1
UCLA Anthro 1 Midterm 1
activator protein - ANS a regulatory protein that binds to specific sites on
R
DNA and stimulates transcription; involved in positive control
active metabolism -
HE
expended by the animal
ANS additional calories required depending on energy
adaptation -
IG
ANS A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
GH
adaptive radiation - ANS
fill many available niches
when a single kind of plant or animal diversifies to
IN
Age of Exploration - ANS Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries
Y
when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes
L
to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the
F
Europeans.
Alfred r wallace - ANS (1823-1913) naturalist, animals changed dramatically
in one location (a trench in Southeast Asia), simultaneously derived a theory of
natural selection
, 2
alkaloids - ANS toxin that disrupts normal metabolic functions
allele - ANS variety of a single gene
R
allopatric speciation - ANS external barrier leads to divergence
amino acids -
H
ANS
E building blocks of proteins
G
analogous - ANS characters similar because of convergence
ancestral trait -
HI ANS A trait shared by all members of a group through a
G
common ancestor.
N
anticodon - ANS group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are
I
complementary to an mRNA
arboreal -
LY
ANS tree dwelling
F
atelidae, cebidae, pitheciidae -
basal metabolic rate - ANS
ANS infraorders of platyrrhines
rate at which animal expends energy to maintain
life when at rest
, 3
bases - ANS Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
bilaterally symmetrical - ANS right and left side are mirror images
R
binocular vision - ANS the ability to focus the two eyes in a coordinated
E
manner in order to see one image
H
biochemical pathways - ANS complex tangle of benches each compound is
G
involved in
HI
biological species concept - ANS species = group of individuals who can
G
interbreed
N
blending inheritence - ANS mother and father contribute a hereditary
I
substance that mixes
bonobo -
LY
ANS Pan paniscus
F
carbohydrates -
carrying capacity -
ANS sugars, starches, and fibers
ANS the largest number of individuals that a given
environment can support
UCLA Anthro 1 Midterm 1
activator protein - ANS a regulatory protein that binds to specific sites on
R
DNA and stimulates transcription; involved in positive control
active metabolism -
HE
expended by the animal
ANS additional calories required depending on energy
adaptation -
IG
ANS A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
GH
adaptive radiation - ANS
fill many available niches
when a single kind of plant or animal diversifies to
IN
Age of Exploration - ANS Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries
Y
when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes
L
to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the
F
Europeans.
Alfred r wallace - ANS (1823-1913) naturalist, animals changed dramatically
in one location (a trench in Southeast Asia), simultaneously derived a theory of
natural selection
, 2
alkaloids - ANS toxin that disrupts normal metabolic functions
allele - ANS variety of a single gene
R
allopatric speciation - ANS external barrier leads to divergence
amino acids -
H
ANS
E building blocks of proteins
G
analogous - ANS characters similar because of convergence
ancestral trait -
HI ANS A trait shared by all members of a group through a
G
common ancestor.
N
anticodon - ANS group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are
I
complementary to an mRNA
arboreal -
LY
ANS tree dwelling
F
atelidae, cebidae, pitheciidae -
basal metabolic rate - ANS
ANS infraorders of platyrrhines
rate at which animal expends energy to maintain
life when at rest
, 3
bases - ANS Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
bilaterally symmetrical - ANS right and left side are mirror images
R
binocular vision - ANS the ability to focus the two eyes in a coordinated
E
manner in order to see one image
H
biochemical pathways - ANS complex tangle of benches each compound is
G
involved in
HI
biological species concept - ANS species = group of individuals who can
G
interbreed
N
blending inheritence - ANS mother and father contribute a hereditary
I
substance that mixes
bonobo -
LY
ANS Pan paniscus
F
carbohydrates -
carrying capacity -
ANS sugars, starches, and fibers
ANS the largest number of individuals that a given
environment can support
