KU BIO 152 EXAM 1 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
synapomorphies correct answers >> Traits that are shared
by more than one member of a group because of common
ancestry are known as:
Phylogenetic tree correct answers >> physical
representations of hypotheses—those that seek to establish the
evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
organelle correct answers >> specialized structures living in
a cell
horizontal gene transfer correct answers >> the transfer of
genetic material between organisms that are not parent and
offspring
conjugation correct answers >> direct cell to cell transfer of
DNA
Transformation correct answers >> DNA is released into the
environment by cell breakdown and can be taken up by other
cells
Transduction correct answers >> horizontal gene transfer by
means of viruses
, photoheterotroph correct answers >> organisms that gain
energy from light but obtain carbon from preformed organic
molecules
chemoautotroph correct answers >> organisms that gain
energy and carbon from organic molecules taken from the
environment
Evolution correct answers >> change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time
Advantageous mutation correct answers >> improve their
carriers; chances of survival or reproduction
gene pool correct answers >> all the alleles present in all
individuals in the species
population correct answers >> interbreeding groups of
organisms of the same species living in the same geographical
area
Molecular clock correct answers >> correlation between the
time two species have been evolutionary separated and the
amount of genetic divergence between them
Genetic Drift correct answers >> a change in the frequency
of an allele due to the random effects of limited population size
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
synapomorphies correct answers >> Traits that are shared
by more than one member of a group because of common
ancestry are known as:
Phylogenetic tree correct answers >> physical
representations of hypotheses—those that seek to establish the
evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
organelle correct answers >> specialized structures living in
a cell
horizontal gene transfer correct answers >> the transfer of
genetic material between organisms that are not parent and
offspring
conjugation correct answers >> direct cell to cell transfer of
DNA
Transformation correct answers >> DNA is released into the
environment by cell breakdown and can be taken up by other
cells
Transduction correct answers >> horizontal gene transfer by
means of viruses
, photoheterotroph correct answers >> organisms that gain
energy from light but obtain carbon from preformed organic
molecules
chemoautotroph correct answers >> organisms that gain
energy and carbon from organic molecules taken from the
environment
Evolution correct answers >> change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time
Advantageous mutation correct answers >> improve their
carriers; chances of survival or reproduction
gene pool correct answers >> all the alleles present in all
individuals in the species
population correct answers >> interbreeding groups of
organisms of the same species living in the same geographical
area
Molecular clock correct answers >> correlation between the
time two species have been evolutionary separated and the
amount of genetic divergence between them
Genetic Drift correct answers >> a change in the frequency
of an allele due to the random effects of limited population size
