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ABEKA BIOLOGY TEST 7 REVIEW ALREADY PASSED radiometric dating the process of assigning "ages" to rocks and fossils based on the breakdown of certain elements into other elements eugenics a "science" founded by some of Darwin's followers, of selectively breeding humans to produce a "master race" index fossil a fossil used by evolutionists to identify the "age" of the rock layer containing it William Paley the 18th-century British theologian who argued that living things ...

Monophyletic Group - Answer-includes all the descendants of a common ancestor, and its considered a natural grouping of organisms based on a shared ancestry. Paraphyletic Group - Answer-some (not all) of descendants of a common ancestor Polyphyletic Group - Answer-organisms from distinct lineages based on shared characters, but no common ancestor Homologies - Answer-similarities based on shared ancestry Analogies - Answer-similarities based on independent adaptations Synapomorphies - Answ...

Biology 1108 final exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Monophyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -includes all the descendants of a common ancestor, and its considered a natural grouping of organisms based on a shared ancestry. Paraphyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -some (not all) of descendants of a common ancestor Polyphyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -organisms from distinct lineages based on shared characters, but no common ancestor Homologies - Correct Answer ️️ -si...

large geographic region identified by its climax vegetation and distinctive animal life - ANSWER biome sudden outburst of living things of great variety in the fossil record, showing no evidence of evolution - ANSWER Cambrian explosion what is NOT one of the three main groups into which mammals are divided based on how they reproduce - ANSWER pholidotans the principle that animals or plants well suited to their environment are more likely to survive than organisms poorly suited to their...

ABEKA BIOLOGY: TEST 7 REVIEW ALREADY PASSED process of assigning "ages" to rocks and fossils based on the breakdown of certain elements into elements radiometric dating the "science" founded by some of Darwin's followers of selectively breeding humans to produce a "master race" eugenics a fossil used by evolutionists to identify the "age" of a rock layer containing it index fossil 18th-century British theologian who argued that living things show clear evidence of desig...

NATURAL SCIENCES CLEP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ A theory fails to meet the criteria of scientific methodology if - -no experiments can be designed to test it All of the following geologic time intervals are characterized correctly EXCEPT (A) Cambrian period...age of birds (B) Carboniferous period...age of amphibians (C) Devonian period...age of fishes incorrect (D) Cenozoic era...age of mammals (E) Mesozoic era...age of dinosaurs - -(A) Cambrian period...age of bird...

What is a feature of Animals, but is not seen outside of the animal kingdom? - ANS They have collagen in their extracellular matrix. Phylogenies based on morphology and phylogenies based on molecular data disagree on which one of the following issues? - ANS whether the appearance and type of coelom is important in interpreting phylogeny A horshoe-shaped crown of tentacles used by many invertebrates for feeding is called a - ANS lophophore Which of the following were a factor in a rapid...

radiometric dating ,radiocarbon dating,potassium-40 dating, half-life, punctuated equilibrium, Cambrian explosion, macroevolution, microevolution, Linnaeus, Lamarck,Cuvier,Lyell and Hutton,Malthus,descent with modification,selective breeding The process of humans intentionally selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation, over time producing organisms with altered characteristics species a group of related organisms sharing a distinctive form. If sexua...

Scientific theories are just "ideas" (T/F) - false What is NOT considered a quality within the definition of life? Living things evolve Living things can grow and develop Living things are sentient Living things use energy - Living things are sentient In some cases an observational study is more appropriate than an experiment. (T/F) - True The oldest fossils humans have discovered are from organisms called________. - stromatolites Extant means this species still lives on...

What is marine biology? - The study of life in the sea A subsection of marine science Oceanography - •Geological Oceanography •Physical Oceanography •Chemical Oceanography •Biological Oceanography Why study marine science? - • Diversity! •71% of the Earth's surface is covered by the oceans •Ocean makes up 99% of living space • History! •Life originated in the sea -We still develop in water • Resources! -$20 trillion/year Ancient Marine Science - •Ancient migr...