EEOB 3310 Exam #1 Questions And Corre
What cis cScientific cInquiry? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Deliberate cand chypothesis-driven cinvestigation
calready chappened.
Even c'discovery-based' cscientific cinquiry cuses cwhat cis cknown cto cpredict cthe cidentification cof cso
cthat cknown cphenomenon.
Scientific cMethod c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1) cObservation
2) cHypothesis
3) cExperimental cDesign c+ cImplementation
4) cData cAnalysis
5) cConclusion
Carefully cdesigned cexperiments cto ctest cwell-reasoned chypotheses ccan cyield cinformation-rich cda
cappropriate cstatistical cmethods, csupport cor crefute chypotheses cthat cinform csubsequent cconclus
ccareful cdesign cof cexperiments cto ctest cwell-reasoned chypotheses...etc.
Evolution: cDefined cOver cTime c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔...development cof can cindividual, cfrom cthe c
cAlbrecht cvon cHaller c(18th ccent.)
...preformation, cCharles cBonnett c(18th ccent.)
...transformation cof ca cspecies/population, cRobert cGrant, cCharles cLyell, cand cCharles cDarwin c(19
...descent cwith cmodification c(19th-20th ccent.)
Biological cevolution cexplains cthe cforces, cand ctheir cimpacts, cthat cgive crise cto cheritable cmodifica
, A c'theory' ccolloquially crefers cto copinion cor cspeculation, coften ca cconclusion cbased con cspeculati
A cformal cscientific ctheory cis c'a ccomprehensive cexplanation cof csome caspect cof cnature cthat cis cs
cknowledge'.
Examples: cCell ctheory; cheliocentric ctheory; ctheory cof cgravity; cgerm ctheory
A cformal cscientific ctheory ccan cbe cused cto cmake cpredictions.
Examples: cmovement cof cthe cmoon; cdisease ctransmission; ctransitional cforms cbetween cfishes ca
cin csediments c375Myo.
A c'fact' cin cscience crefers cto ca c'scientific cexplanation cthat chas cbeen ctested cand cconfirmed cmul
clonger ca ccompelling creason cto ckeep ctesting cit'.
Abundant cdata ccollected cfrom cacross cmany cfields cabout cmany cspecies call csupports cthe cexiste
cevolution...and cWE cwill cexamine cthis cevidence cthroughout cthis ccourse.
What c'Evolves'? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individuals ccan cbe cacted con cby c'evolutionary cforces', clik
cthe cpopulation cof cindividuals, ceach cwith cvariable creproductive csuccess, ccontribute cto ceach cge
chow ceach cgeneration cchanges, cdramatically cor csubtly, creflects chow cthe cspecies cevolves.
Individuals cthat csurvived clong cenough cto chave coffspring cpassed cthose ctraits con cto cthe cnext cg
cindividuals crepresented cthe cspecies.
Living cat chigh-altitudes cfor cprologued cperiods ccan clead cto cdiminished chealth cand clow cbirth crat
cavailability c(hypoxia).
Tibetian cand cAndean cpopulations chave cexhibited cmutations caround cgenes cthat care clinked cto cs
cthat caren't ccommon cin cpopulations cresiding cat clow caltitudes.
The cfrequency cof cthese cmutations care cmuch chigher cin cAndean cand cTibetian chuman cpopulatio
Individual cpeppered cmoths cdid cnot cchange cbut cthe cfrequency cof cdifferent cphenotypes cchanged
csuccess.
Therefore, cthe cpopulation cof cpeppered cmoths cchanged cover ctime.
The cBest cTraits cAre cOnly c'The cBest cUnder cCurrent cConditions' c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Huntingt
-neurodegenerative cdisorder caffecting cmuscle ccoordination cand ccognitive cability.
-onset cin c>35 cyo.
-persists cbecause cit cdoesn't cshow cup cuntil clater cin clife, cpost-reproductive cmaturity.
-Protein ccomponents cassociated cwith cthe cdisease care cassociated cwith clower ccancer cand ctumo
-People cwith cHuntington's cdisease calso chave chigher cfecundity.
18th cCentury--Evolution cAs cProgress! c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Transmutation cis cthe cimprovement
Blending cof csocial cviews cand cscientific cspeculations.
No cgreat cabundance cof cempirical cevidence c(e.g. cfossils, ccomparative canatomy, cgenetics, cetc.)
ctransmutation.
19th cCentury-Lamarckism c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Marine cinvertebrate cand cbotanical ctaxonomist.
Transmutationalist; cchange cis cinherently cgood.
Spontaneous cgeneration.
Organisms c'ascend' clevels cof cimprovement cover ctime cin can cupward-rising c'Chain cof cBeing'.
