Analogous traits Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the 2 theories of evolution? Explain each - correct answer 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? - correct answer Lamarck = Inheritance of Acquired characteristics- traits acquired during lifetime could be passed on What is natural selection - correct answer Comptetition for limited resources re...

What type of trait is not useful to construct a phylogenetic tree? correct answer: Analogous traits Which of the following traits are not unique to humans among the great apes? correct answer: Lack of a tail How complete is the fossil record of life on earth? correct answer: It is an incomplete record of Earth's history What is a polyphyletic group of organisms? correct answer: A group that does not include a common ancestor. What is the biological species concept based on? corr...

AP Biology Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ 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...

IB Biology: Evolution Questions and Answers Already Passed What is a theory? A comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature (vs a hypothesis, which is just a prediction as to the result of an experiment). What were some ideas from Darwin's time that influenced his work? French naturalist Buffon in the mid-1700s studied fossils and said the Earth must be older than previously assumed; Lamarck in the early 1800s proposed that life changes over time. Define acquired vs heritab...

AP Biology Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ 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...

Biogeography Analogous structures - Structures that look the same, but not because they shared a common ancestor homologous structures - Structures that look the same because they did share a common ancestor James Hutton - Geologist that believed in deep time (meaning the earth is super old). Charles Lyell - Believed earth of 4.6 billion years old Got idea from James Hutton Carl Linnaeus - Created binomial nomenclature Alfred Wallace - English contemporary to Darwin Published his resea...

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 a synonym for ...

TAMU Biology 112 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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...

Bio 182 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers 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 and ...

AP Biology Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ 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...