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chapters 60, 23,25,27, and 28.

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what are the 3 levels of biodiversity?   Genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity.  
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Biophilia   Innate bond between humans and other living systems.  
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what is the gradient hypothesis   Time hypothesis: community diversity with age. Area hypothesis: larger areas contain more species. Productivity hypothesis: greater production by plants increase animal number.  
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what is loss of biodiversity?   Introduced species: competition, predation, disease. Direct exploitation: over harvesting Habitat destruction: deforestation  
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Areas rich in Endemic species   Hot spots.  
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indicator species   spp whose status provided into an overall health of ecosystem. (lichens)  
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Umbrella species   protecting these species would protect many other spp  
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flagship species   single large or instantly recognizable species  
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keystone species   spp within a community that have a role out of proportion to their abundance.  
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Chapter 23   COMING UP  
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Biological evolution   a heritable change that in one or more characteristics of a population or species across many generations.  
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Population   members of the same species that are likely to encounter each other, and so have the opportunity to interbreed.  
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Molecular evolution   the molecular changes in genetic material that underlie the phenotypic changes associated with evolution.  
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Empirical thought   relies on observation to form and idea or hypothesis.  
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Biogeography   the study of the geographical distribution of extinct and modern species.  
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Endemic   naturally found in only one particular location.  
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Convergent evolution   when two different species from different lineages show similar characteristics because they occupy similar environments.  
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Analogous structures   when species have similar characteristics even though they are not closely related  
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alleles   different forms of a particular gene, that determine the trait.  
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Homology   a fundamental similarity that occurs due to descent from a common ancestor.  
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Homologous structures   bodily parts considered to be derived from a common ancestor.  
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Vestigial structures   natomical features that have no apparent function but resemble structures of their presumed ancestors.  
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Anatomical Homologies   the theory of evolution provides a sensible framework for understanding the diversity of life.  
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Developmental homologies   the way that animals undergo embryonic development.  
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Molecular homologies   similarities found which indicate that living species evolved from a common ancestor or interrelated group of common ancestors.  
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Homologous genes   when two genes are derived from the same ancestral gene.  
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Orthologs   genes that are homologous yet from different species.  
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Paralogs   two or more homologous genes found within a single species.  
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Gene family   consists of two or more copies of paralogous genes within the genome of a single organism.  
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Myoglobin   stores oxygen in muscle cells.  
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Hemoglobin   found in red blood cells and carries oxygen throughout the body.  
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Exon shuffle   mutation. An exon and the flanking introns are inserted into a gene, thereby producing a new gene that encodes a protein with an additional domain.  
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Vertical evolution   species evolve from pre-existing species by the accumulation of gene mutations, gene duplications, and exon shuffling.  
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Horizontal gene transfer   genetic changes involving the exchange of genetic material among different species.  
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Bacterial species may carry out three natural mechanisms of gene transfer known as:   conjugation, transformation, and transduction.  
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chapter 25   NEXT  
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Speciation   the mechanisms that promote the formation of new species.  
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Macroevolution   evolutionary changes that create new species and groups of species.  
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Microevolutionary changes   those that occur in a single gene.  
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Subspecies   when two or more groups within the same species display one or more traits that are somewhat different but not enough to warrant their placement into different species.  
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the characteristics used by biologists to identify a species.   Physical or morphological traits, the ability to interbreed, common evolutionary lineages, and ecological factors  
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Phylogenetic species concept   the members of a single species are identified by having a unique combination of characteristics.  
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Biological species concept   a species is a group of individuals whose members have the potential to interbreed with one another in nature to produce viable, fertile offspring but cannot interbreed with members of the other species.  
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Evolutionary species concept   a species is derived from a single lineage that is distinct from other lineages and has its own evolutionary tendencies and historical fate. (based on ancestry)  
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lineage   the genetic relationship between an individual or group of individuals and its ancestors.  
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Ecological species concept   a viewpoint that considers a species within its native environment.  
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ecological niche   he unique set of habitat resources that a species requires, as well as its influence on the environment and other species. Within their own nice, members will compete for survival.  
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prezygotic mechanisms   prevent the formation of a zygote. habitat, temporal, behavioral, mechanical, and gametic isolation.  
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postzygotic mechanisms   block the development of a viable and fertile individual after fertilization has taken place. Hybrid inviability, hybrid sterility, and hybrid breakdown.  
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hybrid inviability   when the fertilized egg cannot develop past the embryonic stages.  
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hybrid sterility   when an interspecies hybrid may be viable but sterile.  
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hybrid breakdown   changes in the chromosome structure.  
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Interspecies hybrid   the offspring of two species.  
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Anagenesis   a single species is transformed into a different species over the course of many generations.  
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Cladogenesis   involves the division of a species into two or more species.  
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Allopatric speciation   when gene flow becomes limited between two or more populations. Geographic isolation can promote allopatric speciation.  
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Adaptive radiation   a single ancestral species has evolved into a wide array of descendant species that differ in their habitat, form, or behavior. (form of allopatric speciation)  
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Hybrid zones   where two populations can interbreed.  
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Sympatric speciation   occurs when members of a species that initially occupy the same habitat within the same range diverge into two or more different species.  
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Gradualism   each new species evolves continuously over long spans of time.  
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Punctuated equilibrium   the tempo of evolution is more sporadic. Species exist relatively unchanged for many generations.  
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Evolutionary-developmental biology   a field of biology that compares the development of different organisms in attempt to understand ancestral relationships between organisms and the developmental mechanisms that bring about evolutionary change.  
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Allometric growth   the pattern whereby different parts of the body grow at different rates with respect to each other.  
