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Biolab 1209
Final Exam
52
Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/24/2012

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Term
is the change in genetic material of a population of organisms through successive generations; emergence of new species
Definition
Evolution
Term
group of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; consist of all members of the same species that live in one location
Definition
Population
Term
the various alleles of all the genes in all the individuals
Definition
Gene Pool
Term
the gene pool of a population
Definition
Allele Frequencies
Term
p2 + 2pq+q2=1
Definition
Hardy and Weinberg Equation
Term
the dominant allele (A)
Definition
p
Term
the recessive allele (a)
Definition
q
Term

p2=

 

Definition
Frequency of the homozygous dominant individuals (AA)
Term
2pq=
Definition
Frequency of the heterozygous dominant individuals (AA)
Term
q2=
Definition
Frequency of the homozygous recessive individuals (aa)
Term

 

genetic equilibrium

Definition
when there has been no change; evolution does not exist
Term

1.  The population is large enough to be unaffected by random gene changes

2.There is no gene flow

3.no mutations

4.Random mating

5.no natural selection

Definition
Genetic equilibrium can only occur when:
Term
PopG
Definition
a program that simulates the evolution of random-mating populations with two alleles, arbitrary fitnesses of the three genotypes, an artbitrary mutation rate, and arbitrary rate of migration between the replicate populatoins, and finite population size
Term
Genetic equilibrium
Definition

population size=10,000

Fitness values

AA=1.0

Aa=1.0

aa=1.0

Mutation rate

A-->a=0.0

a-->A=0.0

Initial allele frequency=0.5

Number of generations=1,000

Term
Fitness
Definition
describes the capability of an individual of certain genotypes to reproduce, and usually is equal to the proportion of the individual's genes in all the genes of the next generation
Term
Selection
Definition

Population size=10,000

Fitness values

AA=1.0

Aa=1.0

aa=0.95

Mutation rate

A-->a=0.0

a-->A=0.0

Initial allele frequency=0.5

Number of generations=1000

Term
Heterozygote Advantage
Definition

Population size=10,000

Fitness values

AA=0.95

Aa=1.0

aa=0.90

Mutation rate

A-->a=0.0

a-->A=0.0

Initial allele frequency=0.5

Number of generations=1,000

Term

Genetic Drift

 

Definition
a change in gene pool that occurs purely as a result of chance
Term
Genetic Drift
Definition

Population size=100

Fitness values

AA=1.0

Aa=1.0

aa=1.0

Mutation Rate

A-->a=0.0

a-->A=0.0

Initial allele frequency=0.5

Number of generations=500

Term
Replica Plating
Definition
whatever is tested has the same position on each petri dish
Term
Antibiotic concentrations increased, the number of colonies decreased in quantity and size
Definition
In the E. coli experiment, what happened when antibiotics were increased?
Term
Ecosystem
Definition
includes the community of plants and animals plus the abiotic factor in an area
Term
Population Ecology
Definition
includes the study of the distribution & abundance of a given species in a specific area at a specific time
Term
Community Ecology
Definition
Study of all organisms that inhabit a given area
Term

Biotic Factors

  • Predators
  • Parasites
  • Competitors
  • Mates
Definition
factors created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism
Term

Abiotic Factors

  • chemical and geological factors
  • Rocks and minerals
  • Weather
  • Temperature
Definition
nonliving components of the bioshpere
Term
Carrying capacity
Definition
the maximum amount of living organism that inhabit a certain place; determined by the limiting factor (s)
Term
Autotrophs
Definition
self-feeding; producers
Term
heterotrophs
Definition
 utilize organic compounds both as a carbon source and an energy source
Term
The Nitrogen Cycle
Definition
the process by which nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms
Term
Phosphorous Cycle
Definition
describes the movement of phosphorus through the atmosphere
Term
Classification
Definition
groups organisms together based on similar characteristics
Term
System
Definition
groups organisms based on the processes that caused the evolution of the characteristics
Term
Phylogeny
Definition
the process by which species arise; the texonomic system based on descent or evolutionary history
Term
Taxonomy
Definition

the branch of systematics devoted the naming of organisms, uses a system of hierarchical classification to name organisms

  • Genus species
  • Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Term
Clade
Definition
a group that includes all organisms back to their common ancestors
Term
Paraphyletic
Definition
common ancestors but not all the newly developed species
Term
Polyphyletic
Definition
recent species but not their common ancestors
Term
Monophyletic
Definition
groups sharing a most recent common ancestor & including all descendants
Term
Analogous Characters
Definition
perform the same or similar functions but are structurally different
Term
Homologous Characters
Definition
have the same or similar structure but perform different functions
Term
  • Bacteria
  • Archaea
  • Eukarya
Definition
3 Domains of life
Term
Protista, monreanas, Fungi, Plants, Animals
Definition
Kingdoms?
Term
Domain Bacteria
Definition
  • Unicellular
  • Lacking chlorophyll
  • Multiply rapidly under favorable conditions
  • aggregate into colonies of millions or billions
  • Free living organisms, symbiotic and pathogenic
Term
Bacilli
Definition
RODS
Term
Spirilli
Definition
spirals
Term
Cocci
Definition
spherical
Term
Domain Archaea
Definition
  • Unicellular
  • Lacking chlorophyll
  • Multiply rapidly under favorable conditions
  • Exploit much greater variety of sources of energy that eukaryotes
  • Extreme environments
Term
  • Domain Eukaryota

 

Definition

KINGDOM PROTISTA

  • unicellular or colonial without specialized tissues
  • water habitats
  • heterotrophic and autotrophic
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