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4.2.2 Classification and Evolution Flashcards

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What is the modern system of classification?

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  • Doman
  • Kingdom
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
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What is a domain?

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  • Highest taxonomic rank
  • 3 domains = Archaea, Eubacteria, Eukaryote
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What is a kingdom?

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5 kingdoms = Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protoctista, Prokaryote

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What is a phylum?

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  • Groups organisms according to body plan
    E.g. Chordata
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What is a class?

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  • Groups organisms to do with general traits
    E.g. Mammalia
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What is an order?

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  • Groups organisms according to organisms nature
    E.g. Carnivora
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What is a family?

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  • Groups of similar genera, based on reproductive characteristics
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What is a genus?

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Groups of similar species

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What is a species?

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A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offpsring

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What is the binomial naming system?

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  • Genus then species
  • Given two Latin names
  • Universal across all countries and languages
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What are the features of the Animalia kingdom?

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  • Eukaryotic
  • No cell wall
  • Multicellular
  • A nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
  • Heterotrophic (large organic molecules digested into smaller ones for absorption)
  • Food store as glycogen
    E.g. birds, mammals, jellyfish
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What are the features of the Plantae kingdom?

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  • Eukaryotic
  • Multicellular
  • Cellulose cell wall
  • Autotrophic (use light to produce food by photosynthesis)
  • Store food as starch
    E.g. algae, ferns, conifers
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What are the features of the Fungi kingdom?

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  • Eukaryotic
  • Chitin cell wall
  • Usually multicellular or have mycelium (but can be unicellular)
  • No chloroplasts
  • Saprophytic feeders
  • Store food as glycogen
    E.g. yeast, moulds
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What are the features of the Prokaryotae kingdom?

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  • Prokaryotic
  • Unicellular
  • Cells have no nucleus (circular DNA)
  • Absorb nutrients or produce internally by photosynthesis
    E.g. bacteria
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What are the features of the Protoctista kingdom?

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  • Eukaryotic
  • Single cell organisms or a colony of single cells
  • Some have chloroplasts
  • Move using cilia/flagella/amoeboid mechanisms
  • Autotrophs, heterotrophs or both
    E.g. amoeba, plasmodium, protozoa
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What is artificial classification?

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  • Based on observed characteristics
  • Organisms adapt to their environment so often look similar if they live in a similar environment (convergent evolution)
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What is natural classification?

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  • Includes natural relationships, internal and external factors
  • Based on evolutionary relationships
  • Evidence used from DNA and amino acid sequences
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How are DNA sequences used for natural classification?

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  • Changes in DNA are caused by mutations
  • More differences = less closely related species as have evolved separately for longer periods of time
  • Similar DNA sequences = closely related
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What is DNA hybridisation?

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  • DNA from 2 species is extracted, purified and cut into small pieces
  • DNA is heated to about 90°C to break the H bonds between the 2 strands
  • On cooling, the strands combine with others that have a complementary base sequence
  • To separate the strands again, they are heated
  • The more similar, the more H bonds form so will take a higher temperature to separate
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How are amino acid sequences used for natural classification?

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E.g. cytochrome C (protein used for respiration)
- Not identical in all species
- Compare the sequences of amino acids in the Cytochrome C protein to find how closely related organism are
- Similar sequence = closely related
- More differences = less closely related species

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How does immunological comparison work?

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  1. Serum albumin from Sp. A injected into Sp. B
  2. Sp. B produces antibodies specific to the antigen sites on Sp. A albumin
  3. Serum is extracted from Sp. B; containing antibodies specific to antigens on Sp. A’s albumin
  4. Serum from Sp. B is mixed with blood from Sp. C
  5. Antibodies respond to the antigens on the albumin of Sp. C -> response is the formation of a precipitate
  6. More similar antigens = more precipitate formed and more closely related the species
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Why was domain introduced as a new taxonomic rank?

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  • Extremophiles were discovered
  • Classified as Archaea
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What are the features of the Bacteria domain?

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  • Prokaryotic
  • Circular DNA
  • No membrane bound organelles
  • 70s ribosomes
  • No introns
  • 5 proteins in RNA polymerase
  • Can’t grow in extreme temperatures (100°C)
  • Peptidoglycan cell wall
  • No cytoskeleton
  • Not poisoned by diptheria toxin
  • Sensitive to streptomycin (antibiotic)
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What are the features of the Archaea domain?

