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ENWC 201 Exam 1 All Possible Questions and Answers with complete solution
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he world, in the US - 5500, 965 
Number of threatened/endangered mammal species - 1000 
What separates mammals from birds, reptiles, and amphibians - Mammals have hair, mammary 
glands, and three ear bones. 
What distinguishes birds from mammals, reptiles, and amphibians - Feathers 
Number of species of birds in the world, in North America, in the US - 9900, 2000, 925 
Number of threatened/endangered bird species - over 1000 
Number of reptile species in the world - 8200 
Number of reptile speci...
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AP Biology Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
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What are the 2 theories of evolution? Explain each 
Gradualism- geologic changes result from slow, gradual, continuous process 
Punctuated Equilibrium- Long period of stasis punctuated by short bursts of significant change. 
 
 
What was Lamarck's theory and why was it wrong? 
Lamarck = Inheritance of Acquired characteristics- traits acquired during lifetime could be passed on 
 
 
What is natural selection 
Comptetition for limited resources re...
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BIO 202 Exam 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)
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BIO 202 Exam 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+) When was earth formed? - correct answer 4.55 billion years ago 
When did life on earth first appear? - correct answer 3.5 billion years ago 
What are the evolutionary mechanisms? - correct answer *Nonrandom mating 
*Migration 
*Genetic drift 
*Natural selection 
When does allopatric speciation occur? - correct answer when members of the same species become 
geographically separated 
When does sympatric speciation oc...
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BSC 108 Exam 4 | 75 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024
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What is microevolution? - The change in allele frequencies that occurs over time within a population. 
What is macroevolution? - Major evolutionary changes over time, the origin of new types of 
organisms from previously existing, but different, ancestral types. 
What is a species? - A group of populations whose members possess similar anatomical 
characteristics and have the ability to interbreed. 
What is allopatric speciation? - The formation of a new species in populations that are geographi...
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BIO 150 Final Exam – Ecology Questions & Answers
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Convergent vs Divergent Evolution - ANSWER -Divergent: one broad class but because of different features they diverge 
 
-Convergent: similar features between 2 different classes 
 
Punctuated Equilibrium vs Gradualism - ANSWER -Punctuated: concrete & defined phenotypes 
 
-Gradualism: phenotypes gradually evolve 
 
Speciation - ANSWER Formation of new species 
 
1) Allopatric: separated by geographical barrier 
 (mountain, ocean, river) 
-Barrier divides species 1 and species 2 
 
2) Parapatric...
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Environmental Science Exam 1 Practice Test Questions & Answers 2023/2024 
 
 
When a new species evolves as a result of geographic isolation it is referred to as 
A. sympatric speciation 
B. Natural Speciation 
C. Allopatric Speciation 
D. Resource partitioning - ANSWER-C 
 
Gifford Pinchot believed that resources should be used for the greatest good for the greatest number for the longest time and thus he practiced 
A. Biocentric preservation 
B. Utilitarian conservation 
C.Holistic preservatio...
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BSC 108 Exam 4|Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated 2024 | Guaranteed A+
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What is microevolution? - ️️The change in allele frequencies that occurs over time within a population. 
 
What is macroevolution? - ️️Major evolutionary changes over time, the origin of new types of organisms from previously existing, but different, ancestral types. 
 
What is a species? - ️️A group of populations whose members possess similar anatomical characteristics and have the ability to interbreed. 
 
What is allopatric speciation? - ️️The formation of a new species in po...
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Test Bank For Ecology Global Insights and Investigations 2nd Edition By Peter Stiling
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Chapter 03 - Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction 
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Chapter 03 Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction 
1. What is not a recognized pattern of natural selection? A. Directional 
B. Stabilizing 
C. Evolutionary 
D. Balancing E. Disruptive 
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 03.01 Topic: Evolutionary Ecology 
2. The change in color of peppered moths in polluted areas is an example of which pattern of natural selection? 
A. Directional 
B. Stabili...
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Macroevolution 
changes in a population over very long periods of time. 
 
 
 
Speciation 
the splitting of one species into two or more new species 
 
 
 
Biological Species Concept 
offers testable way to define a species that does not depend on appearance: 
The members of a species interbreed and have a shared gene pool, & each species is reproductively isolated from every other species. 
Gene flow occurs between the populations of a species, but not between pops of diff species. 
 
 
 
Biolo...
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Bio 311D Exam 2 Dr English
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Bio 311D Exam 2 Dr English 
 
To have no change in allele frequencies, you'll need... (H-W assumptions) - 1. No mutations 
2. Random mating 
3. no heritable advantages 
4. enormous population 
5. No incoming/outgoing individuals 
Evolution - change is proportion of alleles in a population 
Descent with modification - 1. organisms look different today 
2. organisms look different than their predecessors 
3. that change in appearance is 
-heritable 
-adaptive 
Natural selection means - ...
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