Darwanian Evolutionary Theory
Properties of Living Systems
Beginnings of Life
Organic Molecular Structure
Random
100
Change that is not constant or cyclical.
What is Perpetual change?
100
Contains macromolecules. Not composed of one molecule.
What is chemical uniqueness?
100
Inorganic molecules on primeval earth lead to formation of organic molecules and then amino acids and later life
What is Primeval Soup?
100
Comprised of triglycerides(glycerol + 3 fatty acids), Fatty acids, saturated fatty acids, and unsaturated fatty acids.
What is Neutral Fats?
100
Inheritance of Acquired characteristics.
Who is Lamarck?
200
Derived from common ancestor?.
What is common descent?
200
Requires unusually high input of energy in order to reach boring point. Hint: Leads to sweating.
What is high heat of vaporization?
200
Means of energy production for first organisms?
What is primary heterotroph?
200
Compose membranes, resemble triglycerides except phosphoric acid and organic base, in place of fatty acid, and amphiphilic.
What is Phospholipids?
200
The two founders of Natural Selection.
Darwin and Wallace.
300
Formation of species.
What is multiplication of species/speciation?
300
Solid less dense than liquid.
What is Unique density behavior?
300
The theory that organelles were once microorganisms that entered a "Protocell," Making it a more complex organism
What is Endosymbiotic Theory?
300
Complex alcohols, strucutrally unlike fat, but have fat-like properties.
What are steroids?
300
Populations increase beyond carrying capacities of their environment and drop back down under it.
Who is Malthus?
400
What is Natural Selection and explain the difference between Individual Fitness and Inclusive Fitness
What is the certain alleles favored for reproduction and survival? What is advantageous for an individual? What is advantageous for an individual and its close relatives?
400
Cohesion/adhesion allow for life on top of water. Ex: waterbugs
What is high surface tension?
400
Composed of 2- kinds of amino acids, Amino Acids linked by peptide bonds.
What are proteins?
400
Two Great Extinctions
What are the Cretaceous and Permian Extinctions?
500
Dissolves almost everything.
What is Excellent solvent?
500
Polymers of nucleotides, DNA and RNA, transporters of chemical energy.
What are nucleic acids?
500
LUCAAAAAAAAAAAAA
What is Last Universal Common Ancestor?