BIOL 1334 Final Questions | 2026/2027 | Answers Correct |
With Complete Solutions
3.5 billion years ago Correct Answers When did life on Earth
first originate?
3.5 billion years old Correct Answers How old are the earliest
fossilized bacteria mats?
4.6 billion years old Correct Answers How old is the solar
system?
10,000 or less Correct Answers Lactose persistence became
common ___________________ years ago.
60,000 years ago Correct Answers When did modern humans
and neanderthals mate?
abiotic Correct Answers refers to the nonliving components of
an environment
adaptation Correct Answers a term that describes a phenotypic
feature that has been shaped by many generations of natural
selection, so that every typical member of the species is born
with it.
adaptation Correct Answers the process by which populations
become better suited to their environment as a result of natural
selection
,adaptive radiation Correct Answers the spreading and
diversification of organisms that occur when they colonize a
new habitat
agnostic behavior Correct Answers social behavior related to
fighting; includes threats, displays, etc.
alga Correct Answers a uni or multicellular photosynthetic
protist
algae, dinoflagellates Correct Answers Examples of
phytoplankton
all living things are related and share a common ancestor; all of
the species we see today are the result of natural selection
Correct Answers What are the two main conclusions about life
according to Darwin's "descent with modification"?
allele Correct Answers alternative versions of the same gene
that have different nucleotide sequences
allele frequency Correct Answers the relative proportion of an
allele in a population
angiosperm Correct Answers a seed-bearing flowering plant
with seeds typically contained within a fruit.
animal Correct Answers a eukaryotic multicellular organism
that obtains nutrients by ingesting other organisms
, annelid Correct Answers a segmented worm, such as an
earthworm
antibiotics Correct Answers chemicals that either kill bacteria
or slow their growth by interfering with the function of essential
bacterial cell structures.
aquifer Correct Answers an underground layer of porous rock
from which water can be drawn for use
archaea Correct Answers one of the two domains of
prokaryotic life; the other is Bacteria
Ardi, Lucy, Homo Naledi, Turkana Boy, Neanderthals Correct
Answers Chronological order of hominids:
arthropod Correct Answers an invertebrate having a segmented
body, a hard exoskeleton, and jointed appendages
arthropods Correct Answers millipede, flies, spiders
artificial selection Correct Answers dogs have been shaped by
careful breeding, for characteristics that are useful to humans
Australopithecus Afarensis Correct Answers What species was
Lucy?
autotroph Correct Answers organisms such as plants, algae,
and certain bacteria that capture the energy of sunlight by
photosynthesis
With Complete Solutions
3.5 billion years ago Correct Answers When did life on Earth
first originate?
3.5 billion years old Correct Answers How old are the earliest
fossilized bacteria mats?
4.6 billion years old Correct Answers How old is the solar
system?
10,000 or less Correct Answers Lactose persistence became
common ___________________ years ago.
60,000 years ago Correct Answers When did modern humans
and neanderthals mate?
abiotic Correct Answers refers to the nonliving components of
an environment
adaptation Correct Answers a term that describes a phenotypic
feature that has been shaped by many generations of natural
selection, so that every typical member of the species is born
with it.
adaptation Correct Answers the process by which populations
become better suited to their environment as a result of natural
selection
,adaptive radiation Correct Answers the spreading and
diversification of organisms that occur when they colonize a
new habitat
agnostic behavior Correct Answers social behavior related to
fighting; includes threats, displays, etc.
alga Correct Answers a uni or multicellular photosynthetic
protist
algae, dinoflagellates Correct Answers Examples of
phytoplankton
all living things are related and share a common ancestor; all of
the species we see today are the result of natural selection
Correct Answers What are the two main conclusions about life
according to Darwin's "descent with modification"?
allele Correct Answers alternative versions of the same gene
that have different nucleotide sequences
allele frequency Correct Answers the relative proportion of an
allele in a population
angiosperm Correct Answers a seed-bearing flowering plant
with seeds typically contained within a fruit.
animal Correct Answers a eukaryotic multicellular organism
that obtains nutrients by ingesting other organisms
, annelid Correct Answers a segmented worm, such as an
earthworm
antibiotics Correct Answers chemicals that either kill bacteria
or slow their growth by interfering with the function of essential
bacterial cell structures.
aquifer Correct Answers an underground layer of porous rock
from which water can be drawn for use
archaea Correct Answers one of the two domains of
prokaryotic life; the other is Bacteria
Ardi, Lucy, Homo Naledi, Turkana Boy, Neanderthals Correct
Answers Chronological order of hominids:
arthropod Correct Answers an invertebrate having a segmented
body, a hard exoskeleton, and jointed appendages
arthropods Correct Answers millipede, flies, spiders
artificial selection Correct Answers dogs have been shaped by
careful breeding, for characteristics that are useful to humans
Australopithecus Afarensis Correct Answers What species was
Lucy?
autotroph Correct Answers organisms such as plants, algae,
and certain bacteria that capture the energy of sunlight by
photosynthesis
