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ANT3514c Exam 1
Biological Anthropology; UF
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
09/26/2011

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Claudis Ptolemy (85-165)
Definition
geocentric theory
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Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
Definition
heliocentric
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Aristotle (284-322 BC)
Definition
-great chain of being
-classified organisms BROADLY
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Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
Definition
-introduced modern concepts of physics
-theory of universal gravitation
-establishes power of scientific thinking
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Archbishop Ussher
Definition
gave creation of world specific date
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Comte de Buffon
Definition
deep time concept
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3 things for natural selection
Definition
1. variation
2. differential survival
3. heritability
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immutability (fixity)
Definition
stasis, lack of change
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taxonomy
Definition
the science of biological classification
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binomial nomenclature
Definition
linnaean naming system for all organisms, consisting of a genus and a species label
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taxon
Definition
a group of organisms assigned to a particular category
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catastrophism
Definition
theory that there have been multiple creations interspersed by great natural disasters such as Noah's flood
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theory of ineritance of acquired characteristics
Definition
discredited theory of evolutionary change proposing that changes that occur during the lifetime of an individual, through use or disuse, can be passed on to the next generation
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Comte de Buffon
Definition
observed that animals that migrate to new climates often change in response to new environments
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Georges Cuvier
Definition
-catastrophism
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Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire
Definition
-anatomist
-strong advocate of evolutionary change
-debated Cuvier
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Definition
-theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics
-"need and use"
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Lysenkoism
Definition
Soviet era research program that tried to apply Lamarckian thinking to ag production
-freezing vegs
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uniformitarianism
Definition
theory that the same gradual geological process we observe today was operating in the past
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adaptive radiation
Definition
the diversification of one founding species into multiple species and niches
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vestigial organs
Definition
body parts that seem to serve no modern purpose, and have therefor antrophied
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population
Definition
an interbreeding group of organisms
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creationism
Definition
a belief in a single creative force in the universe
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prokaryotes
Definition
single cell
genetic material is not separated from the rest of the cell by a nucleus
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eukaryotes
Definition
a cell that possesses a well organized nucleus
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nucleus
Definition
the part of the cell in which the genetic material is separated from the rest of the cell (cytoplasm) by a plasma membrane.
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cytoplasm
Definition
the region within the cell membrane that surrounds the nucleus: it contains organelles, which carry out the essential functions of the cell, such as energy production, metabolism, and protein synthesis
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somatic cells
Definition
the cells of the body that are not sex cells
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gametes
Definition
the sex cells: sperm in males and eggs (or ova) in females
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stem cells
Definition
undifferentiated cells found in the developing embryo that can be induced to differentiate into a wide variety of cells types or tissues. also found in adults, although adult stem cells are not as totipotent as embryonic stem cells
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proteins
Definition
complex molecules formed from chains of amino acids (polypeptide) or from a complex of polypeptides. They function as structural molecules, transport molecules, antibodies, enzymes, and hormones
Term
protein synthesis
Definition
the assembly of proteins from amino acids, which occurs at ribosomes in the cytoplasm and is based on information carried by mRNA
Term
mitochondria
Definition
organelles in the cytoplasm of the cell where energy production for the cell takes place. Contains its own DNA
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
an organelle in the cytoplasm consisting of a folded membrane
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ribosomes
Definition
structures composed primarily of RNA, which are found on the endoplasmic reticulum. They are the site of protein synthesis
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nucleotide
Definition
molecular building block of nucleic acids DNA and RNA; consists of a
1. phosphate
2. sugar
3. base
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base
Definition
variable component of the nucleotides that form the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. In DNA, the bases are adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine. In RNA, uracil replaces thymine.
Term
purines
Definition
adenine
guanine
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pyrimidines
Definition
cytosine
thymine
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base pairings
Definition
A-T
C-G
*A-U in RNA
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enzyme
Definition
a complex protein that is a catalyst for chemical processes in the body
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hemoglobin
Definition
protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen
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