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XII Chap 7 Evolution Flashcards

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How old are each of these?

  • Universe
  • Earth
  • Life on Earth
  • First cellular life on Earth
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Universe - 20 billion years
Earth - 4.5 billion years
Life on Earth - 4 billion years
First cellular life on Earth - 2000 million (2 billion) years

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What is the big bang theory?

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universe expanded, temperature came down;
H and He formed and condensed under gravitation to form galaxies;
in the milky way, earth formed - no atmosphere present, only water vapour, methan, CO2 and NH3 (ammonia) released from molten mass;
H & O separate from water vapour, H escapes and O2 combines with ammonia and methane to form water, CO2 and more;
ozone forms;
water vapour condenses to rain and then to oceans

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What were the theories (other than big bang) about the origin of life?

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  1. Panspermia - spores (units of life) transferred to different planets
  2. Spontaneous generation - from decaying/rotting matter - Louis Pasteur disproved, life can only come from pre-existing life
  3. Chemical evolution - formation of diverse organic molecules from inorganic matter, preceded biological evolution
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What does “biogenesis” mean?

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Start of life on earth (4 billion years ago)

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How did Miller’s experiment recreate pre-life conditions on earth?

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Closed flask; CH4, H3, NH3, water vapour at 800° C

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The present day theory of evolution emerged in _______

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19th century

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What was the name of Charles Darwin’s ship?

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HMS Beagle

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Who is the person who also supported Darwin in his theory and made similar journeys, observations and collected artefacts?o

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Alfred Wallace

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What are evidences for evolution?

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Fossils

Sediments

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What is the embryonical support for evolution? Is it still upheld?

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Ernst Heckel => embryos have gill slits

Disproved by Karl Ersnt von Baer => we don’t have organs of any other species

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What is divergent evolution?

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Same structures develop in different directions because of different needs;
points to common ancestry

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The similar structures shared by creatures in divergent evolution are ____________

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homologous

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What is an example of divergent evolution in mammals?

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Humans, cheetah, whales and bats - similar bone patterns in forelimbs: humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

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The vertebrae hearts and brains are examples of this kind of evolution.

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Homologous and divergent

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Thorn and tendrils of Bougainvillea and Cucurbita are an example of this type of evolution.

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Homologous and divergent

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The wings of butterfly and birds are example of this type of evolution

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Convergent and analogous

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The eye of octopus and mammals are example of this type of evolution

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Convergent and analogous

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The flippers of dolphins and penguins are example of this type of evolution

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Convergent and analogous

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Sweet potato and potato are example of this type of evolution

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Convergent and analogous

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Sweet potato is a _____ modification and potato is a _____ modification

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root; stem

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What is convergent evolution?

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different structures (analogous) but they serve the same function due to similar habitat

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Similarities in proteins and genes in organisms points to ________

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common ancestry

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No variant is completely wiped out in course of evolution. T or F?

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True

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When organisms evolve due to building resistance against drugs like antibiotics, it’s called evolution by _________

