bio 117 practice exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
a change in an allele frequency over time - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution
all the individuals in a group in a specific geographic region - CORRECT ANSWER -
population
a heritable trait that increases the fitness of an individual in a particular environment -
CORRECT ANSWER - adaptation
survival and reproductive success of an individual - CORRECT ANSWER - fitness
how many taxa are shown in the tree above
lungfish
lizard
dog
human - CORRECT ANSWER - four
the group mammals includes dogs and humans. which of the following is/are an ancestral trait of
mammals? - CORRECT ANSWER - skull and limbs
the group tetrapods includes lizards, dog and human. which of the following is a synapomorphy
for tetrapods? - CORRECT ANSWER - limbs
which of the following is NOT an assumption of hardy Weinberg equilibrium and its associated
equations? - CORRECT ANSWER - mutations can occur in the population
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
a change in an allele frequency over time - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution
all the individuals in a group in a specific geographic region - CORRECT ANSWER -
population
a heritable trait that increases the fitness of an individual in a particular environment -
CORRECT ANSWER - adaptation
survival and reproductive success of an individual - CORRECT ANSWER - fitness
how many taxa are shown in the tree above
lungfish
lizard
dog
human - CORRECT ANSWER - four
the group mammals includes dogs and humans. which of the following is/are an ancestral trait of
mammals? - CORRECT ANSWER - skull and limbs
the group tetrapods includes lizards, dog and human. which of the following is a synapomorphy
for tetrapods? - CORRECT ANSWER - limbs
which of the following is NOT an assumption of hardy Weinberg equilibrium and its associated
equations? - CORRECT ANSWER - mutations can occur in the population
