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90 Cards in this Set
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Gametes
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haploid cells that is sperm or egg
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Diploid
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all chromosomes
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Haploid
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1/2 chromosomes
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3 Laws of Mendel
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Dominence
Segragation Independent Assortment |
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Incomplete Dominance
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Blending of dominent and recessive
(Snap Dragon) |
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Co-Dominece
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Two aleles share dominece
(Blood) |
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Sex Linked
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genes carred on x or y chromosomes
(Hemophilia) |
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Polygenic Inheritance
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Trait that is affected by 2 or more alleles
(Eyes on skin color) |
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Epistasis
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expression is blocked
(white on blond) |
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X-inactivation
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genes located on x are inactivated
(calico cats) |
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Pleiotrophy
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one gene affects mulitple pheno
(gene for white coat affects deafness) |
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Karyotyping
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shows all chromosomes
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Cytological
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shows genes along chromosomes
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Biological Evolution
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desecent with modification
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2 types of evolutiion
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small and large
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Charles Darwin
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Varition within organism
Organism faced hardships they needed to over come |
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Species
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organisms with similar characteristics that can produce viable and fertile offsping
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Fitness
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how good a particular genotype is at leaving offspring
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Mutation
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point level at DNA
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Migration
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join another population
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Genetic Drift
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"luck"
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Natural Selection
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nature selects best adapted
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Allopatric
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physical barrier separates the group
north and south of grand canyon |
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Parapartic
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No physical barrier but different habitants that support adaptions
darwins finches |
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Sympatric
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Pre-zygotic mechanism: mating rituals
Post-zygotic: infertile offspring |
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Divergent
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increase variation
Whales and Dolphin |
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Co-Evolution
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decrease in variation
Wasps and Orchids |
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Convergent
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Increase
Seals and Penguins |
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Adaptive
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Increase
Darwin FInches |
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Ecology
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study of interactions of organisms wiht one another and their surroundings
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Organism
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individual
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Eco Organization
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Organism
Population Community Ecosystem Biosphere |
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Niche
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Where an organism lives and its role in the environment
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Biome
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a grouping of all the ecosystems of a similar type
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Landscape
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a group of interacting ecosystems in a particualr area
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Biotic Factors
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living things that directly or indirectly affect the organisms
Predation |
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Abiotic Factor
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Nonliving chemical or physical factors that affect the organisms chance to surive
Weather |
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Symbiosis
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a close, permanent relationship of different species
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Commensalism
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benefit
not harm +,0 bird on tree |
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Mutalism
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Both benefit
+,+ Bacteria in soil |
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Parasitism
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one benefit
one harmed +.- Bark beetles on tree |
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3 Trophic Levels
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Producers
Consumers Detrius Feeders and Decomposers |
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Feeding Relationships
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Autotrophs
Heterotroph Scavenger Decomposer |
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Intertidal Zone
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area where water meets land
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Neritic Zone
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shallow region over continental shelve
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Oceanic Zone
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very deep water past continental shelve
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Pelagic Zone
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open water at any depth
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Benthic Zone
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Seafloor
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Steady State
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when average growth is at 0
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Carrying Capacity
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size of population during steady state (K)
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Density-dependednt limiting factor
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factors that control population size
Competion |
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Density-independednt limiting factor
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factors that control population size no matter size
Weather |
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Biodegradeable
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Wastes that can be broken down into new materials
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Nonbiodegraable Waste
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Waste that cannot be broken down into new things
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Smog
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Air pollution from smoke and fog
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Acid Rain
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Water Vapor plus pollution
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Greenhouse Effect
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Carbon Dioxide is in the atomospher and mixed with heat to form blanket
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Ethology
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study of animal behavoior
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Type 1
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SEE WORD DOCUMENT
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Type 2
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SEE WORD DOCUMENT
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Type 3
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SEE WORD DOCUMENT
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Type 4
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SEE WORD DOCUMENT
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Type 5
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SEE WORD DOCUMENT
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Thig
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Touch
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Geo
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Gravity
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Photo
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Light
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Chemo
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Chemical
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Hydro
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Water
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Tropism
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TO respond
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Horomes in plant
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Auxin
Ethlyene |
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Embryology
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Study of things not born
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Palenontology
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Study of things extinct
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Molecular Bio
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Studying things at a biochem level
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Homologous
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Same Anatomy
Differnt Function |
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Analogous
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Same Function
No Common Ancestor |
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Vestigial
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Huge function in one
Limited in another |
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Taxonomy
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classifying things based on phenotypic similarites
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Cladisitcs
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Classifying things based on relationship
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Order of Taxonomy
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Kingdom
Phylum Class Order Family Geneus Species |
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6 Kingdoms
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Monera
Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia |
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Cerebrum
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higher complex learning
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Parietal Lobe
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Sensory
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Corpus Collosome
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separates 2 hemis
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Occipital Lobe
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Vision
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Cerebellum
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Cordination
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Brain Stem
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Basic Body Functions
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Lens
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Words Magnified
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Cornea
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Light passes and processes info
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Pupil
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Lets in light
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Optic Nerve
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cable to brian
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