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Bio 182 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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Which of the following would be an example of convergent evolution? 
A. Hummingbird Bill sizes change in the shape to easily fit into flowers 
B. Competition among finches of Galapagos islands causing speciation 
C. Anteaters in Australia and anteaters and South America both developing long narrow 
skulls 
D. Maple trees migrating northward after glaciers started to recede in North America - 
Answer-C. Anteaters in Australia and anteaters an...
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BIO242 Exam 2 Spring 2024 Comprehensive Questions and Answers 100% Accuracy | Updated 2024
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Iteroparous Species that reproduce multiple times during their lives (ex: humans, dogs, Semelparous 
Species that reproduce only once in their life, but may produce MANY offspring during that one, Iteroparity 
A survivorship pattern related to reproductive patterns; often typical of organisms whose survival chances increase once they reach maturity, Semelparity A survivorship pattern related to reproductive patterns; often typical of organisms with type 3 survivorship, Phylogeny 
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McMaster Bio 1M03 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Why might Pasteur's experiment be inconclusive? - Answer The swan-necked flask broth may not support cell growth, or the broth was poisoned. Experiment did not confirm hypothesis that all cells come from pre-existing cells 
 
Why are replicates important in experiments? - Answer To ensure that results were not achieved by random chance 
 
What is the definition of a replicate? - Answer Unit that shares a common thing (4 mice in one cage = 1 replicate) 
 
What does the law of succession suggest?...
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When does evolution occur It occurs when the heritable characteristics of a species change 
 
What shows that artificial selection can cause evolution selective breeding 
 
What are the evidence of evolution The fossil record, selective breeding, homologous 
structures, speciation, pattern of variation 
 
What is the mechanism of evolution Natural selection 
 
Analogous structures They are structures with difference in structure but...
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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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Week 1 BIOL 180 Quiz 1. Questions and Answers
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What process do scientists use as a way to perform research with defined steps that include 
experiments and careful observation? 
 
A. A clean lab bench 
 
B. The right hypothesis 
 
C. The scientific method 
 
D. A journal article 
Feedback:The scientific method is a tested series of steps so that a researcher can successfully 
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Which of the following is not an observation or inference on which natural selection is based? 
a.	There is heritable variation among individuals. 
b.	Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring. 
c.	Species produce more offspring than the environment can support. 
d.	Individuals whose characteristics are best suited to the environment generally leave more offspring than those whose characteristics are less well suited. 
e.	Only a fraction of an individual's offspring may survive. - b. P...
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Why might Pasteur's experiment be inconclusive? - Answer The swan-necked flask broth may not support cell growth, or the broth was poisoned. Experiment did not confirm hypothesis that all cells come from pre-existing cells 
 
Why are replicates important in experiments? - Answer To ensure that results were not achieved by random chance 
 
What is the definition of a replicate? - Answer Unit that shares a common thing (4 mice in one cage = 1 replicate) 
 
What does the law of succession suggest?...
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TAMU Biology 112 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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TAMU Biology 112 Final Exam Questions and 
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Linnaeus - Answer- Binomial nomenclature 
Darwin - Answer- Fossils, strata 
Cuvier - Answer- catastrophic events caused extinction 
Hutton and Lyell - Answer- Gradualism, earth is OLD 
Lamarck - Answer- Use it or lose it, we get bigger and better, 
Adaptations - Answer- Inherited characteristics that enhance survival and reproduction 
Descent with Modification - Answer- Common ancestor (unity in life) aka evolution 
Alfred Wallace - A...
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AAMC FL #3 Bio/Biochem exam questions fully solved & verified for accuracy 2024
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Power equation= 
P=fv 
 
f=force 
v=velocity 
 
 
 
Which of the following is LEAST likely to occur in a muscle fiber that is metabolizing anaerobically? 
 
A.Fermentation of glucose to lactic acid 
B.Phosphorylation of ADP within the electron transport chain 
C.Depletion of stores of glycogen 
D.Acidification of the cytoplasm 
B 
 
 
 
fast-twitch muscle 
Muscle fibers that contract rapidly and powerfully, with little endurance. They have few mitochondria and large glycogen reserves. They depen...