1. 11.1 KEY CONCEPT A population shares a common gene pool.

2.  Genetic variation leads to phenotypic variation.  Phenotypic variation is necessary for natural selection.  Genetic variation is stored in a population’s gene pool.  made up of all alleles in a population  allele combinations form when organisms have offspring

3.  Allele frequencies measure genetic variation. –measures how common allele is in population –can be calculated for each allele in gene pool 1.Calculate the allele frequency for G(Green frogs) in the population 2.Calculate the allele frequency for g (brown frogs) in the population

5.  Mutation is a random change in the DNA of a gene. Recombination forms new combinations of alleles. – can form new allele –How can mutations be passed on to offspring? – usually occurs during meiosis, What is the process called? – parents’ alleles arranged in new ways in gametes

6.  Hybridization is the crossing of two different species.  occurs when individuals can’t find mate of own species  Much more successful/common in plants  topic of current scientific research

7.  A normal distribution graphs as a bell-shaped curve. Why is this curve called “normal”? Traits not undergoing natural selection have a normal distribution. Why? – highest frequency near mean value – frequencies decrease toward each extreme value

8.  Microevolution is evolution within a population.  observable change in the allele frequencies  can result from natural selection  How does natural selection cause a change in allele frequencies?

9.  Natural selection can take one of three paths. –Directional selection favors phenotypes at one extreme. –Bacteria, Greyhounds

10. –Stabilizing selection favors the intermediate phenotype. –Gall flies, Siberian Huskies –What happens to the allele frequency in this distribution?  Natural selection can take one of three paths.

11. –Disruptive selection favors both extreme phenotypes. –What happens if the middle cuts off completely?

12. 11.1 Genetic Variation Within Population A B C Match each graph with the correct type of Natural Selection: 1.Directional 2.Disruptive 3.Stabilizing

13.  A plant that is too short may not be able to compete with other plants for sunlight. However, extremely tall plants may be more susceptible to wind damage.

14.  Throughout the wet seasons, small seeds are more common and there are such a large supply of the small seeds that the finches only eat small seeds. The smaller, smoother beaks make picking up the small seeds easier and become more common in the population.

15.  Early breeders were interested in dogs with the greatest speed. They carefully selected from a group of hounds those who ran the fastest. From their offspring, the greyhound breeders again selected those dogs who ran the fastest. By continuing this selection for those dogs who ran faster than most of the hound dog population, they gradually produced a dog who could run up to 64km/h (40mph).

16.  In a species of African butterfly the colorations range from a reddish yellow to blue. In both cases, these extremes of color, from different ends of the spectrum, mimic other species of butterflies that are not normally the prey of the local predator group of birds and other insects. Those butterflies that are moderate in coloration are eaten in far greater numbers that those at the extremes of the color spectrum.

17.  Babies of low weight lose heat more quickly and get ill from infectious disease more easily, whereas babies of large body weight are more difficult to deliver through the pelvis. Infants of a more medium weight survive much more often. For the larger or smaller babies, the baby mortality rate is much higher.

18.  Suppose there is a population of rabbits. The color of the rabbits is determined by incomplete dominance, with a black coloring, white coloring, and gray heterozygous coloring. If this population of rabbits were put into an area that had very dark black rocks as well as very white colored stone, the rabbits with black fur would be able to hide from predators amongst the black rocks and the white furred rabbits would be able to hide in the white rocks, but the grey furred rabbits would stand out in both of the habitats and would suffer greater predation.

19.  Think of an example for each of the types of distributions for natural selection

20.  Use a deck of cards to represent a population of island birds. The four suits represent different alleles for tail shape. The allele frequencies in the original population are 25% spade, 25% heart, 25% club, and 25% diamond tail shapes.  Turn to page 337 in the books. With your groups, follow the procedure for the lab. Just do the activity, don’t worry about the questions right now.

21.  Gene flow occurs when individuals join new populations and reproduce.  Gene flow keeps neighboring populations similar.  Low gene flow increases the chance that two populations will evolve into different species.  What is a species?  Why would low gene flow create new species? bald eagle migration

22.  Genetic drift causes a loss of genetic diversity.  It is most common in small populations. Why?  A population bottleneck can lead to genetic drift.  It occurs when an event drastically reduces population size.  Example?  The bottleneck effect is genetic drift that occurs after a bottleneck event.

23.  The founding of a small population can lead to genetic drift. –It occurs when a few individuals start a new population. –Can you think of an example of when this might occur? –The founder effect is genetic drift that occurs after start of new population.

24.  Genetic drift has negative effects on a population. –less likely to have some individuals that can adapt –Why does that occur more in small population? –Penny Activity: Flip the penny 3 times, record how many head and how many tails you flipped. Flip the penny 7 more times, record how many heads and tails you flipped. Which results were closer to the 1:1 ratio you expect to get? –harmful alleles can become more common due to chance

25.  Sexual selection occurs due to higher cost of reproduction for females.  males produce many sperm continuously  females are more limited in potential offspring each cycle  Result: Females are picky!

26.  There are two types of sexual selection.  intrasexual selection: competition among males – Example:  intersexual selection: males display certain traits to females – Example: These birds have huge red air sacs which make them easier for predators to spot. Why would they have evolved these, then? Male Irish elks, now extinct, had 12-foot antlers. Describe how sexual selection could have caused such an exaggerated trait to evolve.

27.  Populations become isolated when there is no gene flow.  Isolated populations adapt to their own environments.  Genetic differences can add up over generations. Two small, isolated populations of dolphins in Tin Can Bay and the Great Sandy Strait are at risk of extinction, and are the focus of a study by Southern Cross University researcher Daniele Cagnazzi. Mr Cagnazzi has been studying dolphins along the Queensland coast for the last three years. ~ABC News

28.  Reproductive isolation can occur between isolated populations.  members of different populations cannot mate successfully Prezygotic: temporal isolation, behavioral isolation Postzygotic: hybrid sterility  final step to becoming separate species  Speciation is the rise of two or more species from one existing species.

29.  Behavioral barriers can cause isolation.  called behavioral isolation  includes differences in courtship or mating behaviors

30.  Geographic barriers can cause isolation.  called geographic isolation  physical barriers divide population  Temporal barriers can cause isolation.  called temporal isolation  timing of reproductive periods prevents mating

31.  Natural selection can have direction.  The effects of natural selection add up over time.

32. What examples can you think of of convergent evolution? Wings of insects and birds; fins/tails of sharks and fish

33.  Divergent evolution describes evolution toward different traits in closely related species. Other examples of divergent evolution? ancestor kit foxred fox

34.  Two or more species can evolve together through coevolution.  evolutionary paths become connected  species evolve in response to changes in each other

35.  Coevolution can occur in beneficial relationships. THINK! Why do the stinging ants live in the holes of the thorns that are supposed to protect the plant from herbivores that would eat the leaves? How does the plant benefit? How does the ant benefit?

36.  Coevolution can occur in competitive relationships, sometimes called evolutionary.

37.  Extinction is the elimination of a species from Earth.  Background extinctions occur continuously at a very low rate.  Same rate as speciation  Few species in small area  caused by local changes in environment

38.  Mass extinctions are rare but much more intense.  destroy many species at global level  catastrophic events  5 in last 600 million years

39.  A pattern of punctuated equilibrium exists in the fossil record.  theory proposed by Eldredge and Gould in 1972  Episodes of speciation occur suddenly followed by periods of little change  revised Darwin’s idea

40.  Many species evolve from one species during adaptive radiation.  ancestral species diversifies into many descendent species  descendent species adapt to different environments