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Decks in this class (32)

The Evolutionary Framework of Biology
What are model systems are how ar...,
What are the two important tenets...,
How are cetaceans an example of a...
51  cards
Cell Signals and Signal Transduction
What are the three stages of cell...,
What are signals,
Where does epinephrine come from
118  cards
Hormones
Compare and contrast the communic...,
What is a hormone,
What is neuroendocrine signaling
141  cards
Meiosis
How does genetic variation in gam...,
How does meiosis affect the numbe...,
What is the role of gametes in pl...
46  cards
Gametogenesis and Fertilization
What are the two basic characteri...,
What are the four basic character...,
How does a population grow throug...
109  cards
Concepts in Development
What are the three basic steps of...,
What is morphogenesis,
What does genetic equivalence mean
54  cards
Development
What is development,
What are the main stages of embry...,
What is the purpose of gastrulation
99  cards
Plants
About how many plant species have...,
What are the ways in which plants...,
What are secondary metabolites
102  cards
Neurons, Synapses, & Signaling
What are the four stages of infor...,
What is the role of the sensory i...,
What is the role of the integrati...
106  cards
Nervous System
What is a nerve net,
What is cephalization,
What are the two divisions of the...
78  cards
Sensory Systems
What are the four aspects of sens...,
What happens in sensory reception,
What happens in transduction
108  cards
Muscle
What is the general purpose of sk...,
What is a skeletal muscle,
What is each muscle fiber
60  cards
Animal Behavior
What is behavior,
What is the purpose of behavior,
What are the origins of behavior
45  cards
Circulatory System
How does having a gastrovascular ...,
How does having a circulatory sys...,
What are the three components of ...
141  cards
Immune System
Why is the internal environment o...,
What are the four ways pathogens ...,
What is a pathogen
90  cards
Mendelian Inheritance I
What is the blending hypothesis,
According to the blending hypothe...,
According to mendel s results whe...
35  cards
Mendelian Inheritance II
What did mendel discover by follo...,
When would the law of independent...,
What is the result of a cross bet...
22  cards
Mendelian Inheritance III
What is the law of segregation,
What is the law of independent as...,
When does segregation occur
26  cards
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance I
In 1883 what did august weismann do,
What idea did theodor boveri propose,
What led to the chromosomal theor...
45  cards
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance II
What is the purpose of gwas,
How do gwas work,
When is recombination frequency b...
45  cards
Evolutionary Thought
What is the prerequisite for evol...,
What were aristotle s ideas on sp...,
In the binomial nomenclature cani...
21  cards
Microevolution I
What is microevolution,
What is macroevolution,
What are jumping genes transposab...
37  cards
Microevolution II
What is a bottleneck,
What causes a bottleneck effect,
If the population remains small a...
26  cards
Microevolution III (Natural Selection)
What does sorting mean in the con...,
Why is natural selection not random,
What are adaptations
26  cards
Speciation
What is speciation,
How many species have been described,
How many species are estimated to...
28  cards
Phylogenetics
What are hybrid zones,
What are the three possible outco...,
What happens in reinforcement
24  cards
History of Life
How many years ago was this descr...,
Which era is referred to as the a...,
Which era is referred to as the a...
57  cards
Behavioral Ecology
What is a behavior,
How is communication defined,
What controls the mating behavior...
25  cards
Population Ecology
When will an altruistic trait evo...,
In hamilton s rule what is r,
What is a population
49  cards
Ecology
What is carrying capacity k,
How does k vary over time,
In the logistic population growth...
30  cards
Ecology (Population & Community)
What is species diversity,
What are the two components of sp...,
What is species richness
25  cards
Conservation Biology
How is diversity related to latitude,
What are the two key factors in e...,
How does evolutionary history con...
16  cards

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