BIOL 3600 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Evolution, Natural Selection, Mutation
12 Oct 2018
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BIOL 3600
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
21 August 2018
Evolution 3600
Introduction to Evolution
Learning Objectives
1. To be familiar with the history of evolutionary thought and the contribution of Darwin’s
predecessors and contemporaries to evolutionary theory
2. To understand the concept of biological evolution through the Chapter 1 case studies
3. To be familiar with key contributors to the modern Evolutionary Biology, of the 20th century
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sources of two Forms
Sources
o Sooty mangabey and chimpanzee are sources of two forms of HIV
Evolution of Drug Resistance
o Bacteria and viruses evolve over time and genetically change when we use antibiotics
Song Bird
Songs of male marsh warbler are much more complex than song of male grasshopper warbler →
evolution can lead to speciation → females marsh warbler mate with other marsh warblers which
have more complex songs until they only share ancestors with grasshopper warbler
Carolus Linnaeus (father of modern taxonomy)
Early naturalists classified life’s diversity
Proposed every species is named with two names (genus, species)
Which of following ideas came from the work of Carl Linnaeus
Devised system of taxonomy that is still used today and believes that life’s organization was
created by divine plan
Some Recognized Record of Historical Change
Georges Cuvier → Paleontology
o Fossils resemble but are not exactly the same as modern species
o Many past species are extinct
Darwin
o Explains how patterns of diversity came to be
Lamarck’s and Darwin’s Hypothesis of the History of Evolution
o Lamarck believed evolution occurred linearly and each time something changed in
environment, change occurred (acquired traits are passed on) → life originated many
times
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▪ Lamarck believed young adult giraffes eventually acquired the long neck traits
and then passed them on to offspring
o Darwin believed evolution was a branched occurrence → life originated from one
organism and everything came from that
▪ Darwin believed the most fit giraffes would survive (which were long necked
giraffes)
Which is not an example of evolution?
When farm animals are given food to make their offspring have greater masses
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Document Summary
Human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and sources of two forms. Sources: sooty mangabey and chimpanzee are sources of two forms of hiv. Evolution of drug resistance: bacteria and viruses evolve over time and genetically change when we use antibiotics. Proposed every species is named with two names (genus, species) Which of following ideas came from the work of carl linnaeus. Devised system of taxonomy that is still used today and believes that life"s organization was created by divine plan. Georges cuvier paleontology: fossils resemble but are not exactly the same as modern species, many past species are extinct. Darwin: explains how patterns of diversity came to be. When farm animals are given food to make their offspring have greater masses. Tree of life: bills of species are adapted to their diverse feeding habits, some hybridization among species may have affected apparent relationships.
