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PCAT Biology Evolution

Subjects : pcat, biology
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1. More offspring are produced than can survive






2. Only changes in the DNA of the sex cells can be inherited -changes acquired during an individual's life are changes in the characteristics and organization of somatic cells






3. Change in the genetic makeup of a population with time -explained by the constant propagation of new variations in the genes of a species - some of which impart an adaptive advantage






4. The sum total of all the alleles for any given trait in the population






5. P^2+2pq+q^2=1 -p^2=frequency of TT (dominant homozygotes) -2pq=frequency of Tt (heterozygotes) -q^2=frequency of tt (recessive homozygotes)






6. Most organisms demonstrate the same basic needs and metabolic processes -require the same nutrients and contain similar cellular organelles and energy storage forms






7. Developing population must compete for the necessities of life. many young must die - and the number of adults in the population generally remains constant from generation to generation






8. Migration of individuals between populations that will result in a loss or gain of genes - thus changing the composition of a population's gene pool






9. The emergence of a number of lineages from a single ancestral species -may diverge into a number of distinct species; the differences between them are those adaptive to a distinct lifestyle - or niche






10. Population is very large -no mutations affect the gene pool -mating between individuals in the population is random -there is no net migration of individuals into or out of the populations -genes in the population are all equally successful at reprod






11. Missing link between reptiles (has teeth and scales) and birds (also has feathers)






12. The process in which minerals replace the cells of an organism






13. Fossil resin of trees






14. Small local population -closely related genetically since mating between members of the same occurs more frequently =influenced by similar environmental factors and thus are subject to the same selection processes






15. Formed by minerals deposited in molds






16. A cluster of colloidal molecules surrounded by a shell of water -tend to absorb and incorporate substances from the surrounding environment






17. Primitive crustacean (relative to the lobster) - which was dominant form of the early Paleozoic era






18. Common ancestor is found at the trunk and the modern species at the tips of the branches






19. When the gene frequencies of a population are not changing - the gene pool is stable - and population is not evolving






20. Species multiplication is generally accompanied by migration to lessen intraspecific competition






21. Form in hollow spaces of rocks - as the organisms within decay






22. Results from the geographic isolation of a population






23. Hairy elephant found in the Siberian ice






24. The evolution of new species - which are groups of individuals who can interbreed freely with each other but not with members of other speies






25. Change allele frequencies in a population - shifting gene equilibria -can either be favorable or detrimental for the offspring






26. Impressions left by an organism ex: footprints






27. Same basic anatomical features and evolutionary origins -demonstrate similar evolutionary patterns with late divergence of form due to differences in exposure to evolutioinary forces






28. Similar functions but may have different evolutionary origins and entirely different patterns of development






29. Ancient animals similar to both reptiles and birds and dominant in the Mesozoic era






30. Refers to changes in the composition of the gene pool due to chance -tend to be more pronounced in small populations - where it is sometimes called the founder effect






31. All members of a particular species inhabiting a given locations






32. Appear to be useless but apparently had some ancestral functions






33. Individuals that survive (those with favorable variations) live to adulthood - reproduce their own kind - and thus transmit these favorable variations or adaptations to their offspring






34. Primitive horse the size of a fox with four toes and short teeth with pointed cusps for feeding on soft leaves






35. Evolutionary history and can be viewed asa branching tree






36. First forms of life lacked the ability to synthesize their own nutrients; they required performed molecules which made them heterotrophs -energy was present in the form of heat - electricity - solar radiation - including x rays and ultraviolet light






37. Organisms in a species have variations that give them an advantage over other members of the species -organisms may have adaptations that are advantageous for survival






38. When groups within the branches develop in similar ways when exposed to similar environments -ex: fish and dolphins






39. Offspring naturally show differences in their characteristics compared to their parents






40. The decimal fraction representing the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have this particular gene locus






41. Mates are not randoomly chosen but rather selected according to criteria such as phenotype and proximity - the relative genotype ratios will be affected and will depart from the predictions of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium






42. The closer the organisms in the evolutionary scheme - the greater the similarity of their chemical constituents






43. Discredited theory held that new organs or changes in existing ones arose becaUse of the needs of the organism






44. Dissimilar species ahve been found to have evolved from a common ancestor






45. Preserved in asphalt tar pits






46. Over many generations of natural selection - the favorable changes eventually results in such significant changes of the gene pool that we can say a new species has evolved






47. The most direct evidence of evolutionary change -represent the remains of an extinct ancestor -generally found in sedimentary rocks






48. Pressures in the environment select for the organism most fit to survive and reproduce -concluded that a member of a particular species that is equipped with beneficial traits - allowing it to cope effectively with the immediate environment - will pr


49. Real populations have unstable gene pools and migrating populations -agents of this change are natural selection - mutation - assortive mating -genetic drift - and gene flow






50. Stages of development of the embryo resemble the stages in an organism's evolutionary history