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Be able to describe the major
accomplishments of each man listed and how their accorplishments did or did not
contribute to Charles DarwinÕs theory of evolution and natural selection.
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You do not need to memorize
dates (except for the date for the publication of the Origin of Species Ð know that one), but have some idea of the order in which
these men worked.
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Describe the events that led
to DarwinÕs conclusion that evolution occurred through natural selection.
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Discuss the process of
natural selection
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List the evidence that
convinced Darwin that evolution had taken place.
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Be able to briefly explain
the points of the Modern Synthesis of evolutionary theory.
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Understand these terms: gene,
chromosome, homologous chromosomes (Image), allele, locus (loci), haploid,
diploid, phenotype, genotype, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous.
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Explain how microevolutionary
changes can accumulate, leading to macroevolution.
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Discuss how natural selection
of variants within populations may lead to the evolution of different species.
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Contrast the punctuated
equilibrium model with the gradualism model concerning the pace of evolution.
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Describe evidence for
evolution as supported by the fossil record.
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Describe how fossil evidence
was used to construct the geologic time table.
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Briefly explain how fossils
can be dated.
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Describe how molecular
evidence for evolution supports the fossil record.
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List the types of evidence
for evolution shown by comparative anatomy.
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Describe how biogeography of
extinct and extant species can be used to support evolution.
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Know how to use the
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation.
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What are the five conditions
that must be met for a population to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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Understand how gene
frequencies change from one generation to the next due to mutation, migration,
genetic drift, nonrandom mating, and selection.
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Explain and give examples of
the three types of selection.
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Discuss the case of
sickle-cell anemia as an example of evolutionary adaptation.
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Explain how natural selection
favors different forms of peppered moths in different situations.
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Define a species and a
population.
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Describe the different
prezygotic and postzygotic isolating mechanisms, give examples of each and
explain how each may lead to reproductive isolation.
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Know the difference between
allopatric and sympatric speciation.
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Realize the importance of the
binomial classification system of Linnaeus.
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Understand the use of the
binomial pair, genus and species.
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Be able to correctly write a
scientific name.
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List the hierarchical
categories: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species and
understand their order and place in the heirarchy.
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Understand the Òbiological
species conceptÓ and why it is not appropriate for all types of organisms.
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Explain why taxonomy is of
practical importance.
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Define and understand the
difference between systematics, phylogeny, classification and taxonomy.
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Contrast a phylogeny as a
cladogram with a traditional taxonomic tree.
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List the three domains and
briefly describe the groups within each.
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Be able to construct a simple
cladogram.
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Understand the difference
between ancestral characters and derived characters.
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Understand the difference
between analogy and homology. Which type of structures would you use to
construct your cladogram?
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Understand the difference
between outgroups and ingroups.
Unless something changes because of the jury thing, the exam will be on Thursday and we will not have time to cover the earthÕs history lecture. If I am selected, however, I will give the earthÕs history lecture on Thursday and postpone the exam until the following week when I would have to be away. I am supposed to know, hopefully, by Tuesday, though not by class time. IÕm sorry for all this confusion.