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Principles of Evolution :. 1. Natural Selection. Require a “struggle for existence” Occurs at individual level “nature” selects individuals to die or survive Traits better adapted for their environment become more common. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Principles of Evolution:
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1. Natural Selection
- Require a “struggle for existence”
- Occurs at individual level
- “nature” selects individuals to die or survive
- Traits better adapted for their environment become more common
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2. Adaptation: any heritable characteristic which improves an organism’s chance of survival
- Does not arise in an individual
- Requires variation- Individuals selected
for/against based on their adaptations
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3. Fitness: the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce- Measured by relative
contribution to gene pool
- Survival of the Fittest: individuals best adapted to the environment survive and reproduce
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1. Variation: pheno/genotypic differences between members of the same species
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2. Struggle for Existence: the competition for needed resources/reproduction
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3. Fitness: the ability to survive and reproduce – based on genetic contribution to gene pool
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4. Adaptation: inherited characteristics that improve an organism’s chances of survival
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5. Survival of the Fittest: the organisms best adapted to their environmental conditions survive and reproduce
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6. Natural Selection: organisms displaying the best adaptations/traits become more common over generations
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Populations: units of evolution- Individuals do not evolve
in a lifetime-Nature selects some for
survival some for death based on traits
* Rate of evolution = change in certain allele prevalence
- Gene pool: collection of genes in a population at a given time
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Mutation: change in nucleotide sequence of DNA- Typically harmless- If it affects protein =
harmful- Rarely beneficial- Leads to variations- Usually not heritable,
unless it happens in gametes
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Evidence For Evolution:
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1. Fossil Evidence
-Supports the theory – especially in aquatic organisms
-many holes still in the fossil record
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2. Homologous Structures: similar structures with different functions/same embryological origin
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3. Vestigial Organs: organs/structures which have lost function over geological time
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4. Embryological Similarities: all vertebrates have similar embryological development
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5. Radiometric Dating: the use of radioactive elements to calculate the age of geological substances• Half life: the length of
time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay into non-radioactive atoms
• Ex: Carbon-14 decays to form carbon 12 (5730 years) – comparing the amount of C14 to C12 allows us to age samples
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6. DNA similarities: genomic data indicate that all life forms are closely related to one another
Ex. Humans and Bananas share 50% of the same DNA
-Humans and Chimps= 98.5%
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Types of Evolution:
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Adaptive Radiation: process of a single species or small group evolving into a diverse group of organisms
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Convergent Evolution: unrelated organisms come to resemble one another
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Coevolution: process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other
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Gradualism: life is in a constant, small state of flux and small changes evolve slowly into large differences
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Punctuated Equilibrium: life is stable, for long periods of time but is interrupted with periods of dramatic change
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Speciation: creation of new species
Species: a group of individuals which bear similar characteristics, can breed with one another, and produce viable offspring
Two Types of Speciation:
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1. Allopatric Speciation: a population is separated and their genes drift apart- Only occurs if
environmental differences are significant
- Genetic Drift: change in allele frequency in a population
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2. Sympatric Speciation: new species arise in the same area
- Arises due to changes in sexual selection and habitat preference
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Genetic Drift: in populations, one allele becomes more common in descendents