BIOL 1011 UNE - Week 1 Questions
and Answers.
Ray - Answer no interbreeding
linnaeus - Answer evolutionary change promotes the formation of new species
buffon - Answer life forms are not fixed
malthus - Answer only part of the pop survives/reproduces
uniformitarianism - Answer changes in the earth are directly caused by recurring events
Lamarck's theory - Answer individuals can acquire traits during their lifetime and pass them
onto their offspring
ex. giraffes cannot stretch their neck to reach leaves, but those with longer necks have less
comp for resources so they are more likely to survive and reproduce
what evidence did darwin collect on the Galapagos - Answer birds of different islands had
different size beaks for specialized feeding strategies
fossil records - Answer show a change over time, younger orgs closer to the surface
ex. fish to terrestrial orgs
biogeography - Answer studies the geographical distribution of extinct and modern orgs
ex. same animals on different continents
convergent evolution - Answer two species from different lineages show similar
characteristics due to similar environments
ex. ant eater nose and other orgs not from the same lineage
selective breeding - Answer modified traits in domesticated species
ex. dogs
homologies - Answer fundamental similarity due to descent from a common ancestor
and Answers.
Ray - Answer no interbreeding
linnaeus - Answer evolutionary change promotes the formation of new species
buffon - Answer life forms are not fixed
malthus - Answer only part of the pop survives/reproduces
uniformitarianism - Answer changes in the earth are directly caused by recurring events
Lamarck's theory - Answer individuals can acquire traits during their lifetime and pass them
onto their offspring
ex. giraffes cannot stretch their neck to reach leaves, but those with longer necks have less
comp for resources so they are more likely to survive and reproduce
what evidence did darwin collect on the Galapagos - Answer birds of different islands had
different size beaks for specialized feeding strategies
fossil records - Answer show a change over time, younger orgs closer to the surface
ex. fish to terrestrial orgs
biogeography - Answer studies the geographical distribution of extinct and modern orgs
ex. same animals on different continents
convergent evolution - Answer two species from different lineages show similar
characteristics due to similar environments
ex. ant eater nose and other orgs not from the same lineage
selective breeding - Answer modified traits in domesticated species
ex. dogs
homologies - Answer fundamental similarity due to descent from a common ancestor
