LSU BIOL 1202 (Pomarico) - Final Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
What |is |not |a |good |support |of |evolution? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fossils
Who |placed |fossils |in |an |evolutionary |context? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lamarck
________ |traits |can |be |passed |along |to |the |next |generation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Acquired
Adaptation |by |_________, |not |by |individual |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Population
Survival |is |not |usually |random, |but |is |largely |dependent |upon |heritable |traits |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Survival |of |the |Fittest
__________ |picks |the |phenotypes |that |will |survive |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nature
The |result |of |___________ |is |the |adaptation |of |organisms |to |their |environment |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Natural |Selection
________ |arise |by |chance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Variations |(Mutations)
What |are |the |two |requirements |that |are |needed |to |insure |that |natural |selection |occurs? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Excess |of |offspring
2. |Variation |in |the |population
_________ |changes |accumulated |in |each |generation |can |result |in |major |changes |over |
evolutionary |time |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Small
,_________ |are |the |oldest |forms |of |life |and |also |known |as |the |simplest |organisms |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Prokaryotes
Structures |that |have |similarity |due |to |convergent |evolution |rather |than |to |descent |from |a |
common |ancestor |with |the |same |traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analogous |Structures
Structures |that |are |similar |because |of |common |ancestry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Homologous
|Structures
Structures |that |look |different |but |have |the |same |function
EX: |insect |wing |& |bird |wing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analogous |Structures
Structures |that |look |the |same |but |have |different |functions
EX: |cat |arm |& |human |arm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Homologous |Structures
The |changing |of |an |organism |over |time |is |supported |by |observations |from |_____________ |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Artificial |Selection
Selective |breeding |encourages |________ |traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Desirable
What |is |a |good |example |of |artificial |selection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dogs
Who |has |the |greatest |fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Whoever |has |the |most |offspring
___________ |are |the |smallest |relevant |evolutionary |unit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Populations
,During |__________ |and |__________ |will |not |alter |the |overall |genetic |makeup |of |a |population
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Meiosis
Fertilization
Will |the |segregation |and |recombination |of |alleles |during |meiosis |and |fertilization |alter |the |
genetic |makeup |of |a |population? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
What |are |the |5 |conditions |needed |to |maintain |the |equilibrium |(and |stop |evolution |from |
occurring)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |No |mutations
2. |No |gene |flow
3. |Large |population
4. |Random |mating
5. |No |natural |selection
What |is |not |a |reason |for |genetic |changes |in |individuals? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Natural |
Selection
What |is |the |only |new |source |of |alleles? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mutations
________ |can |cause |evolution |by |transferring |alleles |between |populations |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Gene |Flow
________ |is |evolution |by |chance
EX: |Flowers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Genetic |Drift
Only |a |smaller |number |of |the |population |moves |forward |
EX: |Disease |wiping |out |90% |of |the |population |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bottleneck |Effect
, A |few |individuals |colonize |a |new |habitat, |so |new |forms |of |natural |selection |occur |due |to |new |
environmental |pressures |(such |as |genetic |drift) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Founder |Effect
Direct |competition |among |individuals |of |one |sex |(usually |males) |for |mates |of |the |opposite |sex
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intrasexual |Selection
Individuals |of |one |sex |(usually |females) |are |choosy |in |selecting |their |mates |from |individuals |of
|the |other |sex |(mate |choice) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intersexual |Selection
Which |mode |of |natural |selection |shifts |the |population |toward |one |extreme? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Directional
Which |mode |of |natural |selection |shifts |the |population |toward |both |extremes? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Disruptive
Which |mode |of |natural |selection |reduces |the |phenotypic |variation |and |disfavors |the |two |
extremes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stabilizing
In |diploid |individuals, |who |has |an |advantage?
