ENTO 320 TAMU - Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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ENTO 320 TAMU - Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Apis Mellifera - CORRECT ANSWER- European honey bee
approx. _____ of the U.S. food supply is pollinated by bees - CORRECT ANSWER- 1/3
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Form a question
2. Make an observation
3. Form a ...
ENTO 320 TAMU - Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Apis Mellifera - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔European honey bee
approx. _____ of the U.S. food supply is pollinated by bees - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1/3
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Form a question
2. Make an observation
3. Form a hypothesis -- testable and falsifiable
4. test the hypothesis
5. analyze data and draw conclusions
control and experimental groups- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔differ in only one factor
(independent variable)
data analysis- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-statistically significant differences
-apply statistical analyses to determine if control and experimental samples are likely to be
different from each other b/c of the single variable that's different b/w the 2 samples.
abstract- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔(part of article) have info concerning
hypothesis/question, will also summarize results, state conclusion of study
,What is a theory? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- a broad explanation of some aspect of the
natural world that is substantiated by a large body of evidence
- allows us to make predictions
- can never be proven true
- extremely likely to be true, due to overwhelming evidence
THEORY IS NOT A HYPOTHESIS!!!!! - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
What is a law? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- a description of what nature does under certain
conditions
- general statements for which no exceptions have been found
- accepted to be true and universal
- Rare
Theory of Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- Evolution= changes in genetic makeup
over time
-"Descent with modification"
-Mechanism behind evolution includes
-natural selection
-mutations
-genetic drift
-migration
Who's idea was the Theory of Evolution? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Charles Darwin and
Alfred Wallace
emergent properties - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- a property that develops due to increasing
complexity.
- an individual component of the system may not exhibit that property, but the system gains
new properties with increase in individuals.
- EX: human body
, Taxonomy- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The science of identifying, describing, naming, and
classifying organisms.
Triangle picture: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔species
genus
family
order
class
phylum
kingdom
domain
Why use taxonomic nomenclature? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-grouping organisms makes
them easier to find and reference
-many species have multiple common names
-often a group of organisms are referred to by 1 common name. EX: lightening bugs
(fireflies), pufferfish, etc.
-knowing the biodiversity of local and/or world regions helps establish conversation areas
-species-level identification is used in detecting exotic and potentially invasive pests.
bionomial nomenclature - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-a formal 2 part system of naming
organisms
-coined by Carolus Linnaeus in 1751
-this system adheres to latin grammar, uses italics
-an organism is named using 2 words:
-genus species
-Homo sapiens (you)
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