BSC 1005 EXAM PREP 2026 Q AND A
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ANSWERS
◉ Genome
Answer: The entire set of genetic material in a cell
◉ Mass extinction events
Answer: Period in which biodiversity dramatically declined
*The world has seen 5 over the last 450 million years
◉ Last extinction 65 million years ago resulted in..
Answer: The extinction of dinosaurs
◉ How was all the diversity on Earth originated after life originated?
Answer: Evolution
◉ Population
Answer: All the organisms of one species, in one area (That are
capable of interbreeding and vary in their characteristics)
, ◉ Mean
Answer: Typical value of population
◉ Standard deviation
Answer: Measure of variation (Average distance from the mean)
◉ The wider the bell curve..
Answer: the more range/deviation
◉ Typologically
Answer: When people assign things to categories and expect them to
fit in those categories (A cat is a cat. A dog is a dog)
◉ Natural Selection
Answer: Occurs through:
Differential reproduction (Not all individuals can survive and
reproduce)
Heredity (Parents pass characteristics on to offspring)
Variation (Some characteristics make individuals more likely to
survive and reproduce)
COMPLETE REVIEW WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ Genome
Answer: The entire set of genetic material in a cell
◉ Mass extinction events
Answer: Period in which biodiversity dramatically declined
*The world has seen 5 over the last 450 million years
◉ Last extinction 65 million years ago resulted in..
Answer: The extinction of dinosaurs
◉ How was all the diversity on Earth originated after life originated?
Answer: Evolution
◉ Population
Answer: All the organisms of one species, in one area (That are
capable of interbreeding and vary in their characteristics)
, ◉ Mean
Answer: Typical value of population
◉ Standard deviation
Answer: Measure of variation (Average distance from the mean)
◉ The wider the bell curve..
Answer: the more range/deviation
◉ Typologically
Answer: When people assign things to categories and expect them to
fit in those categories (A cat is a cat. A dog is a dog)
◉ Natural Selection
Answer: Occurs through:
Differential reproduction (Not all individuals can survive and
reproduce)
Heredity (Parents pass characteristics on to offspring)
Variation (Some characteristics make individuals more likely to
survive and reproduce)