BIOL201 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Jean-Baptist Pierre Antoine de Monet --CORRECT ANSWER--first to suggest
how life changed over time and why, published Philosophic Zoologique ...
combined living species with fossils and lines of decent, said new species arrive
by spontaneous germination, evolve up scala naturae
use and disuse --CORRECT ANSWER--the idea that parts of the body that are
used extensively become larger and stronger, while those that are not used
deteriorate - first principle
Inheritance --CORRECT ANSWER--The process by which physical and
biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the
offspring - second principle
Darwin and Wallace --CORRECT ANSWER--the two individuals who came up
with the idea of natural selection. "On the Origin of Species by means of
Natural Selection" - finches
natural selection --CORRECT ANSWER--evolution is driven by
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,Evolution Mechanisms --CORRECT ANSWER--variation, heredity, survival of
fittest, natural selection
variation - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--individuals in a
species show a wide range of variation
heredity - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--how favorable genes
pass on to next generations
natural selection - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--offspring
with survival traits
survival of fittest - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--some traits
combined with certain environments show more success
evolution --CORRECT ANSWER--Change in a kind of organism over time;
process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Grand Unifying Theory --CORRECT ANSWER--possible explanation that is
supported by vast evidence
Plato --CORRECT ANSWER--species have a fixed essence and it does not
change
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,Aristotle --CORRECT ANSWER--introduced scala naturae, all things may be
placed on an unbroken ladder from lower forms to humans, first idea of
classifying organisms
Cordus Linneaus --CORRECT ANSWER--species are grouped according to
their place in God's great design, set framework of classification system
mutation can cause --CORRECT ANSWER--evolution because the ones with
the mutation survive ex. moths
Evolution is measured as --CORRECT ANSWER--frequency of change in
alleles in inheritance
living things have evolved by --CORRECT ANSWER--- earth formed 4.5
billion years ago
- oceans formed 4 billion years ago
- 1st fossils of prokaryotes 3.5 billion years ago
First common ancestor --CORRECT ANSWER--prokaryotes
eukaryotes formed by --CORRECT ANSWER--engulfing prokaryotes that then
became mitochondria and chloroplasts
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, natural selection --CORRECT ANSWER--A process in which individuals that
have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than
other individuals because of those traits.
directional selection --CORRECT ANSWER--Form of natural selection in
which the entire curve moves; occurs when individuals at one end of a
distribution curve have higher fitness than individuals in the middle or at the
other end of the curve
stabilizing selection --CORRECT ANSWER--Natural selection that favors
intermediate variants by acting against extreme phenotypes (weight of babies at
birth)
Disrupting Selection --CORRECT ANSWER--natural selection in which
individuals at the upper and lower ends of the curve have higher fitness than
individuals near the middle of the curve
sexual selection --CORRECT ANSWER--A form of natural selection in which
individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than other
individuals to obtain mates.
adaptation --CORRECT ANSWER--helps an organism survive and reproduce
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QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Jean-Baptist Pierre Antoine de Monet --CORRECT ANSWER--first to suggest
how life changed over time and why, published Philosophic Zoologique ...
combined living species with fossils and lines of decent, said new species arrive
by spontaneous germination, evolve up scala naturae
use and disuse --CORRECT ANSWER--the idea that parts of the body that are
used extensively become larger and stronger, while those that are not used
deteriorate - first principle
Inheritance --CORRECT ANSWER--The process by which physical and
biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the
offspring - second principle
Darwin and Wallace --CORRECT ANSWER--the two individuals who came up
with the idea of natural selection. "On the Origin of Species by means of
Natural Selection" - finches
natural selection --CORRECT ANSWER--evolution is driven by
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,Evolution Mechanisms --CORRECT ANSWER--variation, heredity, survival of
fittest, natural selection
variation - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--individuals in a
species show a wide range of variation
heredity - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--how favorable genes
pass on to next generations
natural selection - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--offspring
with survival traits
survival of fittest - evolution mechanism --CORRECT ANSWER--some traits
combined with certain environments show more success
evolution --CORRECT ANSWER--Change in a kind of organism over time;
process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Grand Unifying Theory --CORRECT ANSWER--possible explanation that is
supported by vast evidence
Plato --CORRECT ANSWER--species have a fixed essence and it does not
change
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,Aristotle --CORRECT ANSWER--introduced scala naturae, all things may be
placed on an unbroken ladder from lower forms to humans, first idea of
classifying organisms
Cordus Linneaus --CORRECT ANSWER--species are grouped according to
their place in God's great design, set framework of classification system
mutation can cause --CORRECT ANSWER--evolution because the ones with
the mutation survive ex. moths
Evolution is measured as --CORRECT ANSWER--frequency of change in
alleles in inheritance
living things have evolved by --CORRECT ANSWER--- earth formed 4.5
billion years ago
- oceans formed 4 billion years ago
- 1st fossils of prokaryotes 3.5 billion years ago
First common ancestor --CORRECT ANSWER--prokaryotes
eukaryotes formed by --CORRECT ANSWER--engulfing prokaryotes that then
became mitochondria and chloroplasts
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, natural selection --CORRECT ANSWER--A process in which individuals that
have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than
other individuals because of those traits.
directional selection --CORRECT ANSWER--Form of natural selection in
which the entire curve moves; occurs when individuals at one end of a
distribution curve have higher fitness than individuals in the middle or at the
other end of the curve
stabilizing selection --CORRECT ANSWER--Natural selection that favors
intermediate variants by acting against extreme phenotypes (weight of babies at
birth)
Disrupting Selection --CORRECT ANSWER--natural selection in which
individuals at the upper and lower ends of the curve have higher fitness than
individuals near the middle of the curve
sexual selection --CORRECT ANSWER--A form of natural selection in which
individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than other
individuals to obtain mates.
adaptation --CORRECT ANSWER--helps an organism survive and reproduce
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