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Evolutionary Strategies (70 cards)

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The common purpose

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To lodge one’s genes as deeply into the future as you can get them

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Adaption

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coming together of traits that allow creatures to lodge their genes into the future

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Ecology

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Study of the relationships between organisms and their environment

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Questions to test for adaptation

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  1. Is the thing complex?
  2. Does it have some kind of cost or a risk that is variable?
  3. Does it persist over evolutionary time?
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Evolutionary Strategies

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  • Annual: completes life cycle in one season
  • Biennial: flowery plant that completes growing in two season
  • Perennial: lasting or existing for a long time
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Increasing levels of complexity

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  • Individual
  • Population
  • Community
  • Ecosystem
  • Biome
  • Biosphere
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Individual organism

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Single living entity that has a unique genome and exhibits traits and behaviors influenced by genetic and environmental factors

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Modular organisms

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Environmental variability generates greater variability between docular “individuals”

(the zygote develops into a discrete unit which then produces more units like itself)

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Population

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individuals + space + time

a group of individuals belonging to the same species, living in a given area at a given moment

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Population

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a group of individuals belonging to the same species occupying a given area at a given moment

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Species

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groups of interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups

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Three key features of populations

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  • Size (# of individuals)
  • Density (# of individuals per unit of space)
  • Dispersion (clumped, uniform, random)
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Population Dynamics

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deals with variation in time and space of population size and density for one or more species

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Population dynamics main factors

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+: immigration, natality
-: emigration, mortality

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Carrying capacity

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Maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources

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Community

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a group of populations interacting with each other and living in the same area at a given time

populations + interactions

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Ecosystem

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a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

community + environment + interactions

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Ecological Niche

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Tolerances and requirements interact to define what an individual or species need to practice its way of life

(describing both the range of conditions necessary for persistence of the species, and its ecological role in the ecosystem)

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Fundamental Niche

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ideal conditions under which a species can thrive

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Realized Niche

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the actual space that an organism inhabits as a result of limiting pressures from other species

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Niche

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an opportunity that can be exploited productively by biological organisms

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Biome

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a region of the earth’s surface and the combination of climate, plants, and animals that are found in it

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Biosphere

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The region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms, the worldwide sum of all biomes

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Hypervolume

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all the factors that can influence the species

