Bio 152 test questions with correct answers

Bio 152 test questions with correct answers

synapomorphies - verified answers; Traits that are shared by more than one member of a
group because of common ancestry are known as:



Phylogenetic tree - verified answers; physical representations of hypotheses—those that seek
to establish the evolutionary relationships between different organisms.



organelle - verified answers; specialized structures living in a cell



horizontal gene transfer - verified answers; the transfer of genetic material between
organisms that are not parent and offspring



conjugation - verified answers; direct cell to cell transfer of DNA



Transformation - verified answers; DNA is released into the environment by cell breakdown
and can be taken up by other cells



Transduction - verified answers; horizontal gene transfer by means of viruses



photoheterotroph - verified answers; organisms that gain energy from light but obtain carbon
from preformed organic molecules



chemoautotroph - verified answers; organisms that gain energy and carbon from organic
molecules taken from the environment



Evolution - verified answers; change in the genetic makeup of a population over time