EEOB 3310 Midterm 2 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |common |misuse |of |the |word |coevolution |as |highlighted |by |
Dan |Janzen's |1984 |paper? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assuming |that |coevolution |has |occurred |
when |evolutionary |change |is |demonstrated |in |two |partner |species |in |response |to |each |other
What |is |inclusive |fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Direct |fitness |plus |effects |on |other |
multiplied |by |relatedness
diploid |system, |focal |son |to |his |paternal |great |uncle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-relatedness |= |
0.125, |yes |he |should |help
haplodiploid |system, |focal |daughter |to |maternal |aunt |and |paternal |aunt |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-maternal |aunt |relatedness |= |0.375, |paternal |relatedness |= |0.25, |maternal |aunt |
more |likely |to |help
Male |wolf |spiders |have |tufts |of |bristles |on |the |forelegs. |females |of |this |ancestral |spider |prefer |
males |with |tufts. |this |is |an |example |of |which |type |of |intersexual |selection? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-sensory |bias
ring-tailed |lemurs |mark |territories |with |urine |scents |and |engage |in |"stink-wars" |with |other |
lemurs |that |enter |their |territory. |This |an |example |of |______-sexual |selection |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-intra
Name |one |of |the |predictions |of |Hamilton's |rule, |i.e. |altruism |is |more |likely |when: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |cost |to |the |altruist |is |low
Adaptive |radiation |of |a |group |involves |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-adaptation |to |new |ecological |
niches |facilitated |by |key |innovations
, A |symbiotic |relationship |is |always |beneficial. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Introgression |is |a |phenomenon |where |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gene |exchange |to |parental |
species |can |occur |through |a |hybrid |individual
For |coevolution |to |occur, |there |must |be |reciprocal |system. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Coevolution |always |results |in |cospeciation. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |fossil |record |of |land |plants |supports |a |hypothesis |of |adaptive |radiation |for |_______. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-angiosperms
The |key |innovation |for |the |adaptive |radiation |of |Brocchinia |in |South |America |was |the |
development |of |a |___________ |morphology. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tank
Which |of |the |following |cell |types |would |you |expect |to |be |totipotent? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Embryonic |cells |early |in |development
A |totipotent |cell |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-can |differentiate |into |any |adult |cell
Why |are |early |zygotic |traits |the |most |resistant |to |mutation |and |change? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Mutations |that |alter |zygotic |development |could |undo |the |development |of |the |
organism |completely
Process |"C" |shown |in |the |figure |is |an |example |of |which |of |the |following? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Paedomorphosis |via |neotony
With Correct Answers
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |common |misuse |of |the |word |coevolution |as |highlighted |by |
Dan |Janzen's |1984 |paper? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assuming |that |coevolution |has |occurred |
when |evolutionary |change |is |demonstrated |in |two |partner |species |in |response |to |each |other
What |is |inclusive |fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Direct |fitness |plus |effects |on |other |
multiplied |by |relatedness
diploid |system, |focal |son |to |his |paternal |great |uncle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-relatedness |= |
0.125, |yes |he |should |help
haplodiploid |system, |focal |daughter |to |maternal |aunt |and |paternal |aunt |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-maternal |aunt |relatedness |= |0.375, |paternal |relatedness |= |0.25, |maternal |aunt |
more |likely |to |help
Male |wolf |spiders |have |tufts |of |bristles |on |the |forelegs. |females |of |this |ancestral |spider |prefer |
males |with |tufts. |this |is |an |example |of |which |type |of |intersexual |selection? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-sensory |bias
ring-tailed |lemurs |mark |territories |with |urine |scents |and |engage |in |"stink-wars" |with |other |
lemurs |that |enter |their |territory. |This |an |example |of |______-sexual |selection |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-intra
Name |one |of |the |predictions |of |Hamilton's |rule, |i.e. |altruism |is |more |likely |when: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |cost |to |the |altruist |is |low
Adaptive |radiation |of |a |group |involves |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-adaptation |to |new |ecological |
niches |facilitated |by |key |innovations
, A |symbiotic |relationship |is |always |beneficial. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Introgression |is |a |phenomenon |where |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gene |exchange |to |parental |
species |can |occur |through |a |hybrid |individual
For |coevolution |to |occur, |there |must |be |reciprocal |system. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Coevolution |always |results |in |cospeciation. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |fossil |record |of |land |plants |supports |a |hypothesis |of |adaptive |radiation |for |_______. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-angiosperms
The |key |innovation |for |the |adaptive |radiation |of |Brocchinia |in |South |America |was |the |
development |of |a |___________ |morphology. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tank
Which |of |the |following |cell |types |would |you |expect |to |be |totipotent? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Embryonic |cells |early |in |development
A |totipotent |cell |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-can |differentiate |into |any |adult |cell
Why |are |early |zygotic |traits |the |most |resistant |to |mutation |and |change? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Mutations |that |alter |zygotic |development |could |undo |the |development |of |the |
organism |completely
Process |"C" |shown |in |the |figure |is |an |example |of |which |of |the |following? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Paedomorphosis |via |neotony