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Properties of Ecosystem
1. Structure 2. Energy Flow 3. Nutrient Cycling 4. Interdependence and Interactions 5. Biodiversity 6. Homeostasis 7. Trophic levels and food webs 8. Succession and development 9. Spatial and Temporal patterns
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Components of structures and what they do
- Abiotic: non-living elements (influences types of organisms that can live in an ecosystem) - Biotic: living organisms - Producers (autotrophs): organisms like plants and algae that produce their own food through photosynthesis - Consumers (heterotrophs): organisms that feed on producers or other consumers - Decomposers: organisms that break down dead organic matter
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Energy flow
sun -> photosynthesis -> food web (producers to consumers)
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Law of thermodynamics
At each trophic level, energy loses heat energy is not recycled
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Nutrient Cycling
Nutrients are cycled within ecosystems and move between biotic and abiotic components
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Various processes for nutrients moving between biotic and abiotic components
photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and nutrient absorption
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Interdependence and Interactions
species within an ecosystem are interconnected through various relationships
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What do interdependence and interactions do for an ecosystem?
helps regulate population sizes, maintain balance, and shape community structure
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Biodiversity
refers to the variety of species within an ecosystem higher biodiversity = higher resilience to disturbances
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Homeostasis (stability)
ability to withstand disturbances maintains homeostasis through feedback mechanisms and maintain functions
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homeostasis (resilience)
capacity of an ecosystem to recover after disturbance
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Trophic levels and food webs
organisms are arranged into different trophic levels based on their role in the ecosystem's energy flow
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How do ecosystems change and develop overtime?
Succession
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Primary Succession
Development of an ecosystem in a barren environment
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Secondary Succession
Re-establishment of an ecosystem after a disturbance
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Ecosystems can vary based on...
Spatial distribution and temporal patterns
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Spatial distribution
how organisms and physical components are arranged
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Temporal patterns
how they change over time
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Coevolution
two or more species affect each other's evolution
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Abiotic hostile forces of nature
- Predictable - Unpredictable
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Heterospecific
Problems presented by individuals from different species ex: How do I avoid being eaten? How do I feed myself? How do I avoid predation? How do I avoid being stolen?
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Conspecifics
Problems presented by the same species ex: - How do I win against someone who wants the same thing I want? - How do I attract a mate?
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Types of Biotic interactions
- Competition: - - - Predation: + - - Commensalism: 0 + - Mutualism: + +
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Limiting Factors
conditions in the environment that limit the growth or distribution of organisms
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Liebig's Law of the Minimum
the growth of an organism is controlled by the scarcest resource
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Shelford's Law of Tolerance
The abundance or distribution of an organism can be controlled by certain factors | optimal survival conditions based within a minimum and maximum threshold
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Stoichiometric Ecology
how the balance of energy and elements influences living systems
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C : N : P
Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous need to be balanced
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Biogeographical Regions Factors
1. Climate 2. Plate tectonics 3. Evolutionary history 4. Barriers
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Climate influencing biogeographical regions
temperature, precipitation ,etc shape the habitats and species in each region
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Plate tectonics influencing biogeographical regions
isolated species and allowed divergent evolution
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Evolutionary history influencing biogeographical regions
Regions like the Neotropical and Indomalayan have species that evolved in isolation over long periods, contributing to high endemism
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Barriers influencing biogeographical regions
Oceans, deserts, and mountains act as natural barriers, limiting species migration and promoting the development of distinct bioregions
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Increasing levels of complexity
Individual Population Community Ecosystem Biome Biogeographical Region Biosphere
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Biogeochemical cycles
the movement of nutrients and other elements between biotic and abiotic factors
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Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen Fixation ( converting N2 into biologically available nitrogen) Nitrification (converts ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrate) Denitrification (process that converts nitrate to nitrogen gas) Ammonification (when an organism excretes waste or dies, the nitrogen in its tissues is in the form of organic nitrogen) Assimilation (absorption of N3 in plants moves nitrogen from abiotic to biotic compartment)
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Carbon Cycle
Photosynthesis (plants take CO2 to break down into glucose during ) Animal respiration (Animals eat then release CO2) Root respiration (emits carbon) Organic carbon (they secrete waste and return CO2 in the soil) Transportation and Factory emissions (emits carbon) Ocean acidification(when ocean absorbs carbon but turns it acidic and is bad for the fish)
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Phophorous Cycle
Phosphorus rock formation Weathering and erosion Rivers Runoff Soil, plants, animals (Plants absorb phosphate and turn it into rna, dna, atp) Drainage Marine plants, animals Dissolved phosphates into sediments backup to rock formation
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Soil
top layer of earth's surface that contains minerals and nutrients to support plants and organisms
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Types of soil
Sand(large particles, drains quickly) Silt(medium particle, retains water) Clay(smallest particle, slow drainage) Loam(balance of all 3, clumbly, drains well but also retains moisture)
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Soil health is important for...
water retention and plant growth
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Pollution types
Physical pollutants (plastics) Chemical pollutants (Herbicides, pesticides, lead, mercury, etc) Biological Pollutants (Pathogens and invasive species)
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Types of organic farming practices
Bioremediation (Uses microorganisms to breakdown harmful chemicals in the soil and water) Phytoremediation (uses plants to clean up contaminated environments) Chemical treatment (Oxidation reactions can help breakdown pesticides into less harmful compounds) Physical remediation (Direct removal of pollutant materials by soil excavation or dredging)
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Desertification
Land degredation caused by: Deforestation, Overgrazing, Unsustainable agriculture effects: Biodiversity diminishes, Fertile land becomes less productive
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Bioaccumulation
the gradual accumulation of substances in an organism (ex. same fish keeps eating contaminants)
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Biomagnification
the increase in concentration of these chemicals in each organism up the food chain (ex. animal eats a contaminated animal that also ate a contaminated animal)

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