Biology 182 ASU Exam 1
Key point #1 - ✅✅ -Even the most desperate organisms share some features,
suggesting that
the single, nine random process generated diversity.
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True or False #1: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near future. -
-True! Fingerprints of human activity, spread of an invasive species, Rapid change
and global climate, habitat destruction, Deforestation
What are three Worlds Views? - ✅✅ -1. Natural Evolution - Evolution by natural
process
2. Theistic Evolution - Evolution guided by God
3. Creation - Species created by God
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True or False #2: Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of
animals. - -USA responded with 40 % true
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True or False #3: Scientists believe in Evolution even though they currently lack
evidence for the theory. - -False! Based on know mechanisms: Natural Selection,
Mutation, and Genetic Drift
Key Point #2 - ✅✅ -Biologists accept evolutionary theory because its predictions
match observations.
✅✅
True or False #4: Extreme temperatures of 2015 are sufficient evidence to conclude that
Earth is warming. - -False! Not enough data to show trend.
Single Temperature - ✅✅-Datum
Normal Temperature - ✅✅-Mean (Average)
Temperature Anomaly - ✅✅-Deviation
Mean Anomaly - ✅✅-Standard Deviation
Key Point #3 - ✅✅-When something varies over space and time, one must compare
sufficient samples to quantify effects accurately.
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True or False #4: When calculating a normal temperature, one should include as many
years as possible. - -False! Climatologists tend to use a thirty year period.
What does Replicating Observations do? - ✅✅-Increases reliability of patterns
What does Control Conditions do? -✅✅-Isolates effects of certain factors
What does Random Subjects do? - ✅✅-Decreases bias from uncontrolled factors
What is Creationism and Catastrophism? - ✅✅-All species created in six days, Earth
is 6,000 years old, species fixed, extinctions from catastrophe. Leading Biologist/
Paleontologist who championed this science/theory/belief Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).
, ✅✅
True or False #5: Darwin's worldview when leaving England would best be described as
Creationism. - -True! He was originally trying to become a doctor then clergyman
then he finally became a Naturalist and joined Captain Fitzroy on the H. M. S. Beagle.
✅✅
What did Charles Lyell contribute to science in the context of Darwinian Evolution? -
-Charles Lyell (1797-1875) believed in the old earth ideologies and slow and
gradual change. (Old Earth theory - billions and billions of years old)
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What do Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, and Alfred Wallace have in common? -
-Wallace came to same "Natural Selection" idea at similar time as Darwin did.
Lyell read from Wallace's Report and Darwin's report
Key Point # 4 - ✅✅ -Darwin abandoned a theory of Creationism for a theory of
evolution that better explained his observations about life.
✅✅
True or False #6: Darwin could not have proposed natural selection without abandoning
the idea of creation. - -False!
What book did Darwin write? - ✅✅-The Origin of Species
Phenotypes - ✅✅-The trait that we see (look for def in book)
✅✅
True or False #7: Natural Selection occurs whenever some individuals reproduce more
than others. - -False! Not the only element that you need. The offspring has to be
similar to parents (heritable).
✅✅
What are the necessary conditions of Natural Selection? Check the accuracy of this. -
-1. Heritable Variation
2. Differences in Reproduction
Key Point #5 - ✅✅ -Natural Selection occurs whenever heritable phenotypes cause
some individuals to reproduce more than others.
True or False #8: Organisms evolve by natural selection. - ✅✅-False! Not organism
but the population. Populations evolve not single organism.
What did Darwin breed to display artificial selection? - ✅✅
-Darwin breed a variety of
pigeons and the variety was created by artificial selection.
True or False #8: Artificial selection requires heritable variation in a trait. - ✅✅-True!
Key Point #6 - ✅✅ -Artificial Selection confirms the potential for populations to evolve
through natural selection.
✅✅
True or False #9: Populations stopped evolving after twenty-five generations, likely
because no genetic variation in lethal temperature remained. - -True! Traits can't
evolve forever. (Verify the validity of this explanation)
What are the two ingredients are necessary for Natural Selection? - ✅✅-1. Phenotypic
Selection - Some phenotypes reproduce more than others.
2. Genetic Response - these phenotypes are at least partially heritable.
True or False #9: According to the model of Blending Inheritance, a mom with Red eyes
and a Dad with white eyes would produce a mixture of offspring: some with red eyes
Key point #1 - ✅✅ -Even the most desperate organisms share some features,
suggesting that
the single, nine random process generated diversity.
