EEOB 3310.02 Midterm Exam 4/Final
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Identify the best definition for the term scientific theory
Educated guesses that are based on measurably evidence and that
can be tested in indirect ways.
Theories are overarching explanations that make sense of some
aspect of nature, are based on evidence, allow scientists to make
valid predictions, and have been tested in many ways.
A hunch based on careful observation of nature that help to guide
a scientist's work.
The result of long hours of careful observation and typically a
surplus of caffeine.
A set of predictions and corollaries that have a central unifying
theme and that can be tested using qualitative inference -
correct answer ✅Theories are overarching explanations that make
sense of some aspect of nature, are based on evidence, allow
scientists to make valid predictions, and have been tested in many
ways.
Fill in the blanks to make the following statement true: Adaptation
describes _______ trait that makes an organism more fit to its
environment, and that has arisen as a result of _______ .
, EEOB 3310.02 Midterm Exam 4/Final
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
pleiotrophic, natural selection
a phenotypic, genetic drift
a phenotypic, in vitro fertilization
an evolving, founder effect
an inherited, natural selection -
correct answer ✅an inherited, natural selection
Which of the following is not a requirement for natural selection to
act to change allele frequencies in a population:
That there is variance in reproductive success
That the variation is heritable
That the population mates at random
That within-population genetic variation is present
That reproductive success is dependent in some way on the
genetic variation -
correct answer ✅That the population mates at random
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Identify the best definition for the term scientific theory
Educated guesses that are based on measurably evidence and that
can be tested in indirect ways.
Theories are overarching explanations that make sense of some
aspect of nature, are based on evidence, allow scientists to make
valid predictions, and have been tested in many ways.
A hunch based on careful observation of nature that help to guide
a scientist's work.
The result of long hours of careful observation and typically a
surplus of caffeine.
A set of predictions and corollaries that have a central unifying
theme and that can be tested using qualitative inference -
correct answer ✅Theories are overarching explanations that make
sense of some aspect of nature, are based on evidence, allow
scientists to make valid predictions, and have been tested in many
ways.
Fill in the blanks to make the following statement true: Adaptation
describes _______ trait that makes an organism more fit to its
environment, and that has arisen as a result of _______ .
, EEOB 3310.02 Midterm Exam 4/Final
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
pleiotrophic, natural selection
a phenotypic, genetic drift
a phenotypic, in vitro fertilization
an evolving, founder effect
an inherited, natural selection -
correct answer ✅an inherited, natural selection
Which of the following is not a requirement for natural selection to
act to change allele frequencies in a population:
That there is variance in reproductive success
That the variation is heritable
That the population mates at random
That within-population genetic variation is present
That reproductive success is dependent in some way on the
genetic variation -
correct answer ✅That the population mates at random
