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Evolutionary Bio Flashcards

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natural selection

he studied the animals in the galapagos islands

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charles darwin

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2
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each species produces more offspring than can survive

fittest offsping survives

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on the origin of species

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3
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was the one who said that acquired traits were inherited and passed on to the offspring

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john baptiste de lamarck

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4
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use it or lose it

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law of use and disuse

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5
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study of fossils

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paleontology

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6
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study of the distribution of flora and fauna

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biogeograpy

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study of the development of an organism

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embryology

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study of the anatomy of various animals

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comparative anatomy

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9
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similar structure, different function

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homologous structures

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10
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similar function, different structure

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analogous structures

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11
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similarity at the molecular level

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molecular biology

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12
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differences in each person

no two individuals in a population have identical sets of alleles

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genetic variability

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13
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when individuals with traits on one side of the mean in their population survive better or reproduce more than those in the other

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directional selection

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14
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organisms in a population w/ extreme traits are eliminated

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stabilizing selection

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15
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favors both the extremes and selects against common traits

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disruptive selection

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16
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group of organisms that can reproduce with one another in nature and prodcue fertile offspring

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species

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17
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process by which two unrelated and dissimilar species come to have similar traits because they have been exposed to similar selective pressure

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convergent evolution

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18
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even with all the shuffling of genes, the relative frequencies of genotypes in a population still prevail over time

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hardy-weinberg law

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19
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any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival

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homeostasis

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20
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loops act to oppose the stimulus

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negative feedback

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21
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moves a system further away from the target of equilibrium

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positive feedback

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22
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when an egg is fertilized by a sperm, it forms a diploid cell called a zygote

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morphogenesis

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23
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early genes that turn certain cells into future this that

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homeotic genes

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24
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subset of homeotic genes

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hox genes

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25
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a programmed cell death

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apoptosis

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26
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groups of cells that perform the same function

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tissue

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27
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several tissues that come together to form specialized structures

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organ

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28
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several organs that come together

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body system

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29
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carry blood around the body
carry waste away
transport chemical signals

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circulatory

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gas exchange system

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respiratory

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break down food and sort nutrients

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digestive

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mixing and breakdown

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stomach

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absorption

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small intestine

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makes enzymes

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pancreas

35
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filter blood

reabsorbs thing the body wants to keep

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excretory

36
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production of gametes

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reproductive

37
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provide structure and protein

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muscular and skeletal

38
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body’s defense system

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immune system

39
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disease carrying biological agents

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pathogens

40
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prokaryotes that come in different shapes and sizes

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bacteria

41
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special colony of bacteria inside us

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gut bacteria

42
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nonliving agents capable of infecting cells

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viruses

43
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collect and process information

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nervous system

44
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where is the simplest nervous system found

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hydra

45
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developed clumps of nerve cells

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ganglia

46
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specialized cells in the brain
functional unit in the nervous system
sends and recieves neural impulses

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neurons

47
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brain and the spinal cord

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central nervous system

48
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are pre determined decisions that the spinal cord is set to execute

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reflex arcs

49
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responsible for maintaining homeostasis

coordinating responses

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endocrine system

50
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produced in endocrine glands

regulate growth, behavior and development

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hormones

51
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increases level of glucose

produced by A cells

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glucagon

52
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produced by B cells

lowers blood sugar

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insulin

53
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released by ovaries

regulate menstrual cycle

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estrogen and progesterone

54
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production of sperm

responsible for spermatogenesis

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testosterone

55
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how organisms cope with their environments

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behavior

56
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inborn, unlearned behavior

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instincts

57
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process whereby a young animal follow the characteristics of his/her mother after hatching

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imprinting

58
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behavioral mechanism in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus

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classical conditioning

59
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a method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior

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operant conditioning

60
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when an animal learns not to respond to stiimulus

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habituation

61
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study of the interactions between living things and their envionment

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ecology

62
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entire part of the earth hwere living things exist

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biosphere

63
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interaction o living and non living things

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ecosystem

64
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group of populations interacting in the same area

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community

65
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a group of individuals that belong to the same species that interbreed

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populatiion

66
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make their own food

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producers/ autotrophs

67
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get their energy from things they consume

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consumers/heterotrophs

68
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organisms that break down organic matter into simple products

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decomposers

69
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predictable procession of plant communities over time

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ecological succession

70
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process of ecological succession wherein no previous organisms have existed

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primary succession

71
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hardy species that are first to colonize barren environments

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the pioneers

72
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atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide

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greenhouse effect

73
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when land is overgrazed by animals, grasslands turn into deserts

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desertification

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