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evolution

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Darwin's contribution- 1859   The Origin of Species  
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Participant during the Voyage of the Beagle - 1831   Darwin  
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2. Lyell's Principles of Geology convinced him   Darwin  
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observed geographic distribution of animals   Uniformitarian  
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unique animals in different locations   Uniformitarian  
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slow constant change   faunal succession  
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organisms evolving from less complex forms   faunal succession  
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survival based on advantage - natural selection   natural selection  
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instinct for self or race preservation   natural selection  
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need for food   challenge  
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don't become food   response  
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organs with the same ancestral origin   homology  
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but serve different functions, e.g. bat wings   homology  
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relatively small, lacking complexity   vestigial organs  
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organs with no function, e.g. whales pelvis   vestigial organs  
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similar to functioning organs in others   vestigial organs  
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developed from the concept of heredity   genetics  
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paired strands containing genetic code   chromosomes  
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identified by Mendel as particulate inheritance   chromosomes  
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made up of DNA   genes  
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concentrated within chromosomes   DNA molecule  
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won the Nobel Prize   Crick and Watson, Wilkins  
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book Double Helix)   Crick and Watson, Wilkins  
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chemical changes in DNA lead to   mutation  
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genetic makeup (hereditary character)   genotype  
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complete set of genes in an organism   genome  
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physical characteristics of individuals   phenotype  
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total of all genetic components of an interbreeding   gene pool  
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origin of two or more individuals from   speciation  
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1st Order - 5-8 events in Earth history   extinction  
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2nd Order - ~23 events   extinction  
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3rd Order - ~33 events   extinction  
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rapid expansions of organisms   evolutionary radiation  
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new phyla, classes, orders or families   evolutionary radiation  
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less competition in new niches   evolutionary radiation causes  
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predators have not adjusted to new organisms   evolutionary radiation causes  
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often possible because of extinction of other groups   evolutionary radiation causes  
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adaptive breakthroughs - key features providing an edge   evolutionary radiation causes  
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destruction of groups of organisms   Rates of Extinction  
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average mammal species survives for just 1-2 Ma   Rates of Extinction  
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average marine species survives for >10 Ma   Rates of Extinction  
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high rates of genera extinctions   mass extiction  
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Permo-Triassic ~70% marine genera   largest extinction  
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phylogeny of life   ‘Tree of Life’  
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new species originate by branching off from others   ‘Tree of Life’  
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species cluster in groups with common traits   ‘Tree of Life’  
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represent higher taxa - more advanced   clusters  
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small clusters become a genus   genus  
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genera with similar traits become family   family  
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Animalae (animal)   Kingdom  
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Chordata (vertebrata - backbone)   phylum  
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Mammalia (mammal)   class  
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Primate   order  
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Hominidae (hominid)   family  
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Homo   genus  
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sapiens   species  
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cluster that shares similar traits derived from a common ancestor;   clade  
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research emphasizing branching events in phylogeny   cladistics  
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early traits   shared biological traits  
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derived traits - evolved later   shared biological traits  
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mark branching point in evolution   origin of new traits  
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illustrated by a cladogram   origin of new traits  
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only shows relatively complete groups   cladogram  
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useful approach in developing phylogeny   cladogram  
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new species arising from older species   phylogeny  
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history of one or more genetically related species   lineages  
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an individuals changes - life to death   ontogeny  
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change in body size - generally increasing   traits  
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greater complexity   traits  
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longer legs   horse changes  
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extension of finger nail   horse changes  
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complex teeth   horse changes  
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loss of rear legs   change to whales  
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increase in size   change to whales  
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body streamlined   change to whales  
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front legs converted to flippers   change to whales  
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species in lineage gradually change   phyletic gradualism  
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operates on the entire population   phyletic gradualism  
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what Darwin believed was happening due to Natural Selection   phyletic gradualism  
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most changes due to rapid, local speciation   punctuated equilibrium  
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longer-lived unchanging lineages   punctuated equilibrium  
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history of one or more genetically related species   lineages  
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debate in paleontology   punctuated equilibrium versus phyletic gradualism (Natural Selection)  
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sharp, distinct speciation   Steven Jay Gould  
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evolutionary changes are not reversible   Steven Jay Gould  
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that contingency has been a critical governing mechanism,   Steven Jay Gould  
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along with ‘survival of the fittest’ (phyletic gradualism,   Steven Jay Gould  
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also known as Natural Selection), responsible for the life we see on Earth today.   Steven Jay Gould  
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A possible future event that can’t be prevented or predicted (“the luck of the draw” concept   Contingency  
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species specialization   Adaptive radiation  
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diverge from a common ancestor   divergence  
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production of similar forms   convergence  
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plants - tree form to compete for light   environmental controls  
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do it the best way   adapt to efficiency  
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adapt to an already successful organism   mimicry  
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different species cannot interbreed and produce viable offspring (which can in turn produce offspring)   species concept  
