BIO 182 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS CORRECT 100%
Common Descent - ANSWERprinciple that all living things were derived from
common ancestors
Natural Selection - ANSWERDifferential reproductive success of individuals of a
population, due to inherited differences between them. IE Some individuals have lots
of strong traits or adaptations, that allow them to live longer and mate more.
Punctuated Equilibrium - ANSWERThe species is in equilibrium with its environment.
Punctuated by short bursts of evolutionary change.
Gradualism - ANSWERgradual change over a long period of time leads to biological
diversity
Evo-Devo - ANSWERFind out how the developmental processes of today, relate to
the evolutionary steps over long time periods.
Relative Dating - ANSWERDating things compared to other fossils.
Adaptive Radiation - ANSWERAn evolutionary pattern in which many species evolve
from a single ancestral species
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWERclassification system in which each species is
assigned a two-part scientific name
Hierarchical Classification - ANSWERthe organization of objects into classes and
subclasses on the basis of similarities and differences
Phylogeny - ANSWERthe sequence of events involved in the evolutionary
development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Taxon - ANSWERa group of organisms in a classification system
Convergent Evolution - ANSWERwhen two or more species NOT descended from a
common ancestor develop similar traits
Radiometric Dating - ANSWERthe process of measuring the absolute age of
geologic material by measuring the concentrations of radioactive isotopes and their
decay products in the surrounding rock
What is the result of Natural Selection? - ANSWEREvolution
ANSWERS CORRECT 100%
Common Descent - ANSWERprinciple that all living things were derived from
common ancestors
Natural Selection - ANSWERDifferential reproductive success of individuals of a
population, due to inherited differences between them. IE Some individuals have lots
of strong traits or adaptations, that allow them to live longer and mate more.
Punctuated Equilibrium - ANSWERThe species is in equilibrium with its environment.
Punctuated by short bursts of evolutionary change.
Gradualism - ANSWERgradual change over a long period of time leads to biological
diversity
Evo-Devo - ANSWERFind out how the developmental processes of today, relate to
the evolutionary steps over long time periods.
Relative Dating - ANSWERDating things compared to other fossils.
Adaptive Radiation - ANSWERAn evolutionary pattern in which many species evolve
from a single ancestral species
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWERclassification system in which each species is
assigned a two-part scientific name
Hierarchical Classification - ANSWERthe organization of objects into classes and
subclasses on the basis of similarities and differences
Phylogeny - ANSWERthe sequence of events involved in the evolutionary
development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Taxon - ANSWERa group of organisms in a classification system
Convergent Evolution - ANSWERwhen two or more species NOT descended from a
common ancestor develop similar traits
Radiometric Dating - ANSWERthe process of measuring the absolute age of
geologic material by measuring the concentrations of radioactive isotopes and their
decay products in the surrounding rock
What is the result of Natural Selection? - ANSWEREvolution
