BIO 182 EXAM 1 ASU WITH QUESTIONS
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How many species are there?
ANSWER ✔✔ 3-5 million species
What are the commonalities of species?
ANSWER ✔✔ reproduce and survive
What are the 3 types of evolution?
ANSWER ✔✔ natural
theistic - guided by God
creation
What is the support for evolution?
ANSWER ✔✔ natural selection, mutation, genetic drift
What are the requirements for experimentation?
ANSWER ✔✔ replicate observations
control conditions
randomize experimental units
What did Lamarck propose?
ANSWER ✔✔ inheritance of acquired characteristics
, Who were Hutton and Lyell and what did they say?
ANSWER ✔✔ geologists that said the earth was very old and had changed over time
What are the assumptions of Natural Selection?
ANSWER ✔✔ organisms possess heritable differences
certain organisms reproduce more than others
Who was Cuvier and what did he propose?
ANSWER ✔✔ catastrophe
What is inductive reasoning?
ANSWER ✔✔ one relates observations to arrive at a general conclusion - descriptive research
What is deductive reasoning?
ANSWER ✔✔ process in which one uses a general principle to predict a specific result
Who evolves?
ANSWER ✔✔ populations, not individuals
What led to Darwin's ideas?
ANSWER ✔✔ Galapagos finches, Lyell's geology and Malthus' population explosion
What is artificial selection?
ANSWER ✔✔ artificial breeding
What is a temperature anomaly?
ANSWER ✔✔ deviation
AND ANSWERS | WELL-STRUCTURED
FOR REVISION | APPROVED BY
EXPERT | NEWLY UPDATED 2025.
How many species are there?
ANSWER ✔✔ 3-5 million species
What are the commonalities of species?
ANSWER ✔✔ reproduce and survive
What are the 3 types of evolution?
ANSWER ✔✔ natural
theistic - guided by God
creation
What is the support for evolution?
ANSWER ✔✔ natural selection, mutation, genetic drift
What are the requirements for experimentation?
ANSWER ✔✔ replicate observations
control conditions
randomize experimental units
What did Lamarck propose?
ANSWER ✔✔ inheritance of acquired characteristics
, Who were Hutton and Lyell and what did they say?
ANSWER ✔✔ geologists that said the earth was very old and had changed over time
What are the assumptions of Natural Selection?
ANSWER ✔✔ organisms possess heritable differences
certain organisms reproduce more than others
Who was Cuvier and what did he propose?
ANSWER ✔✔ catastrophe
What is inductive reasoning?
ANSWER ✔✔ one relates observations to arrive at a general conclusion - descriptive research
What is deductive reasoning?
ANSWER ✔✔ process in which one uses a general principle to predict a specific result
Who evolves?
ANSWER ✔✔ populations, not individuals
What led to Darwin's ideas?
ANSWER ✔✔ Galapagos finches, Lyell's geology and Malthus' population explosion
What is artificial selection?
ANSWER ✔✔ artificial breeding
What is a temperature anomaly?
ANSWER ✔✔ deviation
