\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Linnean classification}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Carl Linneaus - Hierarchal classification} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Mnemonic: King Prawn Curry Or Fat Greasy Sausage} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}({\bf{Domain}})} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}{\bf{Kingdom}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}{\bf{Phenus}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}{\bf{Class}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}{\bf{Order}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}{\bf{Family}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}{\bf{Genus}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}{\bf{Species}} - Organisms able to reproduce to produce fertile offsprings} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Binomial nomenclature}} - genus and species {\emph{in italics}} genus has a capital letter, not species.} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.24425 cm} x{3.73275 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{5 kingdom classification}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Prokaryotes}} & Unicellular \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & No nucleus or membrane-bound organelles \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Absorb nutrient through cell walls / produce it internally \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Protists}} & Mainly unicellular \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Nucleus + membrane-bound organelles \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Nutrients through photosynthesis + ingest other organisms \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Fungi}} & Uni/multicellular \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & Nucleus + membrane-bound organelles \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Nutrients absorbed from decaying material \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Plantae}} & Multicellular \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Nucleus + membrane-bound organelles \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} & Nutrients photosynthesised \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Animalia}} & Multicellular \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} & Nucleus + membrane-bound organelles \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Nutrients ingested \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.64078 cm} x{1.87657 cm} x{2.05965 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{3 domain classification}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{Proposed by Carl Woese} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{3 domains}} (bacteria, arches and eukarya) \{\{nl\}\}{\bf{6 kingdoms}} (eubacteria, archaebacteria, protists, fungi, plantae and animalia).} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{Based on differences in sequence of nucleotides in RNA, lipid structure, sensitivity to antibiotics...} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Domain}} & {\bf{Kingdom}} & {\bf{Other details}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Bacteria}} & {\emph{Eubacteria}} & 70s ribosomes \{\{nl\}\}Eubacteria = "true bacteria" \{\{nl\}\}found in all environments \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Archaea}} & {\emph{Archaebacteria}} & 70s ribosomes\{\{nl\}\}Archaebacteria = "ancient bacteria" \{\{nl\}\}Extreme environments \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Eukaryotes}} & {\emph{Protists, fungi, plantae, animalia}} & 80s ribosomes \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Phylogenetic tree}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Show evolutionary relationships.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Similarities and differences in physical characteristics of species.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{+ {\emph{Continuous tree}} - Don't have to fit into one group or other, no discrete taxonomical group.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{+ {\emph{Hierarchal nature of Linnean system}} - Suggests same levels are equivalent when actually not necessarily comparable.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Phylogenetic tree}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/anais-pe_1718193817_Screenshot 2024-06-12 13.02.21.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Natural selection}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Variation}} & New alleles because of mutations \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Survival}} & {\emph{Selection pressure}} increases chance of survival for best adapted organisms \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Reproduction}} & Successful organisms reproduce (survival of the fittest) \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Genes}} & Successful organisms pass on advantageous alleles. Frequency of allele in gene pool increases. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Time}} & Over time, whole population has advantageous allele. {\emph{Speciation}} - Can become different species. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Evidence for evolution}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Paleontology}} (fossil record) & Allows us to study phylogenetic relationships.\{\{nl\}\}{\emph{Biases}} - Incomplete because not all organisms fossilise, specific conditions necessary for fossils formation... \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Anatomical evidence }} & {\bf{Homologous structures}} - Structures that look different (and may have different purposes) but have the same underlying structure (e.g. forelimbs in vertebrates).\{\{nl\}\}Example of divergent evolution - common ancestors with different adaptations. Closely related species in different habitats. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 14) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Biochemical evidence}} & Differences between proteins - some important molecules are the same in different species (e.g. cytochrome C, rRNA...). \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Embryological evidence}} & Similarities in embryos between species. Shows they develop in a similar way (e.g. human and fish embryos both have gills). \{\{nl\}\} Evolutionary history can be traced through embryonic development. \tn % Row Count 37 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Variation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Interspecific variation}} & Differences between species \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Intraspecific variation}} & Differences within species \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Causes of variation}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Environment}} & Sunlight, nutrient, and water availability \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Genetic}} & Alleles, mutations, sexual reproduction, meiosis... \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{or both}}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.34379 cm} x{3.63321 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of adaptations}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Anatomical}} & Body covering\{\{nl\}\} Mimicry\{\{nl\}\}Camouflage\{\{nl\}\}Teeth \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Physiological}} & Poison / antibiotic production\{\{nl\}\}Water holding\{\{nl\}\} (Animals - blinking, reflexes...) \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Behavioural}} & Survival behaviours (e.g. playing dead)\{\{nl\}\}Courtship\{\{nl\}\}Seasonal behaviours (e.g. migration, hibernation...) \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.84149 cm} x{3.13551 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Explanations for convergent evolution}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Convergent evolution }} & Different species start to share similarities, adapt in a similar environment / selection pressures.\{\{nl\}\}e.g. Marsupials (in Australia) and placental mammals (USA) are species that resemble each other and because adapted in a similar environment. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Analolgous structures}} & Structures that perform the same function but aren't structurally similar (e.g. wings in different animals) \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Founder effect}} & Small number of individuals separate to form new colony. Rate alleles become more common. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.44333 cm} x{3.53367 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Modern examples of evolution}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{MRSA}} & {\emph{Variation}} - Some resistant to antibiotics \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & {\emph{Selection pressure}} - Antibiotics \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Antibiotic-resistant bacteria survive, advantageous alleles are passed on \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & After generations, more S. aureus becomes resistant to antibiotics. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 0) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Peppered moths}} & {\emph{Variation}} - Some white, some black \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\emph{Selection pressure}} - Change in tree colour because of industrial revolution. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & White ones survive pre-revol., black ones survive during and white ones again after. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Moths therefore change colour through generations to match tree colour. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}