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Paedomorphosis   the retention of juvenile traits in an adult organism.  
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Pax6   a master control gene. Controls the expression of many other genes and thereby influences eye development in both rodents and humans.  
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Chapter 26 and 27 notes   now  
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Taxonomy   The field of biology that is concerned with the theory, practice, and rules of classifying living and extinct organisms and viruses.  
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Systematics   the study of biological diversity and the evolutionary relationships among organisms, both extinct and modern.  
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Hierarchy   a system of organization that involves successive levels.  
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Taxon   smaller hierarchical groups.  
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Kingdom   highest and most inclusive taxonomic group.  
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five kingdom system.   Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and animalia.  
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Binomial Nomenclature   the standard method for naming species.  
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all forms of life are within three domains:   Bacteria, Archea, and Eukarya.  
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Eukarya- four eukaryotic kingdoms:   Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.  
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Phyla   classes, orders, families, genera.  
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Chordata Phylum   Fishes, reptiles, and mammals.  
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Extremophiles   organisms that occur primarily in extreme habitats.  
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hyperthermophiles   archaea that will not grow when temp is less than 84*C  
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Extreme Halophiles   occupy evaporation ponds used to produce salt from seawater.  
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Hyperthermophilic   An archaeal species that can only grow at extremely high temperatures  
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Crenarchaeota   Organisms that grow in extremely hot or cold habitats.  
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Euryarchaeota   methane producers and extreme halophiles.  
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Korarchaeota   primarily know from DNA sequences found in samples from hot springs.  
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Nanoarchaeota   the hyperthermophile nanoarchaem equitans, which appears to be a parasite of the thermal vent crenarchaeote ignicoccus.  
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Thylakoids   intracellular tubules produced from light energy from cyanobacteria and other photosynthetic bacteria.  
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Magnetosomes   produced from mutant bacteria lacking a functional form of an actin-like protein. Scatter around mutant cells, disrupting their ability to detect a magnetic field.  
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microbial cells occurs in five major shapes   spheres(cocci), rods(bacilli), comma-shaped cells(vibrios), and spiral shaped cells that are either flexible(spirochaetes) or rigid(spirilli).  
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Biofilms   Aggregations of microorganism that secrete adhesive mucilage, thereby gluing themselves to surfaces.  
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Gram stain   procedure to detect and distinguish bacteria more easily.  
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Pili   hreadlike cell surface structures that allow some prokaryotes to twitch or glide across surfaces.  
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Gas vesicles   cyanobacteria and other bacteria that live in aquatic habitats use cytoplasmic structures to adjust their buoyancy.  
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Binary fission   the cells of bacteria and archaea divide by splitting in two.  
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Akinetes   aquatic filamentous cyanobacteria often produce large, food filled akinetes when winter approaches.  
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Endospores   cells having tough protein coats that are produced inside bacterial cells and then released when the enclosing cell dies and breaks down.  
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Transduction   a process when DNA may enter cells by means of viral vectors.  
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Transformation   a process in which microbes are able to take up DNA directly from their environments.  
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Conjugation   a mating process in which some bacteria transmit DNA.  
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Photoautotrophs   able to use light as a source of energy for synthesis of organic compounds from CO2 and H2O, or H2S.  
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Chemoautotrophs   able to use energy obtained by chemical modifications of inorganic compounds to synthesize organic compounds.  
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Photoheterotrophs   able to use light energy to generate ATP, but they must take in organic compounds from their env.  
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Chemoheterotrophs   must obtain organic molecules for both energy and as a carbon source.  
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Diazotrophs   dinitrogen consumers  
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Nitrogen fixation   specialized metabolic process. The removal of nitrogen from the gaseous phase is called fixation. Provide ammonia to the plant partner.  
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Heterocysts   specialized cells in which many cyanobacteria accomplish nitrogen fixation.  
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Producers   synthesize the organic compounds used by other organisms for food.  
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Decomposers   break down dead organisms and organic matter, releasing minerals for uptake by living things.  
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Methanotrophs   aerobic bacteria that maintains the balance of methane in earths atmosphere.  
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Symbiosis   symbiotic associations with eukaryotic organisms.  
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Pathogens   hosts that have disease symptoms due to parasitic microbes.  
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Chapter 28   NOW  
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3 major ecological groups of protists   algae, protozoa, fungus  
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Plankton   swimming or floating protists. Also includes bacteria, viruses, and small animals.  
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Phytoplankton   the photosynthetic protists in plankton  
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Protozoan plankton   heterotrophic plankton.  
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Periphyton   communities of microorganisms that are attached by mucilage to underwater surfaces.  
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Flagellates   protists that use flagella to move under water.  
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Ciliates   protists that move by means of cilia.(tiny hairlike extensions on the outside of cells)  
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Amoebae   protists that move by pseudopodia.(involves extending protist cytoplasm)  
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phagotrophy   heterotrophic protists that specialize in phagotrophy.(particle eating)  
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osmotrophs   Protists that rely on osmotrophy.(uptake of small organic molecules)  
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autotrophs   photosynthetic protists. (organisms that can make their own organic nutrients)  
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mixotrophs   protists that are able to use autotrophy, phagotrophy, or osmotrophy to obtain organic nutrients.  
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saprobes   heterotrophic protists that feed on nonliving organic material that function as decomposers.  
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zygotic life style   unicellular protists reproduce sexually this way.  
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sporic life cycles   multicellular protists reproduce sexually this way.  
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gametic life cycles   diatoms display this. All cells except the games are diploid, and gametes are produced by meiosis.  
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climate sexual reproduction   ciliates reproduce this way. Conjugation.  
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