✅✅
True or False #1: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near future. -
-True! Fingerprints of human activity, spread of an invasive species, Rapid change
and global climate, habitat destruction, Deforestation
What are three Worlds Views? - ✅✅ -1. Natural Evolution - Evolution by natural
process
2. Theistic Evolution - Evolution guided by God
3. Creation - Species created by God
✅✅
True or False #2: Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of
animals. - -USA responded with 40 % true
✅✅
True or False #3: Scientists believe in Evolution even though they currently lack
evidence for the theory. - -False! Based on know mechanisms: Natural Selection,
Mutation, and Genetic Drift
Key Point #2 - ✅✅ -Biologists accept evolutionary theory because its predictions
match observations.
✅✅
True or False #4: Extreme temperatures of 2015 are sufficient evidence to conclude that
Earth is warming. - -False! Not enough data to show trend.
Single Temperature - ✅✅-Datum
Normal Temperature - ✅✅-Mean (Average)
Temperature Anomaly - ✅✅-Deviation
Mean Anomaly - ✅✅-Standard Deviation
Key Point #3 - ✅✅-When something varies over space and time, one must compare
sufficient samples to quantify effects accurately.
✅✅
True or False #4: When calculating a normal temperature, one should include as many
years as possible. - -False! Climatologists tend to use a thirty year period.
What does Replicating Observations do? - ✅✅-Increases reliability of patterns
What does Control Conditions do? -✅✅-Isolates effects of certain factors
What does Random Subjects do? - ✅✅-Decreases bias from uncontrolled factors
What is Creationism and Catastrophism? - ✅✅-All species created in six days, Earth
is 6,000 years old, species fixed, extinctions from catastrophe. Leading Biologist/
Paleontologist who championed this science/theory/belief Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).
, ✅✅
True or False #5: Darwin's worldview when leaving England would best be described as
Creationism. - -True! He was originally trying to become a doctor then clergyman
then he finally became a Naturalist and joined Captain Fitzroy on the H. M. S. Beagle.
✅✅
What did Charles Lyell contribute to science in the context of Darwinian Evolution? -
-Charles Lyell (1797-1875) believed in the old earth ideologies and slow and
gradual change. (Old Earth theory - billions and billions of years old)
✅✅
What do Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, and Alfred Wallace have in common? -
-Wallace came to same "Natural Selection" idea at similar time as Darwin did.
Lyell read from Wallace's Report and Darwin's report
Key Point # 4 - ✅✅ -Darwin abandoned a theory of Creationism for a theory of
evolution that better explained his observations about life.
✅✅
True or False #6: Darwin could not have proposed natural selection without abandoning
the idea of creation. - -False!
What book did Darwin write? - ✅✅-The Origin of Species
Phenotypes - ✅✅-The trait that we see (look for def in book)
✅✅
True or False #7: Natural Selection occurs whenever some individuals reproduce more
than others. - -False! Not the only element that you need. The offspring has to be
similar to parents (heritable).
✅✅
What are the necessary conditions of Natural Selection? Check the accuracy of this. -
-1. Heritable Variation
2. Differences in Reproduction
Key Point #5 - ✅✅ -Natural Selection occurs whenever heritable phenotypes cause
some individuals to reproduce more than others.
True or False #8: Organisms evolve by natural selection. - ✅✅-False! Not organism
but the population. Populations evolve not single organism.
What did Darwin breed to display artificial selection? - ✅✅
-Darwin breed a variety of
pigeons and the variety was created by artificial selection.
True or False #8: Artificial selection requires heritable variation in a trait. - ✅✅-True!
Key Point #6 - ✅✅ -Artificial Selection confirms the potential for populations to evolve
through natural selection.
✅✅
True or False #9: Populations stopped evolving after twenty-five generations, likely
because no genetic variation in lethal temperature remained. - -True! Traits can't
evolve forever. (Verify the validity of this explanation)
What are the two ingredients are necessary for Natural Selection? - ✅✅-1. Phenotypic
Selection - Some phenotypes reproduce more than others.
2. Genetic Response - these phenotypes are at least partially heritable.
True or False #9: According to the model of Blending Inheritance, a mom with Red eyes
and a Dad with white eyes would produce a mixture of offspring: some with red eyes
