Evolution and Adaptations Flashcards

(35 cards)

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popolations are the smallest unit to evolve

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adapt

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cause of variation in genotype

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mutation
recombination
random fusion of gametes

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gene pool

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all genetic info in a population

the certain allele in a population

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4
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hardy weinberg

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allele stay on the se population

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5
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precambarian era

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counts for about 87% of earths history

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palezois era

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  • many more typed of plants and
  • animals appeared on earth
  • enourmous increase the diversity of life forms
  • consists of marine and land plansts and animals
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mesozoic era

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divided into three periods

  • triassic
  • jurassic
  • cretaceous

mostly complex organisms like reptiles

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triassic period

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mammals first appeared ( small mouse like )
dinosaurs appeared (reptiles)
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jurassic period

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age of dinosaurs

and modern birds evolved

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cretaceous

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new types of mammals and first flower plant boomed

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cenozoic era

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primated firat appeared; mammals began to flourish during era

fossils of mammals become common

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Alexander Oparin

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hypthesizzed that life began in earths ocean

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fossils

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trace or remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

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geologic colomn

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represents the timeline in earths history

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15
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natural selection

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  • organisms adapt to environment due to inherited variations in traits
  • changes in environment affect organisms
  • those who can’t adapt become extinct
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16
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theory of evolution

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the process of change over time

17
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Charles Darwin

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father of evolution

proposed a mechanism for evolution, natural selection

wrote a book “ orgin os the species “

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Darwins four step

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overproduction
variation
competition
and selection

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  1. Overproduction
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each species produces more offspring that can survive

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  1. Variation
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each individual has a unique combinationof of heritated traits

21
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  1. Competition
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individuals compete for limited resources

22
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  1. Selection
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the individual with the best trait/adaptations will survive and have oppertunity to pass on its traits to offspring

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evidence for evolution

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fossil records
homologous boy structure
vestigital organs
embryology 
and biochemical evidence
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theory

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a hypothsis, facts, and laws

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radioactive dating
radioactove isotope are used to date fossils
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classification (taxonomy)
the areangment of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities
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carlous linnaeus
developed the naming system for animals
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standard naming
bionomial nomeclature genus species latin or greek
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hierarch ( taxomony groups )
``` domain ( dumb ) with nucleu kingsom ( king ) multicellular phylum ( phillip ) doral supporting class ( came ) hairy, mammal glands order ( over ) climb trees family ( for ) walk erect genus (gooseberry )large brain species (soup )body proportion ```
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dichotomous keys
used to identify organisms with cahracteristics given in pairs
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animal adaptation
the certain adaptations that help organisms survive
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physical adaptations
are body structures that allow an animal to find and consume food, defend itself , and reproduce its species camoflauge, mimichry, and chemical defense
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behavioral adaptations
the actions that animals respond to, to stay alive instinctive or learned
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cladogram
the common ancestor at root of the tree
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clade
a group of organisms that come from a moke recent ancestor