quiz 4 Ch 12 Flashcards
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timing of life events
life stages age at maturity age at 1st reproductive event number of reproductive events number and size of offspring pos reproductive lifespan
principle of allocation
cause tradeoffs between functions like maintenance, growth, fat storage, and egg production
fish egg size and number
the bigger the female fish the more number of eggs laid
bigger egg sizes = less eggs
case study: egg size and number in Darters
hypothesis
population. with many small eggs have fewer allelic frequency than larger eggs
case study: egg size and number in Darters
result
large egg larvae hatch earlier feed earlier, don’t drift as far, and don’t disperse great distances
greater isolation leads to
rapid gene differentiation
4 basic plant forms
graminoids
forbes
woody plants
climbers
graminoids
grass and grass like plants
forbes
herbaceous, non graminoids
woody plants
woody thickening of tissue
climbers
climbing plants and vines
seed size of 4 plant forms
woody and climbers > graminoids and Forbes
6 seed dispersal strategies
unassisted adhesion wind ant vertebrate scatter- hoarded
unassisted
no specialized structures
adhesion
hooks, spines, barbs
wind
wings, hair, resistance structures
ant
oil surface coating
elaisome
oil surface coating in seeds
vertebrate
fleshy coating
aril
fleshy coating on seeds
scatter- hoarded
gathered, stored in caches
small plants produce
large number of small seeds which are an advantage in disturbed habitats
case study: seed size variation cause different recruitment success
result
large seed have increased recruitment
larger seeds have
energy reserved to boost seedling rapid growth to help penetrate thick litter layer