EEOB 3310 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
adaptation Correct Answers phenotypic trait that confers
differential reproductive success to the individuals possessing it
allopatry Correct Answers Condition in which two or more
populations live in different geographic areas.
Archipelagos/Island Correct Answers another set of volcanic
islands visited by the HMS Beagle, related to Africa
Aristotelian view (of species) Correct Answers species were
fixed, unchanging with variation due to developmental stressors
artificial selection Correct Answers Breeding organisms with
specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits.
Benthic Correct Answers bottom of an aquatic ecosystem;
consists of sand and sediment and supports its own community
of organisms
biologial species concept Correct Answers species are
identified as members of reproductively isolated gene pools
blending inheritance Correct Answers parental traits blend
such that their offspring have intermediate traits, results in
populations which are phenotypically similar
Catastrophism Correct Answers proposed that Earth's
landscapes were shaped primarily by catastrophes, followed a
biblical timeline
, census population size Correct Answers the number of
individuals in a population
chi-squared test Correct Answers null hypothesis is that there
is no difference between the observed and expected frequency
x^2 = E(observed-expected)^2/expected
Classic view of species (Modern Synthesis) Correct Answers
organismal populations are well-adapted to the environment,
there should be little genetic variation within populations
Darwinian view (of species) Correct Answers intraspecific
variation is present within species and is essential for his
mechanistic explanation of evolutionary change
effective population size Correct Answers the genetic size of a
population
endemism Correct Answers suggested that closely allied forms
replaced one another geographically but similar habitats in
different regions contained different species
Epistasis Correct Answers a gene at one locus alters the
phenotypic expression of a gene at a second locus
evolutionary species Correct Answers a group of individuals
that share unique similarities of their DNA and hence their
evolutionary past
adaptation Correct Answers phenotypic trait that confers
differential reproductive success to the individuals possessing it
allopatry Correct Answers Condition in which two or more
populations live in different geographic areas.
Archipelagos/Island Correct Answers another set of volcanic
islands visited by the HMS Beagle, related to Africa
Aristotelian view (of species) Correct Answers species were
fixed, unchanging with variation due to developmental stressors
artificial selection Correct Answers Breeding organisms with
specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits.
Benthic Correct Answers bottom of an aquatic ecosystem;
consists of sand and sediment and supports its own community
of organisms
biologial species concept Correct Answers species are
identified as members of reproductively isolated gene pools
blending inheritance Correct Answers parental traits blend
such that their offspring have intermediate traits, results in
populations which are phenotypically similar
Catastrophism Correct Answers proposed that Earth's
landscapes were shaped primarily by catastrophes, followed a
biblical timeline
, census population size Correct Answers the number of
individuals in a population
chi-squared test Correct Answers null hypothesis is that there
is no difference between the observed and expected frequency
x^2 = E(observed-expected)^2/expected
Classic view of species (Modern Synthesis) Correct Answers
organismal populations are well-adapted to the environment,
there should be little genetic variation within populations
Darwinian view (of species) Correct Answers intraspecific
variation is present within species and is essential for his
mechanistic explanation of evolutionary change
effective population size Correct Answers the genetic size of a
population
endemism Correct Answers suggested that closely allied forms
replaced one another geographically but similar habitats in
different regions contained different species
Epistasis Correct Answers a gene at one locus alters the
phenotypic expression of a gene at a second locus
evolutionary species Correct Answers a group of individuals
that share unique similarities of their DNA and hence their
evolutionary past
