AP Biology
... evolutionary origin but are similar in function are called analogous structures. Analogous parts are very different in structure, but perform similar functions. ...
... evolutionary origin but are similar in function are called analogous structures. Analogous parts are very different in structure, but perform similar functions. ...
June issue (Final Notebook)
... The range of adaptation is also variable. Some reptiles can exist in a state of complete oxygen deprivation; others can survive only on drastically reduced oxygen reserves. In fact, true hibernation is seen only in small animals, whereas larger animals are often active and alert during the entire pe ...
... The range of adaptation is also variable. Some reptiles can exist in a state of complete oxygen deprivation; others can survive only on drastically reduced oxygen reserves. In fact, true hibernation is seen only in small animals, whereas larger animals are often active and alert during the entire pe ...
Evolution - schmitzhappens12-13
... Comparisons of the similarities in these molecules across species reflect evolutionary patterns seen in comparative anatomy and in the fossil record. Organisms with closely related morphological features have more closely related molecular features. ...
... Comparisons of the similarities in these molecules across species reflect evolutionary patterns seen in comparative anatomy and in the fossil record. Organisms with closely related morphological features have more closely related molecular features. ...
Evolution
... Comparisons of the similarities in these molecules across species reflect evolutionary patterns seen in comparative anatomy and in the fossil record. Organisms with closely related morphological features have more closely related molecular features. ...
... Comparisons of the similarities in these molecules across species reflect evolutionary patterns seen in comparative anatomy and in the fossil record. Organisms with closely related morphological features have more closely related molecular features. ...
ap22-Descent With Modification
... variations, not variations that an individual acquires during its life, even if these variations are adaptive. • Natural selection states that well-adapted individuals leave more offspring, and thus contribute more to the gene pool, than poorly adapted individuals • Also, natural selection is situat ...
... variations, not variations that an individual acquires during its life, even if these variations are adaptive. • Natural selection states that well-adapted individuals leave more offspring, and thus contribute more to the gene pool, than poorly adapted individuals • Also, natural selection is situat ...
13.1 A sea voyage helped Darwin frame his theory of evolution
... • Another example of natural selection in action is the evolution of pesticide resistance in insects. • A relatively small amount of poison initially kills most of the insects, but subsequent applications are less and less effective. • The few survivors are individuals that are genetically resistant ...
... • Another example of natural selection in action is the evolution of pesticide resistance in insects. • A relatively small amount of poison initially kills most of the insects, but subsequent applications are less and less effective. • The few survivors are individuals that are genetically resistant ...
AP SUMMER 2016 Power Point
... Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings ...
... Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings ...
Speciation and Intra-Specific Taxa
... species by Mayr and Wright. Conventionally understood speciation is typically thought to be a slow event, accomplished over a few million years. However, there are many examples of rapid speciation that have taken place over centuries or, as in many plants, within the time-frame of one generation. A ...
... species by Mayr and Wright. Conventionally understood speciation is typically thought to be a slow event, accomplished over a few million years. However, there are many examples of rapid speciation that have taken place over centuries or, as in many plants, within the time-frame of one generation. A ...
adaptive coloration
... Mertensian Mimicry This type of mimicry has been proposed to explain cases of snakes, or other prey, so deadly that learning by predators is not possible. The idea is that deadly snakes mimic a less dangerous species for which aposematism is plausible. The classic example is the deadly coral snake ( ...
... Mertensian Mimicry This type of mimicry has been proposed to explain cases of snakes, or other prey, so deadly that learning by predators is not possible. The idea is that deadly snakes mimic a less dangerous species for which aposematism is plausible. The classic example is the deadly coral snake ( ...
File - LFHS AP Biology
... Gene flow has been reduced between flies that feed on different food varieties, even though they both live in the same geographic area. This may lead to __________ speciation. ...
... Gene flow has been reduced between flies that feed on different food varieties, even though they both live in the same geographic area. This may lead to __________ speciation. ...
Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality
... Human nature and human personality made up of a collection of evolved mechanisms Before Darwin, two features of evolution were recognized: Change over time and apparent adaptation to environment ...
... Human nature and human personality made up of a collection of evolved mechanisms Before Darwin, two features of evolution were recognized: Change over time and apparent adaptation to environment ...
Biology of the Galapagos
... conservationists face in preserving this hotbed of genetic diversity. Alan Tye, interim director of sciences at the Charles Darwin Research Station on the island of Santa Cruz, said his institute focuses on just two things: "threats and threatened things." Although 95 percent of the species that wer ...
... conservationists face in preserving this hotbed of genetic diversity. Alan Tye, interim director of sciences at the Charles Darwin Research Station on the island of Santa Cruz, said his institute focuses on just two things: "threats and threatened things." Although 95 percent of the species that wer ...
