Bio 152 test questions with correct answers
synapomorphies - verified answers; Traits that are shared by more than one member of a
group because of common ancestry are known as:
Phylogenetic tree - verified answers; physical representations of hypotheses—those that seek
to establish the evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
organelle - verified answers; specialized structures living in a cell
horizontal gene transfer - verified answers; the transfer of genetic material between
organisms that are not parent and offspring
conjugation - verified answers; direct cell to cell transfer of DNA
Transformation - verified answers; DNA is released into the environment by cell breakdown
and can be taken up by other cells
Transduction - verified answers; horizontal gene transfer by means of viruses
photoheterotroph - verified answers; organisms that gain energy from light but obtain carbon
from preformed organic molecules
chemoautotroph - verified answers; organisms that gain energy and carbon from organic
molecules taken from the environment
Evolution - verified answers; change in the genetic makeup of a population over time
synapomorphies - verified answers; Traits that are shared by more than one member of a
group because of common ancestry are known as:
Phylogenetic tree - verified answers; physical representations of hypotheses—those that seek
to establish the evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
organelle - verified answers; specialized structures living in a cell
horizontal gene transfer - verified answers; the transfer of genetic material between
organisms that are not parent and offspring
conjugation - verified answers; direct cell to cell transfer of DNA
Transformation - verified answers; DNA is released into the environment by cell breakdown
and can be taken up by other cells
Transduction - verified answers; horizontal gene transfer by means of viruses
photoheterotroph - verified answers; organisms that gain energy from light but obtain carbon
from preformed organic molecules
chemoautotroph - verified answers; organisms that gain energy and carbon from organic
molecules taken from the environment
Evolution - verified answers; change in the genetic makeup of a population over time
