Biol201 Final Exam - Concordia University
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - Change in a kind of organism over time; process by
which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Grand Unifying Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - possible explanation that is supported by
vast evidence
Plato - CORRECT ANSWER - species have a fixed essence and it does not change
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER - introduced scala naturae, all things may be placed on
an unbroken ladder from lower forms to humans, first idea of classifying organisms
Cordus Linneaus - CORRECT ANSWER - species are grouped according to their place in
God's great design, set framework of classification system
Jean-Baptist Pierre Antoine de Monet - CORRECT ANSWER - first to suggest how life
changed over time and why, published Philosophic Zoologique ... combined living species with
fossils and lines of decent, said new species arrive by spontaneous germination, evolve up scala
naturae
use and disuse - CORRECT ANSWER - the idea that parts of the body that are used
extensively become larger and stronger, while those that are not used deteriorate - first principle
Inheritance - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which physical and biological
characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring - second principle
Darwin and Wallace - CORRECT ANSWER - the two individuals who came up with the
idea of natural selection. "On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection" - finches
,natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution is driven by
Evolution Mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER - variation, heredity, survival of fittest,
natural selection
variation - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals in a species show a
wide range of variation
heredity - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - how favorable genes pass on to
next generations
natural selection - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - offspring with survival
traits
survival of fittest - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - some traits combined
with certain environments show more success
mutation can cause - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution because the ones with the mutation
survive ex. moths
Evolution is measured as - CORRECT ANSWER - frequency of change in alleles in
inheritance
living things have evolved by - CORRECT ANSWER - - earth formed 4.5 billion years
ago
- oceans formed 4 billion years ago
- 1st fossils of prokaryotes 3.5 billion years ago
First common ancestor - CORRECT ANSWER - prokaryotes
, eukaryotes formed by - CORRECT ANSWER - engulfing prokaryotes that then became
mitochondria and chloroplasts
natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER - A process in which individuals that have certain
inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of
those traits.
directional selection - CORRECT ANSWER - Form of natural selection in which the
entire curve moves; occurs when individuals at one end of a distribution curve have higher
fitness than individuals in the middle or at the other end of the curve
stabilizing selection - CORRECT ANSWER - Natural selection that favors intermediate
variants by acting against extreme phenotypes (weight of babies at birth)
Disrupting Selection - CORRECT ANSWER - natural selection in which individuals at the
upper and lower ends of the curve have higher fitness than individuals near the middle of the
curve
sexual selection - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of natural selection in which individuals
with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than other individuals to obtain mates.
adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER - helps an organism survive and reproduce
- CORRECT ANSWER -
genetic drift - CORRECT ANSWER - A change in the allele frequency of a population as a
result of chance events rather than natural selection. (small population more likely)
evidence for evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - fossil records
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - Change in a kind of organism over time; process by
which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Grand Unifying Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - possible explanation that is supported by
vast evidence
Plato - CORRECT ANSWER - species have a fixed essence and it does not change
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER - introduced scala naturae, all things may be placed on
an unbroken ladder from lower forms to humans, first idea of classifying organisms
Cordus Linneaus - CORRECT ANSWER - species are grouped according to their place in
God's great design, set framework of classification system
Jean-Baptist Pierre Antoine de Monet - CORRECT ANSWER - first to suggest how life
changed over time and why, published Philosophic Zoologique ... combined living species with
fossils and lines of decent, said new species arrive by spontaneous germination, evolve up scala
naturae
use and disuse - CORRECT ANSWER - the idea that parts of the body that are used
extensively become larger and stronger, while those that are not used deteriorate - first principle
Inheritance - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which physical and biological
characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring - second principle
Darwin and Wallace - CORRECT ANSWER - the two individuals who came up with the
idea of natural selection. "On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection" - finches
,natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution is driven by
Evolution Mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER - variation, heredity, survival of fittest,
natural selection
variation - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals in a species show a
wide range of variation
heredity - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - how favorable genes pass on to
next generations
natural selection - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - offspring with survival
traits
survival of fittest - evolution mechanism - CORRECT ANSWER - some traits combined
with certain environments show more success
mutation can cause - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution because the ones with the mutation
survive ex. moths
Evolution is measured as - CORRECT ANSWER - frequency of change in alleles in
inheritance
living things have evolved by - CORRECT ANSWER - - earth formed 4.5 billion years
ago
- oceans formed 4 billion years ago
- 1st fossils of prokaryotes 3.5 billion years ago
First common ancestor - CORRECT ANSWER - prokaryotes
, eukaryotes formed by - CORRECT ANSWER - engulfing prokaryotes that then became
mitochondria and chloroplasts
natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER - A process in which individuals that have certain
inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of
those traits.
directional selection - CORRECT ANSWER - Form of natural selection in which the
entire curve moves; occurs when individuals at one end of a distribution curve have higher
fitness than individuals in the middle or at the other end of the curve
stabilizing selection - CORRECT ANSWER - Natural selection that favors intermediate
variants by acting against extreme phenotypes (weight of babies at birth)
Disrupting Selection - CORRECT ANSWER - natural selection in which individuals at the
upper and lower ends of the curve have higher fitness than individuals near the middle of the
curve
sexual selection - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of natural selection in which individuals
with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than other individuals to obtain mates.
adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER - helps an organism survive and reproduce
- CORRECT ANSWER -
genetic drift - CORRECT ANSWER - A change in the allele frequency of a population as a
result of chance events rather than natural selection. (small population more likely)
evidence for evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - fossil records