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anthropogenic action

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What are Darwin's Finches?
Small, black birds; Galapagos Islands; originally seed-eating; some evolved to insectivorous and vegetarian
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What is adaptive radiation
Evolution of different species in a geographical areas starting from 1 point and radiating to other habitats
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Darwin's finches and Australian marsupials are examples of adaptive radiation. T or F?
True
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Australian Marsupial and placental mammals show ________ type of evolution
convergent
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When there's more than one adaptive radiation in an isolated geographical area with different habitats, one can call this _______ type of evolution
convergent evolution
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The rate of appearance of new forms are unrelated to the lifecyles / life spans of species. T or F?
False, they are directly related; longer the life span, longer the time to see variation
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Adaptive ability is the same as "fitness". T or F?
False; | adaptive ability is inherited / genetic, fitness is the end RESULT of ability to adapt
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Lamarck a French naturalist suggest which theory that is now no longer upheld?
Evolution happens because of the use / disuse of organs
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Evolution is a process in the story of ________ | Evolution is an end-result in the story of ________
world; | life on earth (natural selection is the process, evolution is the result of that process)
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Darwin was possibly influenced by ________'s work on populations
Thomas Malthus
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In theory, populations can grow exponentially if everyone reproduces maximally; ______________ limits population size in reality
Competition for resources
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What was the novelty in Darwin's theory - given there were already theories that had similar positions?
Heritable variations lead survivors to reproduce and leave more progeny
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What were the differences in the work of Darwin and deVries?
Darwin - evolution is due to minor heritable variations; gradual, directed deVries - evolution is due to large differences arising suddenly; random and directionless
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deVries believed mutations cause speciation and hence called it _______
saltation - single step large mutation
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What is the Hardy-Weinberg principle
Allele frequency in a population is stable and constant from generation to generation; all of the frequencies add up to 1
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What is genetic equilibrium?
Hardy-Weinberg principle
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How does one calculate the frequency of allele AA?
If frequency of A is p, frequency of AA is p^2
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How does one calculate the frequency of allele Aa?
Freq of A is p, Freq of a is q | => 2pq
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The HW principle can be illustrated through the expansion of which binomial?
(p+q)^2 = 1
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When frequency measured differs from expected value indicates a _________
evolutionary change (due to change of frequency of alleles in population)
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What are the factors that affect the HW equilibrium?
1. Gene migration/flow 2. Genetic drift 3. Mutation 4. Genetic recombination 5. Natural selection
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Differentiate genetic migration and flow
Migration - section of population migrates to new place | Flow - multiple migrations continuously
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What is genetic drift?
Migration by chance
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What is the founder effect?
So much change in allele frequency that the new population is different species altogother
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The new population are called the founders in a founder effect. T or F?
False, original population are called the founders
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National selection can lead to 3 types of changes:
Stabilization - more individuals acquire the mean character value Directional change - more individuals acquire a value other than the mean character Disruption - more individuals acquire peripheral character values at both ends of the distribution
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``` What happened at these different points in the history of evolution? 2000 million years ago - 500 mya 350 mya 320 mya 250 mya 65 mya 15 mya ```
2000 million years ago - first cellular life 500 mya - invertebrates 350 mya - jawless fish / fish with strong stout/fins could move on land and water (evolved into amphibians => reptiles => dinosaurs OR back to water) 320 mya - sea weed / plants 250 mya - reptiles moving back to water 65 mya - dinosaurs extinct 15 mya - primates - Dyopithecus and Ramapithecus
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``` What happened at these different points in the history of evolution? 3-4 mya 1.5 mya 100,000-40,000 ya 75-10,000 ya 18,000 ya 10,000 ya ```
``` 3-4 mya - man-like primates, Australopithecines, Homo habilis 1.5 mya - Homo erectus 100,000-40,000 ya - Neanderthal 75-10,000 ya - Modern Homo sapien 18,000 ya - pre-historic cave art 10,000 ya - agriculture ```
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Dinosaurs were essentially "land reptiles". T or F?
True
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The T-Rex was _____ feet tall
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Alongside dinosaurs, smaller reptiles still existed. T or F?
True
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The first mammals were ________
shrews, vivaparous and highly intelligent in avoiding danger
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When reptiles declined mammals took over. T or F?
True
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Mammals exist only on land, not in water. T or F?
False | water-only mammals: whales, dolphins, seals, sea cows
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Dryopithecus was ____-like and Ramapithecus was ____-like but both walked like chimps/gorillas
ape; | man
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Characteristics of Australopithecines?
Eastern Africa, <4 ft. walked upright, hunted with stone weapons, but mostly ate fruit
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__________ was the first human-like being
Homo habilis
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Size of the brains of homo habilis, Neanderthal and homoerectus
Homo habilis = 650-800cc Homo erectus = 900cc Neanderthal = 1400 cc
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Characteristics of Homo habilis?
First human-like being, 650-800cc, no meat
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Characteristics of Homo erectus
900cc, | probably ate meat
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Characteristics of neanderthals
east and central Asia, 1400cc, protected body with hides; buried their dead
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Origin of life can only be understood with origin of universe/earth. T or F?
True
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First cellular life preceded chemical evolution. T or F?
False
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Variations in populations lead to variable _______
fitness
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Habitat fragmentation and genetic drift lead to _________
new species / evolution
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Homology (common origin) is accounted for by the idea of _____________
Branching descent (species having variations that link them to a common ancestor)
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What are the evidences of evolution?
1. Study of comparative anatomy 2. Fossils 3. Comparative biochemistry
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The most fascinating aspects of the evolution of humans involve evolution of _____ and ___________
brain and language

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