Bio 1108 Exam 1 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
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Q1: Evolution
A: How an entity changes through time
Q2: Adaptation
A: inherited characteristic that enhances survival and reproduction in an environment
Q3: Natural Selection
A: Individuals with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
Q4: Artificial Selection
A: Breeding plants/ animals for better products
Q5: Fossil Record
A: Traces of organisms found in the strata
Q6: Homology
A: Similarity due to common ancestory
Q7: Vestigial Structures
A: Structures that appear in the body with no apparant function
Q8: Convergent Evolution
A: Organisms becoming more similar due to evolving in a similar environment
Q9: Analogous Features
A: Similar features in distantly related groups
Answers
Q1: Evolution
A: How an entity changes through time
Q2: Adaptation
A: inherited characteristic that enhances survival and reproduction in an environment
Q3: Natural Selection
A: Individuals with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
Q4: Artificial Selection
A: Breeding plants/ animals for better products
Q5: Fossil Record
A: Traces of organisms found in the strata
Q6: Homology
A: Similarity due to common ancestory
Q7: Vestigial Structures
A: Structures that appear in the body with no apparant function
Q8: Convergent Evolution
A: Organisms becoming more similar due to evolving in a similar environment
Q9: Analogous Features
A: Similar features in distantly related groups