KU Bio 152 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
synapomorphies - CORRECT ANSWER - Traits that are shared by more than one member
of a group because of common ancestry are known as:
Phylogenetic tree - CORRECT ANSWER - physical representations of hypotheses—those
that seek to establish the evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
organelle - CORRECT ANSWER - specialized structures living in a cell
horizontal gene transfer - CORRECT ANSWER - the transfer of genetic material between
organisms that are not parent and offspring
conjugation - CORRECT ANSWER - direct cell to cell transfer of DNA
Transformation - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA is released into the environment by cell
breakdown and can be taken up by other cells
Transduction - CORRECT ANSWER - horizontal gene transfer by means of viruses
photoheterotroph - CORRECT ANSWER - organisms that gain energy from light but
obtain carbon from preformed organic molecules
chemoautotroph - CORRECT ANSWER - organisms that gain energy and carbon from
organic molecules taken from the environment
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - change in the genetic makeup of a population over
time
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
synapomorphies - CORRECT ANSWER - Traits that are shared by more than one member
of a group because of common ancestry are known as:
Phylogenetic tree - CORRECT ANSWER - physical representations of hypotheses—those
that seek to establish the evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
organelle - CORRECT ANSWER - specialized structures living in a cell
horizontal gene transfer - CORRECT ANSWER - the transfer of genetic material between
organisms that are not parent and offspring
conjugation - CORRECT ANSWER - direct cell to cell transfer of DNA
Transformation - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA is released into the environment by cell
breakdown and can be taken up by other cells
Transduction - CORRECT ANSWER - horizontal gene transfer by means of viruses
photoheterotroph - CORRECT ANSWER - organisms that gain energy from light but
obtain carbon from preformed organic molecules
chemoautotroph - CORRECT ANSWER - organisms that gain energy and carbon from
organic molecules taken from the environment
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - change in the genetic makeup of a population over
time
