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PCAT Biology Evolution

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






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






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






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






6. Fossil resin of trees






7. 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


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






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






11. Primitive heterotrophs slowly evolved complex biochemical pathways which enabled them to use a wider variety of nutrients -evolved anaerobic respiratory process to convert nutrients into energy -photosynthesis and autotrophic nutrition was developed






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






16. Preserved in asphalt tar pits






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






18. 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






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






20. More offspring are produced than can survive






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






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






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






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






25. Formed by minerals deposited in molds






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






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






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






29. 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)






30. Evolutionary history and can be viewed asa branching tree






31. 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






32. Incude teeth - bones - etc. rock - tar pits - ice - and amber






33. 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






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






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






36. Populations will become sufficiently different from each other to be able to reproduce






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Results from the geographic isolation of a population






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






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






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






44. Stanley L. Miller demonstrated the application of UV rays - heat or a combination of these to a mixture of methane - hydrogen - ammonia - and water could result in the formation of complex molecules -after circulation of the gases for one week - he a






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






46. Hairy elephant found in the Siberian ice






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






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






49. 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






50. Colloidal protein molecules tend to clump together to form coacervate Droplets