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Natural selection
What did aristotle think 1,
What changes questioned aristotle...,
What was lamarcks theory 2000 yea...
14  cards
DNA
What is life 1,
What was griffith s experiment th...,
What was chargaff s rule 3
13  cards
Genes
How was gene described 1,
How is the information in dna con...,
What forms does rna have 3
20  cards
Chromosomes
What is chromatin 1,
Chromosomes aren t the same lengt...,
What is the chromosomal make up o...
10  cards
Genomes
Can crossing over create new muta...,
What is the genome 2,
What are extranuclear or organell...
11  cards
Variation
What is c dna 1,
What do we mean when there is a g...,
How is variation created in dna 3
20  cards
Inheritance 1
What are the three generally reco...,
Which of the following lists incl...,
What is a phenotype 3
13  cards
Inheritance 2
What do mendel s first two laws d...,
Give some examples of non mendeli...,
When are alleles less likely to b...
13  cards
Natural selection 2
Who recorded genetic linkage 1,
What does hardy weinberg s equili...,
Explain quantitative genetic trai...
14  cards
Selection and drift
Why doesn t selection lead to uni...,
What is the reason for polymorphi...,
What is balancing selection and w...
14  cards
The evolution of sex
Determination of sex at the gamet...,
Give types of asexual reproduction 2,
Why can sex be costly 3
16  cards
Sexual selection
Why do some males have elaborate ...,
Why are females more picky accord...,
Why batemans theory may be incorr...
16  cards
Adaptation
What is adaptation and function 1,
What are the adaptations that all...,
Describe natural selection 3
12  cards
Speciation
What leads to the overall changes...,
What is a species breeding 2,
What is speciation 3
13  cards
Fossils
Give the rough dates of 1,
What are fossils 2,
How are fossils formed 3
26  cards
Patterns of Evolution
What is the branching pattern of ...,
What are the problems with the fo...,
What is the explanation for punct...
10  cards
History of life
Bodies have to be made from molec...,
How may have amino acids arisen f...,
The first self replicating molecu...
21  cards
Human Evolution
Humans position in phylogeny 1,
Order primates what are eutherian...,
Hominoidea higher primates 3
21  cards
Extinction and adaptive radiation
What are the two views of life si...,
What is adaptive radiation 2,
What is an examples of adaptive r...
20  cards
Microevolution
Darwin s four postulates 1,
What is cladogenesis 2,
What is the difference between mi...
11  cards
Animal Behaviour
Phenotype and evolution 1,
Give an overview of evolutionary ...,
Describe phenotype and reproducti...
14  cards
Control of behaviour
What are some simple behaviours 1,
Name some simple reflexes and the...,
Describe kinesis 3
14  cards
Development of behaviour
Name types of controls of behavio...,
What are instinct and innate beha...,
Human babies 3
14  cards
Learning
What are the different forms of l...,
What is learning 2,
What is habituation and give an e...
13  cards
Development of behaviour 2
Why is it hard to show the evolut...,
Strictly speaking it is the brain...,
Label the brain 3
15  cards
Function of behaviour
What do functional questions ask 1,
What is the function of nuptial g...,
Function and currencies 3
16  cards
Lions case study
What are some of the social organ...,
Lion prides kenya 2,
Lion prides males 3
13  cards

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