BSC 108 EXAM 4 FINAL PAPER EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS TEST
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RESOURCE
●● Darwin's ship
Answer: HMS Beagle
●● The islands where Darwin observed finches and giant tortoises are
the __________ Islands.
Answer: Galapagos
●● basic idea of natural selection
Answer: organisms can change over generations and individuals with
certain heritable traits leave more offspring than others
●● result of natural selection
Answer: evolutionary adaptation
●● Darwin's observations of natural selection
Answer: overproduction
individual variation
,●● Unequal reproductive success
Answer: individuals with heritable traits best suited to the environment
are more likely to survive and reproduce than less well-suited
individuals
●● homologous structures
Answer: Structures in different species that are similar because of
common ancestry.
ex) tails, arms/wings
●● biogeography
Answer: Study of past and present distribution of organisms
●● comparative anatomy
Answer: The comparison of body structures and how they vary among
species
●● comparative embryology
Answer: the study of the similarities and differences in the embryos of
different species
●● fossil
, Answer: A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
●● Where are fossils found?
Answer: where sedimentary rocks of the right age are exposed, such as
river valleys, cliffs and hillsides, and human-made exposures such as
quarries and road cuttings
●● What type of scientist studies fossils?
Answer: Paleontologist
●● 3 examples of natural selection
Answer: pesticide resistance in insects
development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
drug resistant strains of HIV
●● mutation
Answer: A change in a gene or chromosome.
●● sexual recombination
Answer: Crossing over and shuffling of genes during meiosis.
●● directional selection
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS TEST
BANK FULLY UPDATED PASS READY
RESOURCE
●● Darwin's ship
Answer: HMS Beagle
●● The islands where Darwin observed finches and giant tortoises are
the __________ Islands.
Answer: Galapagos
●● basic idea of natural selection
Answer: organisms can change over generations and individuals with
certain heritable traits leave more offspring than others
●● result of natural selection
Answer: evolutionary adaptation
●● Darwin's observations of natural selection
Answer: overproduction
individual variation
,●● Unequal reproductive success
Answer: individuals with heritable traits best suited to the environment
are more likely to survive and reproduce than less well-suited
individuals
●● homologous structures
Answer: Structures in different species that are similar because of
common ancestry.
ex) tails, arms/wings
●● biogeography
Answer: Study of past and present distribution of organisms
●● comparative anatomy
Answer: The comparison of body structures and how they vary among
species
●● comparative embryology
Answer: the study of the similarities and differences in the embryos of
different species
●● fossil
, Answer: A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
●● Where are fossils found?
Answer: where sedimentary rocks of the right age are exposed, such as
river valleys, cliffs and hillsides, and human-made exposures such as
quarries and road cuttings
●● What type of scientist studies fossils?
Answer: Paleontologist
●● 3 examples of natural selection
Answer: pesticide resistance in insects
development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
drug resistant strains of HIV
●● mutation
Answer: A change in a gene or chromosome.
●● sexual recombination
Answer: Crossing over and shuffling of genes during meiosis.
●● directional selection