EX: |Sickle |Cell |Anemia/Malaria |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heterozygous
Immigration |IN |of |individuals |into |a |population |will |not |upset |the |equilibrium |if? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-They |are |beyond |the |age |of |reproduction
Two |species |of |pine |trees |grow |in |the |same |habitat |but |release |their |pollen |at |different |times |
of |the |year. |What |kind |of |reproductive |barrier |is |this? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temporal |(Pre-
Zygotic)
Questions With Correct Answers
What |is |not |a |good |support |of |evolution? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fossils
Who |placed |fossils |in |an |evolutionary |context? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lamarck
________ |traits |can |be |passed |along |to |the |next |generation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Acquired
Adaptation |by |_________, |not |by |individual |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Population
Survival |is |not |usually |random, |but |is |largely |dependent |upon |heritable |traits |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Survival |of |the |Fittest
__________ |picks |the |phenotypes |that |will |survive |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nature
The |result |of |___________ |is |the |adaptation |of |organisms |to |their |environment |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Natural |Selection
________ |arise |by |chance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Variations |(Mutations)
What |are |the |two |requirements |that |are |needed |to |insure |that |natural |selection |occurs? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Excess |of |offspring
2. |Variation |in |the |population
_________ |changes |accumulated |in |each |generation |can |result |in |major |changes |over |
evolutionary |time |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Small
,_________ |are |the |oldest |forms |of |life |and |also |known |as |the |simplest |organisms |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Prokaryotes
Structures |that |have |similarity |due |to |convergent |evolution |rather |than |to |descent |from |a |
common |ancestor |with |the |same |traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analogous |Structures
Structures |that |are |similar |because |of |common |ancestry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Homologous
|Structures
Structures |that |look |different |but |have |the |same |function
EX: |insect |wing |& |bird |wing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analogous |Structures
Structures |that |look |the |same |but |have |different |functions
EX: |cat |arm |& |human |arm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Homologous |Structures
The |changing |of |an |organism |over |time |is |supported |by |observations |from |_____________ |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Artificial |Selection
Selective |breeding |encourages |________ |traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Desirable
What |is |a |good |example |of |artificial |selection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dogs
Who |has |the |greatest |fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Whoever |has |the |most |offspring
___________ |are |the |smallest |relevant |evolutionary |unit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Populations
,During |__________ |and |__________ |will |not |alter |the |overall |genetic |makeup |of |a |population
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Meiosis
Fertilization
Will |the |segregation |and |recombination |of |alleles |during |meiosis |and |fertilization |alter |the |
genetic |makeup |of |a |population? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
What |are |the |5 |conditions |needed |to |maintain |the |equilibrium |(and |stop |evolution |from |
occurring)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |No |mutations
2. |No |gene |flow
3. |Large |population
4. |Random |mating
5. |No |natural |selection
What |is |not |a |reason |for |genetic |changes |in |individuals? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Natural |
Selection
What |is |the |only |new |source |of |alleles? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mutations
________ |can |cause |evolution |by |transferring |alleles |between |populations |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Gene |Flow
________ |is |evolution |by |chance
EX: |Flowers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Genetic |Drift
Only |a |smaller |number |of |the |population |moves |forward |
EX: |Disease |wiping |out |90% |of |the |population |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bottleneck |Effect
, A |few |individuals |colonize |a |new |habitat, |so |new |forms |of |natural |selection |occur |due |to |new |
environmental |pressures |(such |as |genetic |drift) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Founder |Effect
Direct |competition |among |individuals |of |one |sex |(usually |males) |for |mates |of |the |opposite |sex
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intrasexual |Selection
Individuals |of |one |sex |(usually |females) |are |choosy |in |selecting |their |mates |from |individuals |of
|the |other |sex |(mate |choice) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intersexual |Selection
Which |mode |of |natural |selection |shifts |the |population |toward |one |extreme? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Directional
Which |mode |of |natural |selection |shifts |the |population |toward |both |extremes? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Disruptive
Which |mode |of |natural |selection |reduces |the |phenotypic |variation |and |disfavors |the |two |
extremes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stabilizing
In |diploid |individuals, |who |has |an |advantage?
EX: |Sickle |Cell |Anemia/Malaria |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heterozygous
Immigration |IN |of |individuals |into |a |population |will |not |upset |the |equilibrium |if? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-They |are |beyond |the |age |of |reproduction
Two |species |of |pine |trees |grow |in |the |same |habitat |but |release |their |pollen |at |different |times |
of |the |year. |What |kind |of |reproductive |barrier |is |this? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temporal |(Pre-
Zygotic)