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  • Prokaryotic
  • Circular DNA
  • No membrane bound organelles
  • 70s ribosomes
  • Some introns
  • 8-10 proteins in RNA polymerase
  • Extremophiles can grow in extreme temperatures (100°C)
  • No peptidoglycan cell wall
  • No cytoskeleton
  • Can be poisoned by diptheria toxin
  • Not sensitive to streptomycin
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What are the features of the Eukarya domain>
- Eukaryotic - Linear DNA - Membrane bounded organelles - 80s ribosomes - Introns - 12 proteins in RNA polymerase - Can't grow in extreme temperatures (100°C) - No peptidoglycan cell wall - Cytoskeleton - Can be poisoned by diptheria toxin - Not sensitive to streptomycin
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What is phylogeny?
- Evolutionary relationships between organisms - Looks at how closely related organelles are, which is reflected in classification
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What does monophyletic mean?
Belonging to the same phylogenetic group E.g. humans and gorillas
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How was James Hutton evidence for the development of the theory of evolution?
- Uniformitarianism - Natural processes shape the land and have always done so (e.g. sedimentation, wind erosion and deposition) - Challenges the view that biblical events caused these changes
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How was Charles Lyell evidence for the development of the theory of evolution?
- Fossils are evidence that animals lived millions of years ago - Agreed with James Hutton - Included uniformitarianism in his book (Principles of Geology)
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How was Charles Darwin evidence for the development of the theory of evolution?
- Found that different shapes of tortoise shells corresponded to different habitats - Individuals in species show a wide range of variation - Differences in genes - Characteristics most suited to the environment are most likely to survive and reproduce - Successful alleles are passed to their offspring which increases the frequency of successful alleles
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How was Alfred Russel Wallace evidence for the development of the theory of evolution?
- Travelled to the Amazon in 1848 and looked at the nature of different species - Trip to Malaysia 1854 to 1862 to study the differences between animals - Arrived at the theory of evolution independently - Asked Darwin to peer review in 1858 and presented the theory of evolution on 1 July 1858
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What is the controversy with the theory of evolution?
- God created man in the image - Suggesting that we evolved from apes in insulting
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How is paleontology evidence for the theory of evolution?
- Study of fossils, which are preserved dead animals and plants - Simple organisms such as bacteria and algae are found in the oldest rocks - More complex organisms are found in more recent rocks at the top - Can investigate extinct species too
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What is comparative anatomy?
Study of similarities and differences between organisms
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What is homologous structure?
Same underlying structure, even though it may appear different and have a different function
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What is divergent evolution?
- Homologous structure provides evidence that species evolved from a common ancestor - Each species with a different set of adaptive features
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What is comparative biochemistry?
- Study of similarities and differences between the chemical make up of organisms - Order of DNA bases, amino acid sequences and proteins
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What is comparative embryology?
- Very similar features in early developmental stages
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What is interspecific variation?
Different between different species
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What is intraspecific variation?
Differences between individuals of the same species
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What is continuous variation?
- Tends to be quantitative (any features that can be measured) - No distinct categories and no limit on the value - Represented by a line graph - Controlled by 2+ genes and the environment - Leads to a range of phenotypes between two extremes
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What is discontinuous variation?
- Tends to be qualitative (any feature that can't be measured) - Distinct categories with no inbetweens - Represented by a bar graph - Controlled by genes - Leads to limited number of phenotypes with no intermediates
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What are anatomical adaptations?
- Body covering (feathers, hairs, scales, spines, shells) - Colour (camouflage) - Teeth (adapted for the organism's diet) - Mimicry (copying another animal's appearance to warn off predators) E.g. thick blubber on whales, streamlined otters
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What are physiological adaptations?
- Biochemistry/metabolic processes that take place within an organism - Hibernation - Antibody production - Venom production - Cacti storage of water
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What are behavioural adaptations?
- Survival (e.g. possums playing dead) - Courtship (e.g. scorpions dancing) - Seasonal (e.g. migration, hibernation) - either innate (inherited through genes) or learned (from observing other animals)
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What is convergent evolution?
- Different parts of the world provide similar environments and selection pressures
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What are the characteristics of marsupial mammals?
- Have a short pregnancy/gestation period) - Don't develop a full placenta - Born early in development, climb into mother's pouch, attach to teat and continue to suckle
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What are the characteristics of placental mammals?
- Longer gestation period - Develop placenta, allowing exchange of nutrients/waste - Born more fully developed than marsupial mammals
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What are the characteristics of monotremes?
- Lay eggs - Secrete milk - Have fur
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What is a gene pool?
Total number of alleles in a particular population at a specific time
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What is an allele?
Form of a gene
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What is a phenotype?
Characteristics of an organism
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What is a genotype?
Genetic composition of an organism (the alleles it possesses)
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What is reproductive success and allele frequency in natural selection?
- Most populations have a relatively stable size - All organisms can produce more offspring than can be supported by the supply of food, light and space - There is competition between members of the same species - Within any population, there is a gene pool with a wide variety of alleles - Some individuals have combinations of alleles that make them better at surviving - Therefore, they reproduce and pass alleles on
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What is directional selection?
Individuals favoured in one direction
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What is stabilising selection?
Average individuals favoured
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How has antibiotic resistance occured?
- Random mutations - mean some bacteria are resistant - Creates variation - Application of antibiotics is the selection pressure - Resistant bacteria survive, reproduce and pass allele on (greater reproductive success)
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How has pesticide resistance occurred?
- Random mutation means some insects are resistant - Creates variation - Application of pesticides is the selection pressure - Resistant insects survive and reproduce
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