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Test Bank For Evolutionary Analysis 5th Edition By Jon C.
Herron; Scott Freeman
Adaptation - ANSWER:a trait or integrated suite of traits that increases the fitness of
its possessor

• Differences among populations or species are not always adaptive

• Not every trait of an organism use of every trait by an organism is an adaptation

• Not every adaptation is perfect

Example of testing various hypotheses of adaptions - ANSWER:-looked at tick load,
mean number of wounds, and changes in earwax on cattle with and without birds,

adaptationist programme - ANSWER:An effort to demonstrate that the traits of
organisms are indeed adaptations

-we want need to demonstrate what a trait is for, and show that individuals who
have it have higher fitness.
-tries to isolate one variable

good experimental design - ANSWER:(fly-spider experiment)

phrase the question as precisely as possible

list alternative hypotheses
-the null says nothing is going on

create varying treatments

use controls; each treatment should be administered the same way

randomize

replicate the experiment

observational studies - ANSWER:nematodes and rocks

-we must show that an organism is behaving a certain way non-randomly

-we must show that this behavior is adaptive

Comparative method - ANSWER:bat nuts

, it evaluates hypotheses by testing for patterns across species like correlations
between traits or correlations between traits and the environment.

-uses phylogenetically independent contrasts

phylogenetically independent contrasts - ANSWER:Contrasts represent divergences
from a common ancestor. if the contrasts are correlated with each other, then we
can conclude a certain correlation.

describe reasons why populations of organisms cannot evolve optimal solutions to
all selective challenges at once - ANSWER:Tradeoffs and constraints

-lack in genetic variation
-energy trade offs
-time requirements/constraints
-dispersal ability

describe constraints on adaptation and interpret results of studies related to such -
ANSWER:Begonia flowers (male and female flowers resemble)
-genetic variation and energy

Fuschia colors (color change)
-time

Beetles
-genetic variation

Feather lice
-dispersal ability

describe selection at the level of cells, organelles, and sequences. - ANSWER:Some
organelles, like mitochondria, can replicate themselves. Parasitic mitochondria are
favored over normal

At the cell level, nonparasitic mitochondria are favored.

each has their own genome

fundamental asymmetry of sex - ANSWER:-mothers tend to make a larger parental
investment in each offspring than fathers do (more energy and time). This increases
the offspring fitness, but reduces reproductive success of mom. Eggs are expensive

males invest little to no parental care. sperm is cheap. Very little energy cost.

types of challenges and limitations the different sexes face in attracting mates and
reproducing - ANSWER:Due to the fundamental asymmetry of sex, a female's

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