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good only for living organisms   species concept  
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extremely difficult problem if organism is extinct   species concept  
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paleontologists use morphological traits   species concept  
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shape, size, proportions   morphological traits  
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many problems e.g. lumpers versus the splitters   morphological traits  
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right versus left coiling   shape  
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abnormally big or small   size, proportions  
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most species (>99.9%) never fossilized   Major Problem  
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spontaneous mutation of chromosomes   species changes  
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constant, slow   gradualism  
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fast   punctuated  
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predation driving change - yields physical adaptation   competition  
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extinct at one locality   migration  
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mindless effects; e.g. seeds are dispersed   dispersion  
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carried by winds   Atmospheric  
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carried by organisms   Atmospheric  
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floating or as attachments to floats   oceanic  
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floating larvae stages in marine life cycles   oceanic  
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slow changes in an isolated gene pool   isolation  
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sexual preference within the same gene pool   Sympatric speciation  
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most important evolutionary factor   climate  
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temperature   primary factors  
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moisture   primary factors  
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deserts and jungles as barriers   primary factors  
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affects marine, terrestrial organisms   sea level changes  
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transgression creates barriers   sea level changes  
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regression opens pathways   sea level changes  
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in part a climatic effect   glaciation  
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glaciers destroy things in their path   glaciation  
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cools climate and the deep ocean   glaciation  
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mountain building events   diastrophism  
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land bridges - e.g. Panama uplift   diastrophism  
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barriers against migration   diastrophism  
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climate modification   diastrophism  
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Plate tectonics   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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changes in climate   Plate tectonics  
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isolation of populations   Plate tectonics  
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land bridges   Plate tectonics  
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Food chain (food webs) disruptions   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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small population size   Food chain (food webs) disruptions  
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low variability (diversity)   Food chain (food webs) disruptions  
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narrow adaptation - over specialization   Food chain (food webs) disruptions  
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isolation   Food chain (food webs) disruptions  
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competition   Food chain (food webs) disruptions  
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unrestrained predation   Food chain (food webs) disruptions  
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disease   Food chain (food webs) disruptions  
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Extreme, rapid changes in physical environment   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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atmospheric changes   changes in physical environment  
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changing climate   changes in physical environment  
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volcanic dust   changing climate  
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carbon dioxide   changing climate  
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meteor impact dust   changing climate  
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compositional changes - CO2; O2   changing climate  
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solar radiation changes   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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sea level changes   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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lethal increases in chemicals   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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acidification of oceans, Greenhouse effects   CO2  
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Permo-Triassic extinctions??   hydrogen sulfide  
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nutrient depletion in the oceans   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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cause reduced phytoplankton production due to lack of upwelling; water mass stability lack of upwelling; water mass stability tectonic stability and reduced runoff   nutrient depletion  
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6. ice accumulations (loss) - ocean temperature changes and sea-level changes   Large scale factors contributing to mass extinctions  
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low magnetic fields cause strange effects   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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extinctions observed near magnetic polarity changes   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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during geomagnetic reversals   Cosmic ray effects  
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high influx at top of atmosphere - greatest at poles   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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mesons, protons, electrons   atomic particles  
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effects rapidly reduced by depth of water   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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radiation from solar flares   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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dumping of Van Allen radiation belts   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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atmospheric exposure to the solar wind Solar Wind   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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from the Sun - protons and electrons   Plasma stream  
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increase in production of radioisotopes at 0 magnetic field   Magnetic Field Relationships  
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Killer algae as the ‘kill mechanism’ for 4 of the ‘big 5’ mass extinctions   Controls  
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Toxic algal blooms   killer algea  
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during planet warming   Controls  
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sea level fluctuations   Controls  
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excess nutrient supply events; phosphorus and others   Controls  
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high CO2   Controls  
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death   Controls  
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oxygen depletion by bacteria during decay in oceans   Controls  
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anoxia   Controls  
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identified with cyanobacteria - stromatolites   anoxia  
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toxins produced can kill land organisms   anoxia  
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they are volatilized and are absorbed by plants and animals   toxins  
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Red Queen Hypothesis (Leigh Van Valen, 1970s)   controls  
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evolution and speciation progress at a steady rate   Red Queen Hypothesis  
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species do NOT become better adapted   Red Queen Hypothesis  
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Tested by Venditti et al., 2010   Red Queen Hypothesis  
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Driving Evolution are steady mutations in organisms   Red Queen Hypothesis  
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b. Extinction and Speciation are rare environmental events that cause reproductive isolation   Red Queen Hypothesis  
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separation of continents;   reproductive isolation  
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genetic change in mating preference;   reproductive isolation  
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kingdom, phylum, class, order   modern system  
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