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BIO 152 – VCU UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers genes - CORRECT ANSWER - regions of DNA that code for specific functions Chromosomes are made up of? - CORRECT ANSWER alleles - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA and proteins - different forms of genes (alternative forms of a gene) Explain difference b/t gene and allele. (i.e. in eyelash length) - CORRECT ANSWER - The gene codes for the character "eyelash", and alleles determine the character trait, which is the...

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Vcu exam 1 biol 152 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Speciation - CORRECT ANSWER life. Species - CORRECT ANSWER - The process that produces new and distinct forms of - a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, Biological species concept - CORRECT ANSWER - Species are groups of actual...

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Biol 152 Exam 1 – Archibald UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Evolution is Change in a population OVER TIME - CORRECT ANSWER definitions - not instantaneous, occurs OVER a period of time - genetic traits - NOT always mutation [T/F] Evolution is NOT instantaneous - CORRECT ANSWER period of time [T/F] Evolution is NOT always mutation - CORRECT ANSWER What is Biological Evolution? - CORRECT ANSWER genetic trait - anything inherited What is a POPUL...

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Biology 152 - all worksheets UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Is the following an example of biological evolution in humans? Your immunity to COVID strengthens after receiving a COVID vaccine. A) This is biological evolution of the human species. B) This is NOT biological evolution of the human species. - CORRECT ANSWER This is NOT biological evolution of the human species Which of the following is a non-random mechanism of evolution? A) Genetic drift ...

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Bio 152-Exam 2:plants UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers An unknown organism can be identified as a fungus if it... -Is multicellular and photosynthetic -Lacks cell walls and reproduces by spores -Has prokaryotic cells and cell walls made of cellulose -Has cell walls made of chitin and obtains its food by secreting enzymes to break down food molecules in the environment -Is unicellular, eukaryotic, and digests large food molecules intracellularly. - CORRECT ANSWER - Has cell w...

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BIO 152 Practice ACTUAL UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Under what circumstances would a photosynthetic cell act as a sink for sucrose? a. When it is still very young and growing b. When it is in bright sunlight c. When it is humid outside d. When the plant is putting nutrients into storage in the roots e. When the plant is putting nutrients into seeds for the next generation of plants - CORRECT ANSWER - a 42. If you were to look under the microscope at this ma...

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EXAM 5: BIOLOGY 152, 2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS

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Biology 152 Exams Package Deal Questions and Verified Answers (2025 / 2026)

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Biology 152 Final Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass The final breakdown of dead plant and animals is performed by - ANS saprophytes what is the function of the root - ANS - Holds the plant to ground - collects nutrients - collects water the characteristics that make an angiosperm different from the gymnosperms? - ANS they have fruits (from flowers) The idea that each species consists of actually or potentially interbreeding individuals called __. - ANS biological theory of speculatio...

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Biology 152 Exam 2 Questions And Answers 100% Pass Name 3 traits of fungi - ANS eukaryotic, heterotrophic, multicellular What is the mycelium made up of? - ANS hyphae What does fungi contain in its cell walls? - ANS chitin Where is the largest part of a mushroom? - ANS underground what part of a mushroom is underground? - ANS mycelium what is the toadstool used for? - ANS reproduction what is another name for the reproductive structure of fungi? - ANS fruiting body fungi are strictly ? ...

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Bio 152 Lab Practical Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass Kingdom Plantae - ANS members have similar alterations-of-generations life cycles, produce multicellular embryos, and have evolved multicellular structures for protection of the vulnerable stages of sexual reproduction waxy cuticle - ANS covers the plant body; prevents gas exchange stomata - ANS the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move vascular tissue - ANS specialized t...

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BIOLOGY 152 Exam 1 Questions And Answers 100% Pass What two points did Darwin make in The Origin of Species? - ANS -Today's organisms descended from ancestral species -Natural selection provided mechanism for evolutionary change in populations What two key philosophers opposed evolution? - ANS Plato and Aristotle What was the dominant philosophy in the 1700's? - ANS Natural theology What is natural theology? - ANS Studying nature to understand the mind of God What did Carolus Linna...

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Biology 152 Plant Unit Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass What factors might have made it difficult for a lineage of algae to invade land? - ANS Cells drying out, less physical support, sperm will have a hard time fertilizing eggs What are the challenges of contesting land? - ANS Need to maintain water in cells, support, sexual reproduction What was the advantage to moving to land? - ANS Avoids competition for light What traits do green algae share with land plants? - ANS Cellulose Cell...

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Bio 152 Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass What are the 4 Mechanisms of Evolution? - ANS 1. Natural Selection 2. Gene Flow 3. Genetic Drift 4. Mutation What is genetic drift? - ANS Any change in allele frequency in a population due to chance What is genetic bottleneck? - ANS Sudden and drastic reduction in the number of individuals in a population What is the founder effect? - ANS Chance "change" in allele frequencies that occurs when a subset of a large population establishes ...

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BIO-152 Exam 1 VCU Questions And Answers 100% Pass What has an impact on the rate at which mutations occur? - ANS The number of times DNA is replicated, frequency of cell division, size of genome A ___________ mutation originates during meiosis, while a _______ mutation originates during mitosis - ANS germ-line, somatic _________ evolution occurs when _______ related species become different over time and __________ evolution occurs when _________ related species become more similar over ...

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Biology 152 Exam 1 UW Madison Questions And Answers 100% Pass What is evolution? - ANS decent with modification Pattern change - ANS Change recorded in anatomy, fossils, embryos, genomes, and distributions Process change - ANS Change consistency of observable and testable mechanisms Population - ANS is the unit of evolution Aristotle - ANS viewed species as fixed and arranged on a Scala Naturae William Paley - ANS Naturally occurring complex structures Carolus Linnaeus - ANS developed b...

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VCU Biology 152 Exam 2 Review Questions And Answers 100% Pass What is the Linnaean Classification (inclusive to specific)? - ANS Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species What is a Phylogeny? - ANS Evolutionary Trees / History Define each portion of the phylogenetic tree: Root Branch Point Basal Taxon Sister Taxon Polytomy - ANS Root - Starting point Branch Point - Point where the lineage splits ©EVERLY 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Basal Taxon - Lineage that does not...

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Biology 152 Midterm Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass Biological fitness definition (an organisms health) - ANS "a measure of the extent to which an individual's genotype is represented in the next generation." Biological fitness - ANS Adaptation, survival, and reproduction Does that trait allow an organism to have more offspring relative to other individuals in the population that have a different version of that trait Viable offspring - ANS alive and generally able to survi...

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Bio 152 Exam 1 Questions And Answers 100% Pass Adaptation - ANS An inherited characteristic that enhances an organism's survival and reproduction. descent with modification - ANS The gradual accumulation of adaptations that leads to the diversity we see around us today. artificial selection - ANS a process of selective breeding which occurs only due to human desires and interventions. homologies - ANS similar structures due to common ancestry ~ but may have different function analog...

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KU BIOL 152 Exam 1 Questions And Answers 100% Pass What must be present before natural selection can act upon a population? - ANS Genetic variation Most Swiss Starlings produce four to five eggs in each clutch. Starlings producing fewer or more than this have reduced fitness. This situation can be described by what? - ANS Stabilizing selection Genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, natural selection and non random mating have a better chance of influencing gene frequencies in a small popula...

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