BIOL 4230 — Editable Study Guides

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1Exam 1 · Mechanisms

Mechanisms, Genetics & Pop Gen

Defining evolution & population thinking · Darwin / Wallace / Lamarck · genes & heritable variation · Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium · the four mechanisms (selection, drift, gene flow, mutation) · quantitative genetics, heritability, plasticity · selection regimes (directional, stabilizing, disruptive).

Lectures L01–L05Ch 1, 2, 5, 6, 7

2Exam 2 · Adaptation

Adaptation, Sex, Life History & Social

Empirical natural selection (Galápagos finches, Trinidad guppies) · complex adaptations · coevolution & arms races · sex & sexual selection (intra- vs intersexual, runaway, handicap, cryptic choice) · life history evolution (r/K, age at maturity, semelparity vs iteroparity) · social behavior · kin selection · inclusive fitness · Hamilton's rule · eusociality.

Lectures L07–L13Ch 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16

3Exam 3 · Final · Part 1 (60 pts)

History, Phylogeny, Speciation & Humans

Part 1 of the final exam slot — new material only (post-Exam 2). History of life & major radiations · phylogenetics & reading trees (clades, monophyly, parsimony, molecular clocks) · species concepts (BSC, ESC, PSC, MSC) · reproductive isolation (pre- vs postzygotic) · biogeography · allopatric & sympatric speciation · adaptive radiation · extinction · human evolution · evolutionary medicine.

Lectures L14–L20Ch 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 17, 1860 pts · MC

📊Visual Cram · 2-hour review

Visual Cheat Sheet · all 21 topics

NEW. Comprehensive visual cram sheet — every section of the war-sheet PDF reproduced as inline SVG diagrams + mnemonic textboxes. Mutation taxonomy (transition vs transversion · synonymous→frameshift severity), cis-regulatory evolution (Stickleback Pitx1), Hox colinearity, Pax6 deep homology, gene duplication, Hardy-Weinberg Punnett, heritability decomposition, breeder's equation, the 3 modes of selection, sickle-cell molecular zoom, antibiotic resistance (Target/Trash/Toss/Trade), haplodiploidy worked, ESS rock-paper-scissors, Phanerozoic period bar, exam-day trap table — all on one scrollable page. Print-ready letter portrait.

21 sections~18 diagramsPrint-ready

★Final · Part 2 · Cumulative (60 pts)

Cumulative · All units · with short answers

Part 2 of the final exam slot — covers the whole class. All 18 lectures (L01–L20) covering Chapters 1–18 of Zimmer & Emlen. Includes short-answer questions in addition to multiple choice. Use the per-exam guides above (Exam 1, Exam 2, Exam 3) to drill blocks; this one is for cumulative review and mixed practice.

Combined Final = 120 pts · Mon May 4, 2026 · 5–7 PM · Dr. Travis Robbins (Part 1 Exam-3 + Part 2 Cumulative; ≈ 60 + 60).

Lectures L01–L20Ch 1–1860 pts · MC + SA

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