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Evolution Flashcards

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What is evolution?

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the change over time in the proportion of individuals in a population differing in one or more inherited traits

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What is sexual selection?

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the non-random process involving the selection of alleles that increase the individuals chances of mating and producing offspring

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Sexual selection may lead to

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sexual dimorphism

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Sexual selection can be due to

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male-male rivalry and female choice

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When does genetic drift occur?

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when chance events cause unpredictable fluctuations in allele frequencies from one generation to the next

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Why is genetic drift more important in small populations

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alleles are more likely to be lost from the gene pool

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Why is a gene pool altered by genetic drift?

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because certain alleles may be under-represented or over-represented and allele frequencies change

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When can the rate of evolution be rapid?

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When selection pressures are strong

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What does the Hardy-Weinberg (HW) principle state?

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In the absence of evolutionary influence, allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant over the generations

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What can the HW principle be used to determine?

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Whether a change in allele frequency is occurring to a population over time. Changes suggest evolution is occurring

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What is male-male rivalry?

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large size or weaponry increases access to females through conflict

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What does female choice involve?

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females assessing the fitness of males

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When do population bottlenecks occur?

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When a population size is reduced for at least one generation

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How do founder effects occur?

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Through the isolation of a few members of a population from a larger population

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The gene pool of the new population is not ______________ of that in the original gene pool

(founder effects)

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representative

(founder effects)

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What are selection pressures?

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the environmental factors that influence which individuals in a population pass on their alleles.

17
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What are the conditions for maintaining the HW equillibrium?

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no natural selection, random mating, no mutation, large population size, no gene flow

18
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What is the Hardy-Weinberg formula?

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p² + 2pq +q² = 1

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p =

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frequency of dominant allele

20
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q =

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frequency of recessive allele

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p² =

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frequency of homozygous dominant genotype

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2pq =

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frequency of heterozygous genotype

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q² =

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frequency of homozygous recessive genotype

24
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What is fitness?

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Fitness is an indication of an individuals ability to be successful at surviving and reproducing

25
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Absolute fitness formula

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frequency of a particular genotype after selection/frequency of a particular genotype before selection

26
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Fitness is a measure of

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the tendency of some organisms to produce more surviving offspring than competing members of the same species

27
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If the absolute fitness is 1, then

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the frequency of that genotype is stable

28
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If the value for absolute fitness is greater than 1 it conveys

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an increase in the genotype

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If the value for absolute fitness is less than 1 it conveys

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a decrease in the genotype

30
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Relative fitness formula

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number of surviving offspring per individual of a particular genotype/number of surviving offspring per individual of the most successful genotype

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What is co-evolution?

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The process by which two or more species evolve in response to selection pressures imposed by each other.

32
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Co-evolution is frequently seen in pairs of species that have

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symbiotic interactions

33
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The Red Queen hypothesis states that

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A change in the traits of one species acts as a selection pressure on the other species. This means that species in these relationships must adapt to avoid extinction

34
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What is symbiosis?

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a co-evolved intimate relationship between members of two different species

35
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Mutualism

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both organisms in the interaction are interdependent on each other for resources or other services. Both organisms gain from the relationship (+/+)

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Commensalism

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only one of the organisms benefits (+/0)

37
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Parasitism

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the parasite benefits in terms of energy or nutrients and the host is harmed (+/-)

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