PORTAGE LEARNING BIO 171 FINAL EXAM
REVIEW SHEET VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What would the complementary DNA strand be for ATT CGC GAA?
Answer: TAA GCG CTT
⩥ What would the mRNA strand be for ATT CGC GAA?
Answer: UAA GCG CUU
⩥ What amino acids would come from the mRNA sequence AUG AAA
UCG?
Answer: Met - Lys - Ser
⩥ What amino acids would come from the mRNA sequence UCG CCC
ACG?
Answer: Ser - Pro - Thr
⩥ What did people believe before Darwin?
Answer: That plants and animals were unchanging.
⩥ True or False: All offspring are guaranteed to survive in nature.
,Answer: False
⩥ What happens to traits that help an organism survive?
Answer: They will be passed onto the offspring.
⩥ What does evolution say?
Answer: Things change over time.
⩥ Who is known for formulating the theory of natural selection?
Answer: Darwin
⩥ List one principle of Natural Selection.
Answer: Individuals in a population have variations.
⩥ What are newly evolved features that do not appear in fossils of
common ancestors?
Answer: Derived traits
⩥ What type of structure appears in common ancestors?
Answer: Ancestral traits
⩥ What are homologous structures?
, Answer: Structures with a similar embryonic origin adapted for different
purposes.
⩥ Give an example of a vestigial structure.
Answer: Wings on a kiwi bird.
⩥ What type of trait are the wings of insects, birds, and bats an example
of?
Answer: Analogous trait
⩥ True or False: The South American mara and the rabbit in Europe are
very closely related.
Answer: False
⩥ What is camouflage?
Answer: A method of hiding from predators.
⩥ What is mimicry?
Answer: When one species resembles another for protection.
⩥ How does Natural Selection work?
Answer: Changes allele frequencies based on best survival.
REVIEW SHEET VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What would the complementary DNA strand be for ATT CGC GAA?
Answer: TAA GCG CTT
⩥ What would the mRNA strand be for ATT CGC GAA?
Answer: UAA GCG CUU
⩥ What amino acids would come from the mRNA sequence AUG AAA
UCG?
Answer: Met - Lys - Ser
⩥ What amino acids would come from the mRNA sequence UCG CCC
ACG?
Answer: Ser - Pro - Thr
⩥ What did people believe before Darwin?
Answer: That plants and animals were unchanging.
⩥ True or False: All offspring are guaranteed to survive in nature.
,Answer: False
⩥ What happens to traits that help an organism survive?
Answer: They will be passed onto the offspring.
⩥ What does evolution say?
Answer: Things change over time.
⩥ Who is known for formulating the theory of natural selection?
Answer: Darwin
⩥ List one principle of Natural Selection.
Answer: Individuals in a population have variations.
⩥ What are newly evolved features that do not appear in fossils of
common ancestors?
Answer: Derived traits
⩥ What type of structure appears in common ancestors?
Answer: Ancestral traits
⩥ What are homologous structures?
, Answer: Structures with a similar embryonic origin adapted for different
purposes.
⩥ Give an example of a vestigial structure.
Answer: Wings on a kiwi bird.
⩥ What type of trait are the wings of insects, birds, and bats an example
of?
Answer: Analogous trait
⩥ True or False: The South American mara and the rabbit in Europe are
very closely related.
Answer: False
⩥ What is camouflage?
Answer: A method of hiding from predators.
⩥ What is mimicry?
Answer: When one species resembles another for protection.
⩥ How does Natural Selection work?
Answer: Changes allele frequencies based on best survival.
