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ecology
a study of the interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms
evolution
change in the heritable characteristics of populations over time
Ecology and evolution are intricately linked, ecological interactions and opportunities often drive
evolution
Patterns of ecology and evolution include
modification with descent, 2. fit of form and function, and 3. the distribution and abundance of organisms
Processes in ecology and evolution include
Natural selection, 2. competition, and 3. predation
Darwins book is called
the origin of species
T/F - Darwin was not the first to promote the idea that life evolved
True
T/F - The ancient Greeks were the first to promote the idea that life evolved
True
Natural selection
a feasible mechanism for how evolution occurs
When Darwin published his theory of evolution he had what
a large amount of evidence acquired through many years of detailed observations of living things
Who and who independently suggested that natural selection drives adaptive evolution
Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace
Who gets the most credit for natural selection
Darwin
Darwin's three postulates
Heritable variation, 2. Struggle for existence (limited resources), and 3. Heritable variation influences the struggle
Every species is capable of reproducing meaning all species should be growing exponentially, this is not the case which explains why there is
a struggle for existance (competition for resources)
heritable variation influences the struggle (one of Darwin's postulates) this is a fancy way of saying
there is adaptation overtime that is passed in genes
survival and reproduction are tied together why
you have to survive until you are sexually mature and can reproduce
Traits can target _________ success or ___________ success
survival, reproduction
reproductive success can, but doesn't always, decrease _______________ success
survival
What is the result of natural selection
Changes in trait frequencies in a population over time
sexual selection is a subsection of
natural selection that only favors sexual selection
Evolutionary fitness
the capability of an individual to reproduce successfully
T/F - Evolution happens to individuals
False
the result of natural selection is seen in
populations
The way you quantify fitness is through a study where you compare the proportion of the individual's genes to all genes of
the next generation
Fitness is hard to measure/describe in animals like ______________ but easy to measure/describe in things such as _________
elephants; viruses
Fitness is determined by __________ in a given environment and thus a property of the individual organism
Phenotype
____________ are the target of selection indirectly via phenotypes
genotypes
Phenotypes can be
morphological, 2. physiological, or 3. behavioral
adaptation
changes in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment
________ are patterns that result from the _________ of natural selection
adaptations; process
__________ get selected but its consequences occur in __________
traits; populations
Traits
properties of individuals
Natural selection targets ___________ but only the heritable component of __________ evolve
phenotypes; phenotypes
Natural selection is ___________ looking
backward
Teleological
Has a goal, forward looking, has a purpose
T/F - Natural selection is a weeding out process not a creating process
True
T/F - Natural selection does produce new variation
False
T/F - Natural selection is perfect
False
T/F - natural selection is random
False
T/F - traits evolve because they are needed
False
T/F - random mutations provide new alleles
True
T/F - genetic variation is mostly hidden
True
T/F - Natural selection typically acts on individuals, not groups
True
T/F - Fitness is circular (survival of the survivors)
False
Performance
defined independent of simply observing persistence or traits
Fitness is always defined in the context of the
environment
T/F - Darwin knew the mechanism that generates heritable variation
False
What is the mechanism that generates heritable variation
mutation
The combination of Darwinism and genetics came to be known as
Neo-darwinism
the architects of neo-darwinism included
Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley
Adaptationism
Emphasizing natural selection as the MOST important mechanism of evolution
_______________ is characterized as an unsubstantiated assumption that all or most traits are optimal adaptions
Adaptationsim
Critics of adaptationists have
over-emphasized the power of natural selection to shape traits to an evolutionary optimum, and 2. Ignored the role of developmental constraints and other factors to explain extant morphological and behavioral traits
Adaptation should only be applied when
The trait is a variation of an earlier form, 2. The trait is heritable, and 3. The trait enhances reproductive success
Critics forced ______________ to be more critical and rigorous with their own hypotheses
adaptationists
Adaptationism is the most productive and influential research program in evolution with notable contributions for what
neurobiology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary psychology
Macroclimate
large scale weather variation
microclimate
small scale weather variation usually measured over a shorter time period
the two main factors that contribute to climates and survival are
temperature and water
Aspect has an affect on __, the _ that boulders or cliffs face matters
temperature, direction
South facing boulders or cliffs are
drier and warmer
North facing boulders of cliffs are
colder and more wet
Different landscapes/vegetations have ______________ temperatures even if they are in the same _______________
different; macroclimate
in microclimates a higher altitude tells us what about the temperature
lower temperature
in microclimates what does aspect have to offer
contrasting environments
_________ colors absorb more visible light
Darker
______________ create shaded or cooler environments
boulders and burrows
water has 2 capacities which are
kinetic and potential
in aquatic temperatures, specific heat
absorbs heat without large change in temperature
In aquatic temperatures latent heat of evaporation is
580 cal to evaporate 1 g of water
in aquatic temperatures latent heat of fusion is
1 g of water gives off 80 cal as it freezes
_____________ vegetation influences stream temperature by providing shade
riparian
Most enzymes have rigid, predictable shape at ______ temperatures
low
low ______________________ cause low reaction rates
temperatures
Excessively high temperatures ______________ the shape
destroy
Extreme temperatures usually reduce the rate of ______________
photosynthesis
Different plants have different
optimal temperatures
Acclimation
physiological changes in response to temperature
Psychrophilic
cold loving bacteria
density of water decreases as it
freezes
Thermophilic
heat loving bacteria
Poikilotherms
body temperature varies directly with environmental temperature
ectotherms
rely mainly on external energy sources
endotherms
rely heavily on metabolic energy
homeotherms
maintain a relatively constant internal environment
Temperature regulation by desert plants
they must reduce heat storage
You can reduce heat storage by ___________ heating via conduction, ___________ convective cooling, and ___________ radiative heating
decrease, increase, reduce
How do arctic and alpine plants stay warm, ________________ radiative heating and ________________ convective cooling
Increase, decrease
thermal neutral zone
the range of environmental temperatures over which metabolic rate of a homeothermic animal does not change
lateral swimming muscles of many fish are well supplied with blood vessels that function as
countercurrent heat-exchangers
Almost all plants are _____________________ ______________
poikilothermic ectotherms
poikilothermic ectotherms are
plants that can regulate their body temperature by storing starch in their roots that they metabolize over the harsh winter season
How to survive extreme temperature, become _, ______ metabolic rate, ____________ or ____________
inactive, reduce, hibernate, estivate
Inactivity
seek shelter during extreme periods
hibernation occurs in the
winter
estivation occurs in the
summer
How do water and temperature move
down a concentration gradient
gradients determine what
whether an organism loses or gains water
T/F - As water vapor in the air increases, the water concentration gradient between organisms and air is reduced and evaporative loss is decreased
True
where is water lost in terrestrial organisms
evaporation