Convergent evolution Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Version 1 1 Version 1 2 Personality Psychology Domains Of Knowledge About Human Nature, 3rd Canadian Edition, 3e By Randy Larsen, David Buss, David King (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)Answers at the end of each Chapter. Chapter 1 Student name: MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Features of personality that differentiate one person from another usually take the form of in language. A...

Paciulli FINAL BIO 181 NCSU, Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED. To the west of Wallace's Line in Southeast Asia are organisms related to Asiatic species. To the east of the line, there is a mixture of species of Asian and Australian origin. This is an example of: - -biogeography Two members of the initial Amish migration to Pennsylvania in 1744 shared the recessive allele for Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, which results in a long narrow chest and shortening of the limbs. M...

ANTHRCUL 101 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2023-24 ethnicity - ANSWER-derived from language, history, cultural traditions. Can be chosen unlike race convergent evolution - ANSWER-process of adapting to the same environmental forces in similar ways EX. Birds + bats homologies - ANSWER-similarities in species jointly inherited from a common ancestor analogies - ANSWER-similarities between species due to adapting in similar ways sexual dimorphism - ANSWER-pronounced and anatomical and...

Test Bank, Chapter 1 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of evolution? (a) Beak size in a population of birds becomes larger from one generation to the next because larger beaked birds had higher reproductive success and passed the trait to their offspring (b) Over long periods of time whales gradually lost their hindlimbs (c) When traveling to high altitude, human physiology changes to accommodate lower oxygen levels (d) All of the above are examples of evolution 2. The fluke ...

What is the origin of the Earth? - Answer-Formed out of a solar nebula What are the origins of Life? - Answer-Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth What is kinetic energy? - Answer-The energy of motion What is heat energy? - Answer-Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together What is density? - Answer-A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. (mass per unit volume) What is convection? - Answer-Transfer of heat through currents caused by differen...

Convergent vs Divergent Evolution - ANSWER -Divergent: one broad class but because of different features they diverge -Convergent: similar features between 2 different classes Punctuated Equilibrium vs Gradualism - ANSWER -Punctuated: concrete & defined phenotypes -Gradualism: phenotypes gradually evolve Speciation - ANSWER Formation of new species 1) Allopatric: separated by geographical barrier (mountain, ocean, river) -Barrier divides species 1 and species 2 2) Parapatric...

Humans produce sweat as a cooling mechanism to maintain a stable internal temperature. Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process? - ANSWER The high heat of vaporization of water allows the body to remove excess heat through a phase change of water from liquid to gas A student placed a semipermeable membrane inside a U-shaped channel with two chambers, as shown. The membrane permits the movement of water but not salt. The...

Natural Selection is: CORRECT ANSWER a process leading to differential reproductive successes among members of a population Cactus-like plants adapted for desert or dry environments are succulent (have fleshy, juicy stems) and have spines (modified leaves). Succulents can be found to occur around the world, but are classified into a number of very different families of plants based on other characteristics. That so many different kinds of succulents exist is an example of: CORRECT ANSWER conv...

Analogies Correct Answer-Characters that can evolve more than once in separate groups by convergent evolution Homologies Correct Answer-Characters that are similar due to common ancestry Poriferans Correct Answer-The phylum that is made up of sponges Cnidarians Correct Answer-The phylum that contains jellyfish and sea anemones Radial symmetry Correct Answer-Organisms who's bodies have an axis that runs from mouth to base with many planes of symmetry through this axis; usually organi...

BIOL 3303 Final Exam Questions And Answers Refute that "Evolution is Just a Theory" - ANS Scientific theories are backed by multiple lines of evidence. They provide overarching explanations for major aspects of the natural world. Other Theories include: Plate Tectonics, Gravity, and Germ Theory Overwhelmingly accepted by scientists Refute "Evolutionary Biologists understand everything about the history of life" - ANS Not everything is known, and biologists are continually disco...

IB Biology: Evolution Questions and Answers Already Passed What is a theory? A comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature (vs a hypothesis, which is just a prediction as to the result of an experiment). What were some ideas from Darwin's time that influenced his work? French naturalist Buffon in the mid-1700s studied fossils and said the Earth must be older than previously assumed; Lamarck in the early 1800s proposed that life changes over time. Define acquired vs heritab...