BSC 101 EXAM 1 All Possible Questions and Answers with complete solution

Gene flow - Answer-The movement of alleles from one population to another biological fitness - Answer-The degree to which an individual organism can reproduce and have its genes represented in the next generation. peer review - Answer-is when other scientists read a scientist's study before it is published, to increase the likelihood the study is valid. Benefits and outcomes - Answer-develop technology, inform policy, and build knowledge Population - Answer-A group of organisms of the same species living in the same location Phenotype - Answer-The observable trait expressed of an organism dependent variable - Answer-When you conduct an experiment, the variable that changes due to changes in another variable microevoultion - Answer-changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to the next. Archaea - Answer-Members of this Domain are unicellular, have cells that lack membrane-bound organelles, and often live in harsh environments, such as deep-sea vents and hot springs. Testing ideas - Answer-gather and interpret ideas Alleles - Answer-are different versions of genes that code for different versions of traits. Mutation - Answer-A change in the sequence of bases in DNA, resulting in a variant of a gene. Gene - Answer-the section of DNA in an organism's genome that encodes instructions for a particular trait.Prediction - Answer-An expected observation for a specific experiment. Adaption - Answer-a trait that increases biological fitness