BIO 358 Midterm 1 Review Questions With
Correct Answers
Genetic |Relatedness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |probability |that |any |individual |piece |of |
genetic |design |information |is |identical |by |very |recent |descent |in |two |individual |organisms. |This
|is |only |possible |through |our |common |ancestors
Ultimate |Causation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |most |fundamental |reason |for |or |causal |origin
|of |a |behavior |in |an |animal
Proximate |Causation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Immediate |internal |(often |subjective |or |even |
unconscious) |cause |of |a |behavior |in |an |animal
Psychological |devices/mechanisms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |informational |structure |in |the |
mind/brain |that |produce |a |specific, |generally |adaptive |goal, |behavior, |or |pattern |of |behavior
Reproductive |value |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |likely |future |reproductive |output |of |an |
individual
Kin |Selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |when |natural |selection |favors |behaviors |in |
one |animal |because |of |their |impact |on |the |reproductive |success |of |another |close |kin |animal
Conspecifics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Two |members |of |the |same |species |(ex: |all |humans)
Conflict |of |Interest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organisms |designed |by |natural |selection |in |a |finite
|(Malthusian) |world |will |inevitably |come |into |competition |for |necessary |resources
, Hamilton's |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Social |cooperation |between |conspecifics |would |
evolve |when |the |benefit |of |that |cooperation |to |the |receiver |of |the |behavior |exceeded |the |cost
|of |that |cooperation |to |the |provider |and |when |the |benefit |was |discounted |according |to |
genetic |relatedness
Infanticide |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |killing |of |juveniles |by |conspecifics |adults |(most |often |
non-kin)
Chromosome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physical |objects |in |which |genetic |design |information |is |
packaged |in |contemporary |organisms
Genetic |Variation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |change |in |DNA |sequence |produced |by |
mutation
Mutation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |whereby |DNA |sequence |is |accidentally |
changed |(generally |rarely) |during |replication |of |a |DNA |molecule
Allele |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Different |versions |of |the |same |piece |of |genetic |design |
information |produced |by |mutation
Natural |(Darwinian) |Selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |self-replicating |system |consisting |of
|a |vehicle |built |by |genetic |design |information |that |is |a |biological |organism |sis |susceptible |to |
change |(evolution) |over |time
Sexual |Reproduction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |particular |reproductive |or |replication |strategy |
whereby |genetic |design |information |building |an |individual |organism |(vehicle |is |provided |in |
two |copies- |one |from |each |of |two |parents
Independent |Assortment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-How |different |genes |independently |
sepaarte |from |one |another |when |reproductive |cells |develop
Correct Answers
Genetic |Relatedness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |probability |that |any |individual |piece |of |
genetic |design |information |is |identical |by |very |recent |descent |in |two |individual |organisms. |This
|is |only |possible |through |our |common |ancestors
Ultimate |Causation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |most |fundamental |reason |for |or |causal |origin
|of |a |behavior |in |an |animal
Proximate |Causation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Immediate |internal |(often |subjective |or |even |
unconscious) |cause |of |a |behavior |in |an |animal
Psychological |devices/mechanisms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |informational |structure |in |the |
mind/brain |that |produce |a |specific, |generally |adaptive |goal, |behavior, |or |pattern |of |behavior
Reproductive |value |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |likely |future |reproductive |output |of |an |
individual
Kin |Selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |when |natural |selection |favors |behaviors |in |
one |animal |because |of |their |impact |on |the |reproductive |success |of |another |close |kin |animal
Conspecifics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Two |members |of |the |same |species |(ex: |all |humans)
Conflict |of |Interest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organisms |designed |by |natural |selection |in |a |finite
|(Malthusian) |world |will |inevitably |come |into |competition |for |necessary |resources
, Hamilton's |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Social |cooperation |between |conspecifics |would |
evolve |when |the |benefit |of |that |cooperation |to |the |receiver |of |the |behavior |exceeded |the |cost
|of |that |cooperation |to |the |provider |and |when |the |benefit |was |discounted |according |to |
genetic |relatedness
Infanticide |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |killing |of |juveniles |by |conspecifics |adults |(most |often |
non-kin)
Chromosome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physical |objects |in |which |genetic |design |information |is |
packaged |in |contemporary |organisms
Genetic |Variation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |change |in |DNA |sequence |produced |by |
mutation
Mutation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |whereby |DNA |sequence |is |accidentally |
changed |(generally |rarely) |during |replication |of |a |DNA |molecule
Allele |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Different |versions |of |the |same |piece |of |genetic |design |
information |produced |by |mutation
Natural |(Darwinian) |Selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |self-replicating |system |consisting |of
|a |vehicle |built |by |genetic |design |information |that |is |a |biological |organism |sis |susceptible |to |
change |(evolution) |over |time
Sexual |Reproduction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |particular |reproductive |or |replication |strategy |
whereby |genetic |design |information |building |an |individual |organism |(vehicle |is |provided |in |
two |copies- |one |from |each |of |two |parents
Independent |Assortment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-How |different |genes |independently |
sepaarte |from |one |another |when |reproductive |cells |develop
