BIO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

BIO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION The scientific method is also known as the __________ a. Inductive reasoning b. Reductive reasoning c. Hypothetico-deductive method d. Hypothetical method - CORRECT ANSWER Hypothetico-deductive method Which of the following statements is always true about a robust hypothesis? A hypothesis must be causative b. A hypothesis must be validated c. A hypothesis must be testable d. A hypothesis must be falsified - CORRECT ANSWER A hypothesis must be testable A line of inquiry based on generalizations is referred to as __________. a. Constructive reasoning b. Inductive reasoning c. Predictive reasoning d. Hypothetical reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER Inductive reasoning If you were investigating the arm length of a species of monkey, what would be the null hypothesis? a. Arm length is different among sampled monkeys b. Arm length is significant among sampled monkeys c. Arm length is not different among sampled monkeys d. Arm length is small among sampled monkeys - CORRECT ANSWER Arm length is not different among sampled monkeys Uniformitarianism is a theory that was proposed by _______. a. Charles Lyell b. Charles Darwin c. Ernst Mayr d. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck - CORRECT ANSWER Charles Lyell Which of the following terms refers to anatomical traits? a. Morphology b. Genotyping c. Radiometry d. Stratigraphy - CORRECT ANSWER Morphology Which of the following is an idea that was proposed by Thomas Malthus? a. Humans will not become extinct b. Humans compete for unlimited resources c. Humans compete for limited resources d. Humans do not need to compete with each other - CORRECT ANSWER Humans compete for limited resources Who proposed an evolutionary mechanism in which species inherit environmentally modified traits? a. Lamarck b. Mayr c. Wallace d. Lyell - CORRECT ANSWER Lamarck A branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships between a group of species is called a _________. a. Cladomaper b. Cladogram c. Paraphyletic group d. Polyphyletic group - CORRECT ANSWER Cladogram Which of the following terms describes a natural group? a. Polyphyletic group b. Paraphyletic group c. Common ascent d. Monophyletic group - CORRECT ANSWER Monophyletic group Although the forelimbs of mammals and birds may be adapted for different purposes, birds and mammals all have a humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, and phalanges in each limb. What term best describes this phenomenon? a. Apogee b. Cladogee c. Homoplasy d. Homology - CORRECT ANSWER Homology Which of the following scientific ranks contains the smallest number of species? a. Clade b. Kingdom c. Genus d. Order - CORRECT ANSWER Genus A slime mold is specifically adapted to function as a saprophyte in a woodland ecosystem. Therefore, the specific function of the slime mold is also known as its _________. a. Niche b. Habitat c. Trophic d. Physarum - CORRECT ANSWER Niche Why would animals be included under the Biological Species Concept, but not bacteria? a. Bacteria multiply via strobilation b. Bacteria multiply via sexual reproduction c. Bacteria multiply via asexual reproduction d. Bacteria multiply via conjugation - CORRECT ANSWER Bacteria multiply via asexual reproduction