it made him realize that it would have taken any years for life to change in the way he has suggested

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What did Lamarack propose?

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that by selective use or disuse of organs, organisms acquired or lost certain traits during their lifetime. These traits could then be passed on to their offspring. Over time, this process led to change in a species.

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Thomas Malthus

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Malthus predicts that the human population will grow faster than the food and space needed to sustain it.

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summary of darwin’s theories:

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-individual organisms differ, and some of this variation is heritable.
organisms produce more offspring than survive, and many that do survive do not reproduce,
-because more organisms are produced than survive, they compete for limited resources
-each unique organism has different advantages and disadvantages in the struggle for existence. Individuals best suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully. These organisms pass their heritable traits to their offspring. This process of natural selection causes species to change over time.
-Species alive today are descended with modification from ancestral species that lived in the distant past. This process, by which diverse specie evolved from common ancestors, unites all organisms into a single tree of life.

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August Weisman

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conducted an experiment where he cut of mices’ tails. he found that generation after generation the tails grew back proving Lamarcks theory wrong

45
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lamrack

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one of the first scientists who recognized things have changed over time and that all things were descended from other species. he also realized that organisms where somehow adapted to their surroundings. hypothesis was incorrect

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how did thomas malthus influence Darwin

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He made Darwin realize that his reasoning applied even more to plants and animals, because of their large amounts of offspring. but however the reason that plants and animals weren’t overrunning the population because many offspring did not survive. Darwin wanted to know what causes the death of so many idividuals, and what factors determine which oragnisims survive and reproduce and which don’t.

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what is overproduction

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when more offspring is produced than survie

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What did Malthus reason?

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if the human population continued to grow unchecked, sooner or later there would be insufficient living space and food for everyone.
-he noticed that the only forces that worked against this wee war, famine, and disease.

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what can cause speciasation

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reproductive isolation

50
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artificial selection

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nature provided the variation and humans selected those variations they found usefull

51
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DArwins theory

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stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual’s ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

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