Categorie: Tutti - adaptations - language - technology - hunting

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BIO311D

Human evolution traces the journey from a shared common ancestor with apes around 6.5 million years ago to modern Homo sapiens. Early hominids like Ardipithecus adapted to bipedalism over five million years ago, which provided advantages in the changing African savannah, such as better visibility, access to food, and energy conservation.

BIO311D

BIO311D

Pollution

Acid Rain
HNO3 Nitric Acid
H2SO4 Sulfuric Acicd
Nuclear Radiation
Nuclear Winter

Causes: -Temperature decrease -Darker -photosynthesis decrease -productivity decrease (worldwide)

Global Warming

In coming years:
Temperature INCREASE

Causing:

Biological Changes: -Lattitudinal/poleward shift in species ranges -earlier spring events/later fall events -coral bleaching -species extinctions

Most Negatively Effected: -cold adapted organisms -severely range restricted species

ex) Maple tree ranges moving North Beech tree ranges moving north Euphydaas editha (butterfly) moving north along west coast

Physical Environment Changes: -warmer ocean temperatures (releases methane gas) -Higher sea levels (due to glacier melting) -more intense hurricanes -change in percipitation

Green-house Gasses

retardation of heat escaping the atmosphere by certain "greenhouse gases"

CFCs

Ozone Depletion (Concentration thinning)

greatest depletion of ozone over SOUTH POLE (ANTARTICA)

allows UV light to more easily penetrate Earth's surface

have seen in increase in skin cancer

Nitrous Oxide
Methane Gas Increase (in atmosphere)
CO2 Levels Increasing (in atmosphere)

Positive correlation to temperature RISE

CO2 "Sinks" -photosynthetic plants -oceans

Human Evolution

Shared common ancestor with Apes ~6.5 mya
Later developed into present day apes
Ardipithecus (Bipedal) over 5 mya

Bipedalism was more beneficial seeing as the African Rift Valley was changing from a tropical to a savannah landscape. Standing upright allowed our ancestors to see above the tall grasses, reach food on trees, cool more efficiently from the sun, and most notably: conserve more energy (as this was more energy efficient than walking long distances on four legs).

Australopithecus over 4mya

Extinctions caused by ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES.

A. ganhi

Homo erectus 1.8mya-350,000 moved out of Africa to Middle East, Asia...

Adaptations such as endurance running, sweating, and less body hair were seen here.

lead to "Persistence Hunting" (needed bigger meaty foods to support larger bodies and brains).

(Archaic) Homo sapiens evolved 350,000 years ago

H. sapiens sapiens (move from Africa and Middle East)

H. sapiens sapiens have ~3% neandertal DNA in us.

Outlived neandertals due to taller slimmer bodies which require less energy to sustain, more advanced hunting tools (such as throwing spears) allowed them to get food without putting themselves in harm's way.

No major extinctions in Africa (people were already residing there from the beginning, thus there was no major change)

Traveled to Asia and Australia 60,000 years ago

Reached South Pacific Islands moving from SE Asia

islands that are much closer geographically have residents that are closer related genetically as well, when compared to islands that are further apart

Traveled to New World 25,000 years ago

North America: extinction of many animals 14,000-6,000 years ago bc hunted to extinction

Presence of humans increases the probability of extinction for animals in the area. Major BIODIVERSITY effect!

Why so little genetic variation today? Theorized bottleneck effect. All mankind today derived from ~600 breeding individuals

Later reached South Americas

H. sapiens neandertals (goes to Europe and Middle East)

FoxP2 gene found in neandertal DNA led scientists to believe neandertals could has possibly had a language.

DIES OUT

Possible causes of extinction:

-Not advanced enough technology to catch food in order to sustain and maintain food requirements for large bodies.

-Lived in cold climates

-H. sapiens sapiens were better adapted to enviornment, started out competeing neandertals, leading to their demise.

Homo habilis 2-1.8mya

First signs of greater encephalization: (more intelligent beings had more offspring- thus, larger brains continued to be passed down)

A. Afarensis (Lucy) common ancestor

Adaptive Radiation

Is a result of natural selection
Adaptive Differentiation

development of different PHENOTYPES from a common ancestor due to adaptations to different environments

Character Displacement

selection working in opposite directions. There is compeition at the mean so phenotypes diverge in order to reduce competition.

ex) Galapagos Finches Beak Size: separately they are similar, over time beak size diverged to reduce competition in eating the same food.

**also: Competitive Exclusion

Form of Divergent Evolution?

Mutations and Genetic Drift

Genetic Drift: random changes in gene frequency from one generation to another due to SAMPLING ERROR

sampling error= chance variation from the expected value. With a larger population size, there is less of a chance of sampling error.

Issues with sampling error:

Founder Effect

(*Within the same generation)

New "colonizing" population's gene frequencies not likely to be the same as original population due to sampling error.

Bottleneck Effect

After a catastrophe where populations are greatly reduced in size, more prone to extinction bc LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY. Could lose an allele which would reduce the amount of genetic variation.

Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium: p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1 (When GENOTYPIC frequency stays the same from generation to generation)
p & q are allelelic frequencies

Fixed: allele goes to 1 Lost: allele goes to 0

Most populations either fix or lose an allele by CHANCE, this results in a genetic drift over time.

For evolution to occur there must be:

-Nonrandom mating -Small population size -Mutations must occur -Migration -Sexual selection

sexual selection is ALWAYS phenotypic

For HWE to exist, must be:

-Need random mating -No mutations -Large population size -No migration -No selection

Mutation: Random changes in genetic code, Thus ULTIMATE source of genetic variation
Evolution arises from advantageous mutations being selected for (individuals with that mutation reproduce more offspring, continuing trait)

Meiosis

Mistakes
Polyploidy
Meiotic Nondisjunction (in Anaphase I or II?)

produces deficient (ex. monosomic) or duplicate (ex. trisomic) gametes

Produces gametes
Meiosis II: Prophase II Metaphase II Anaphase II Telophase II

Chromatid Disjunciton during Anaphase II

Meiosis I: Prophase I Metaphase I Anaphase I Telophase I

Chromosome disjunction during Anaphase I

Life Cycles

G1 - S (DNA Replication) - G2 - Mitosis - Meiosis