What cis cScientific cInquiry? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Deliberate cand chypothesis-driven cinvestigation
calready chappened.
Even c'discovery-based' cscientific cinquiry cuses cwhat cis cknown cto cpredict cthe cidentification cof cso
cthat cknown cphenomenon.
Scientific cMethod c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1) cObservation
2) cHypothesis
3) cExperimental cDesign c+ cImplementation
4) cData cAnalysis
5) cConclusion
Carefully cdesigned cexperiments cto ctest cwell-reasoned chypotheses ccan cyield cinformation-rich cda
cappropriate cstatistical cmethods, csupport cor crefute chypotheses cthat cinform csubsequent cconclus
ccareful cdesign cof cexperiments cto ctest cwell-reasoned chypotheses...etc.
Evolution: cDefined cOver cTime c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔...development cof can cindividual, cfrom cthe c
cAlbrecht cvon cHaller c(18th ccent.)
...preformation, cCharles cBonnett c(18th ccent.)
...transformation cof ca cspecies/population, cRobert cGrant, cCharles cLyell, cand cCharles cDarwin c(19
...descent cwith cmodification c(19th-20th ccent.)
Biological cevolution cexplains cthe cforces, cand ctheir cimpacts, cthat cgive crise cto cheritable cmodifica
, A c'theory' ccolloquially crefers cto copinion cor cspeculation, coften ca cconclusion cbased con cspeculati
A cformal cscientific ctheory cis c'a ccomprehensive cexplanation cof csome caspect cof cnature cthat cis cs
cknowledge'.
Examples: cCell ctheory; cheliocentric ctheory; ctheory cof cgravity; cgerm ctheory
A cformal cscientific ctheory ccan cbe cused cto cmake cpredictions.
Examples: cmovement cof cthe cmoon; cdisease ctransmission; ctransitional cforms cbetween cfishes ca
cin csediments c375Myo.
A c'fact' cin cscience crefers cto ca c'scientific cexplanation cthat chas cbeen ctested cand cconfirmed cmul
clonger ca ccompelling creason cto ckeep ctesting cit'.
Abundant cdata ccollected cfrom cacross cmany cfields cabout cmany cspecies call csupports cthe cexiste
cevolution...and cWE cwill cexamine cthis cevidence cthroughout cthis ccourse.
What c'Evolves'? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individuals ccan cbe cacted con cby c'evolutionary cforces', clik
cthe cpopulation cof cindividuals, ceach cwith cvariable creproductive csuccess, ccontribute cto ceach cge
chow ceach cgeneration cchanges, cdramatically cor csubtly, creflects chow cthe cspecies cevolves.
Individuals cthat csurvived clong cenough cto chave coffspring cpassed cthose ctraits con cto cthe cnext cg
cindividuals crepresented cthe cspecies.
Living cat chigh-altitudes cfor cprologued cperiods ccan clead cto cdiminished chealth cand clow cbirth crat
cavailability c(hypoxia).
Tibetian cand cAndean cpopulations chave cexhibited cmutations caround cgenes cthat care clinked cto cs
cthat caren't ccommon cin cpopulations cresiding cat clow caltitudes.
The cfrequency cof cthese cmutations care cmuch chigher cin cAndean cand cTibetian chuman cpopulatio
Individual cpeppered cmoths cdid cnot cchange cbut cthe cfrequency cof cdifferent cphenotypes cchanged
csuccess.
Therefore, cthe cpopulation cof cpeppered cmoths cchanged cover ctime.
The cBest cTraits cAre cOnly c'The cBest cUnder cCurrent cConditions' c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Huntingt
-neurodegenerative cdisorder caffecting cmuscle ccoordination cand ccognitive cability.
-onset cin c>35 cyo.
-persists cbecause cit cdoesn't cshow cup cuntil clater cin clife, cpost-reproductive cmaturity.
-Protein ccomponents cassociated cwith cthe cdisease care cassociated cwith clower ccancer cand ctumo
-People cwith cHuntington's cdisease calso chave chigher cfecundity.
18th cCentury--Evolution cAs cProgress! c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Transmutation cis cthe cimprovement
Blending cof csocial cviews cand cscientific cspeculations.
No cgreat cabundance cof cempirical cevidence c(e.g. cfossils, ccomparative canatomy, cgenetics, cetc.)
ctransmutation.
19th cCentury-Lamarckism c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Marine cinvertebrate cand cbotanical ctaxonomist.
Transmutationalist; cchange cis cinherently cgood.
Spontaneous cgeneration.
Organisms c'ascend' clevels cof cimprovement cover ctime cin can cupward-rising c'Chain cof cBeing'.
