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BISC 1112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Microevolution, Transposable Element, Genotype Frequency

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22 Feb 2017

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One cannot analyze evolution through one organism, but rather through the generational. Microevolution- focuses on evolutionary change in population. Smallest definition of evolution: 3 main causes to allele frequency. 2) genetic drift- change events that alter allele frequencies. 3) gene flow- the transfer of alleles between populations. Only natural selection improves the match between organism and their. Genetic variation makes evolution possible environment: gregor mendel- proposed a model of inheritance in which organisms transmit genes to their offspring, individuals within a species vary in their specific characteristics. Humans- you can see phenotypic variation in height, face, blood group (a, B, ab, o) etc: genetic variation- differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other dna sequence. Some occur on an either-or basis- expressing 1 of only 2 traits (purple or white) Were determined by a single gene locus, with different alleles producing distinct phenotypes.

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In 1908 Hardy and Weinberg published papers showing that the binomial or multinomial could be applied in genetics to predict the frequencies of genotypes when allele frequencies where known. The formal algebraic proof of this Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Law assumes that there is no mutation in the population. This assumption is necessary, because a. organisms reproduce sexually and litter or family sizes vary. b. populations will exhibit random sampling changes in allele frequency. c. populations are not infinite and the Hardy-Weinberg proof is only a very crude approximation when natural selection is acting. d. populations are not closed and reproduce both sexually and asexually so an infinite size population is required to preserve genetic variation. e. allowing alleles to change would alter their frequencies.

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Question 5

Which of the following is FALSE:

Natural selection has foresight, and can mold organisms in accordance with environments in the far future. This is why organisms have a good "fit" to their environments long after they have arisen through speciation.

Selection is an undirected process that can only ever work with the materials at hand.

Human beings have foresight because they possess brains that can think about possible outcomes and the consequences of actions. This is different to a process like natural selection.

The fact that natural selection has no foresight does not mean that it is incapable of producing beings that have foresight.

Question 6

The wings of bats, birds and flying insects are examples of:

Convergently evolved traits (at least in terms of their basic functionality).

Homologous traits.

Plesiomorphies.

None of the above.

Question 7

The effect of a trait depends on the environment because:

Organisms decide to change their behavior every so often to evade predators.

It is only ever in the context of an environment that these traits can exist, and whether they assist the organism or inhibit it will depend on the particularities of that environment in which it must interact.

Sexual selection will not tolerate wasteful and extravagant displays.

The environment is changing too fast for the organism to keep up with in terms of its conscious appreciation of it, so it must rely on its traits to do the work.

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE:

Natural selection is not random; mutation is random; speciation is necessarily driven by natural selection.

Natural selection is not random; mutation is random; speciation is not necessarily driven by natural selection.

Natural selection is random; drift is random; speciation is not necessarily driven by natural selection.

Natural selection is not random; mutation is random; speciation must occur through the evolution of pre-zygotic barriers to mating.

Question 9

Heritability is:

The same as inheritance.

Another way of stating the degree to which a trait is genetic (for example, you could say that the color of your skin is "80 percent genetic and 20 percent environmental")

The proportion of variance of a trait in a population that is attributable to genetic variance in that population.

Present in populations, but not necessary for evolution by natural selection.

Which of the following provides evidence for evolution?

All of these answers are correct

Comparing DNA sequences between species

Looking at the geographic distribution of similar species

Comparing similarities in embryonic development between species

Analyzing transitional fossils

Which one of the following statements is true?

Natural selection works on non-heritable traits.

Mutations only give rise to harmful traits.

Natural selection works on variation already present in a population.

Individuals evolve through natural selection.

Which one of the following can create new alleles?

Natural selection

Which of the following is true concerning evolution?

An individual can evolve

Genetic drift is a non-random part of natural selection

An organism's fitness is determined by how long it survives

Natural selection occurs through a change in allele frequency

All living things need carbon. How does carbon enter the living portion of an ecosystem?

Atmospheric carbon dioxide taken in by photosynthesis.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide taken in by soil bacteria.

Elemental carbon taken in by plant roots.

Elemental carbon taken in by cellular respiration.

Elemental carbon taken in by cellular transpiration.

The burning of fossil fuels:

Releases excess carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Removes pollutants from the atmosphere.

Was developed by scientists to combat global climate change.

Has no effect on the carbon cycle.

Is good for the environment

__________ conducts water and dissolved minerals from the __________ to the ___________.

Phloem; roots; shoots

Xylem; roots; shoots

Phloem; shoots; roots

Xylem; shoots; roots

What is a disadvantage of growing traditional crops such as corn, soy or sugar cane for making biofuel?

they require lots of land and fresh water

they take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere

they release oxygen into the atmosphere

they release water through their stomata

______ is the source of the oxygen gas released by a photosystem.

Through what structure(s) do plants obtain most of their water?