The Modern Synthesis Huxley coined the phrase, the `modern
... that the methods and aims of the different fields of biology – zoology, botany, genetics, systematics, paleontology etc. – were not in tension, but could be reconciled, and that evidence from these disparate fields could be shared with the common aim of understanding the pattern and process of evolu ...
... that the methods and aims of the different fields of biology – zoology, botany, genetics, systematics, paleontology etc. – were not in tension, but could be reconciled, and that evidence from these disparate fields could be shared with the common aim of understanding the pattern and process of evolu ...
Answer Key - Earl Haig Secondary School
... because not all materials can cross it; some are kept out—or in. 34. Diffusion occurs through a selectively permeable membrane. Particles diffuse from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration until they reach a point of equilibrium. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across ...
... because not all materials can cross it; some are kept out—or in. 34. Diffusion occurs through a selectively permeable membrane. Particles diffuse from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration until they reach a point of equilibrium. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across ...
A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology Debates
... What is currently called “evolutionary psychology”—that is, the recent attempts at melding current evolutionary and psychological theories—has been most strongly advocated in a long essay by the anthropologist John Tooby and the psychologist Leda Cosmides, entitled “The Psychological Foundations of ...
... What is currently called “evolutionary psychology”—that is, the recent attempts at melding current evolutionary and psychological theories—has been most strongly advocated in a long essay by the anthropologist John Tooby and the psychologist Leda Cosmides, entitled “The Psychological Foundations of ...
Multi-level Selection and the Major Transitions in - Philsci
... and Michod argue that early sequestration of the germ-line may be one such adaptation, for it reduces the probability that mutant cells, arising during ontogeny, will find their way into the next generation. Another idea is that passing the life-cycle through a single-celled stage, as occurs in most ...
... and Michod argue that early sequestration of the germ-line may be one such adaptation, for it reduces the probability that mutant cells, arising during ontogeny, will find their way into the next generation. Another idea is that passing the life-cycle through a single-celled stage, as occurs in most ...
Section 1 The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
... have physical or behavioral traits that better suit their environment are more likely to survive and will reproduce more successfully than those that do not have such traits. Darwin called this differential rate of reproduction natural selection. In time, the number of individuals that carry these f ...
... have physical or behavioral traits that better suit their environment are more likely to survive and will reproduce more successfully than those that do not have such traits. Darwin called this differential rate of reproduction natural selection. In time, the number of individuals that carry these f ...
Evolution
... – Variation: organisms vary in many characteristics – Inheritance: these variations can be inherited Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
... – Variation: organisms vary in many characteristics – Inheritance: these variations can be inherited Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
PPT File
... – Lamarck theorized that organisms are modified during their lifetime through use or disuse of different parts – These modifications are passed to offspring – The idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics was not rejected until long after Lamarck’s death, when geneticists such as Mendel began ...
... – Lamarck theorized that organisms are modified during their lifetime through use or disuse of different parts – These modifications are passed to offspring – The idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics was not rejected until long after Lamarck’s death, when geneticists such as Mendel began ...
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... their needs in an environment. Specifically, an organism can change its physical traits by using its body in certain ways. The characteristics that an organism acquires during its life are then passed on to offspring. ...
... their needs in an environment. Specifically, an organism can change its physical traits by using its body in certain ways. The characteristics that an organism acquires during its life are then passed on to offspring. ...
Evidence for Evolution
... Changes in food supply created selection pressure that caused finch populations to evolve within decades. This evolutionary change occurred much faster than many researchers thought possible. The Grants have documented that natural selection takes place in wild finch populations frequently, and some ...
... Changes in food supply created selection pressure that caused finch populations to evolve within decades. This evolutionary change occurred much faster than many researchers thought possible. The Grants have documented that natural selection takes place in wild finch populations frequently, and some ...
Quantitative Genetics and Evolution
... the debate between two opposing views on evolution and the mechanism of inheritance (2). According to saltationism evolution was viewed as very fast and an abrupt process visible through the change of Mendelian (simple) traits. Mendelian traits are determined by a single gene with large allelic effe ...
... the debate between two opposing views on evolution and the mechanism of inheritance (2). According to saltationism evolution was viewed as very fast and an abrupt process visible through the change of Mendelian (simple) traits. Mendelian traits are determined by a single gene with large allelic effe ...
Evolution
... Darwin noticed that populations from the mainland changed after reaching the Galápagos. Specimens were new to European scientists. ...
... Darwin noticed that populations from the mainland changed after reaching the Galápagos. Specimens were new to European scientists. ...