BIO 182 ASU EXAM PREP 2026 FULL SOLUTION
WITH SCENARIOS AND ANSWERS
◉True or False #1: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near
future. Answer: True! Fingerprints of human activity, spread of an
invasive species, Rapid change and global climate, habitat destruction,
Deforestation
◉What are the Three World Views? Answer: 1. Natural Evolution -
Evolution by natural process2. Theistic Evolution - Evolution guided by
God3. Creation - Species created by God
◉True or False #3: Scientists believe in Evolution even though they
currently lack evidence for the theory. Answer: False! Based on know
mechanisms: Natural Selection, Mutation, and Genetic Drift
◉Key Point 2 Answer: Biologists accept evolutionary theory because
its predictions match observations.
◉True or False #4: Extreme temperatures of 2015 are sufficient
evidence to conclude that Earth is warming. Answer: False! Not enough
data to show a trend
, ◉Key Point 3 Answer: When something varies over space and time,
one must compare sufficient samples to quantify effects accurately.
◉What does Replicating Observations do? Answer: Increases reliability
of pattern.
◉What does Controling Conditions do? Answer: Isolates effects of
certain factors.
◉What does randomizing subjects do? Answer: Decreases risk of bias
from uncontrolled factors.
◉What is Creationism and Catastrophism? Answer: All species created
in six days, Earth is 6,000 years old, species fixed, extinctions from
catastrophe. Leading Biologist/ Paleontologist who championed this
science/theory/belief Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).
◉True or False #5: Darwin's worldview when leaving England would
best be described as Creationism. Answer: True! Based on the fact that
Creationism was the dominant world view at his place and time and that
he was studying for religious life.
◉What did Charles Lyell contribute to science in the context of
Darwinian Evolution? Answer: Charles Lyell believed in the old earth
WITH SCENARIOS AND ANSWERS
◉True or False #1: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near
future. Answer: True! Fingerprints of human activity, spread of an
invasive species, Rapid change and global climate, habitat destruction,
Deforestation
◉What are the Three World Views? Answer: 1. Natural Evolution -
Evolution by natural process2. Theistic Evolution - Evolution guided by
God3. Creation - Species created by God
◉True or False #3: Scientists believe in Evolution even though they
currently lack evidence for the theory. Answer: False! Based on know
mechanisms: Natural Selection, Mutation, and Genetic Drift
◉Key Point 2 Answer: Biologists accept evolutionary theory because
its predictions match observations.
◉True or False #4: Extreme temperatures of 2015 are sufficient
evidence to conclude that Earth is warming. Answer: False! Not enough
data to show a trend
, ◉Key Point 3 Answer: When something varies over space and time,
one must compare sufficient samples to quantify effects accurately.
◉What does Replicating Observations do? Answer: Increases reliability
of pattern.
◉What does Controling Conditions do? Answer: Isolates effects of
certain factors.
◉What does randomizing subjects do? Answer: Decreases risk of bias
from uncontrolled factors.
◉What is Creationism and Catastrophism? Answer: All species created
in six days, Earth is 6,000 years old, species fixed, extinctions from
catastrophe. Leading Biologist/ Paleontologist who championed this
science/theory/belief Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).
◉True or False #5: Darwin's worldview when leaving England would
best be described as Creationism. Answer: True! Based on the fact that
Creationism was the dominant world view at his place and time and that
he was studying for religious life.
◉What did Charles Lyell contribute to science in the context of
Darwinian Evolution? Answer: Charles Lyell believed in the old earth
