Homology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In which of the following examples would sepeciation most likely occur? A) Two populations of oak trees begin releasing pollen at different times of the year, one in the spring and the other in the fall B) Unseasonably warm temperatures cause an unusual low pressure zone over the Caribbean leading to a hurricane that eradicates a population of parrots on the island of Saba C) The Fukushima nuclear power plant fails and leaks radioactive water into the ocean causing sterility among an entire p...

TAMU Biology 112 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Linnaeus - Answer- Binomial nomenclature Darwin - Answer- Fossils, strata Cuvier - Answer- catastrophic events caused extinction Hutton and Lyell - Answer- Gradualism, earth is OLD Lamarck - Answer- Use it or lose it, we get bigger and better, Adaptations - Answer- Inherited characteristics that enhance survival and reproduction Descent with Modification - Answer- Common ancestor (unity in life) aka evolution Alfred Wallace - A...

What are Chordate general characteristics? - ANSWER Eucoelomate Bilateral Symmetry Deuterostomes Chordate functional homologies (4) - ANSWER Notochord Pharyngeal gill slits Dorsal, hollow, single nerve cord Post-anal tail Homology in chordates. A flexible rod running posteriorly from the head to the tail. It acts as an attachment site for muscles and a support structure that can bend. It consists of a large fluid-filled cells encased in a stiff connective tissue. Its present in primit...

The common ancestor of primates and raccoons DID have five-digit hands, but that ancestral mammal's hands WERE NOT modified for complex digital manipulation. Therefore, the presence of hands in primates and raccoons is an example of ___________ but the presence of complex manipulative ability is an example of ___________. A. Genetic drift ... Gene flow B. Convergence ... Homology C. Mutation ... Cladistics D. Homology ... Convergence E. Macroevolution ... Microevolution Homology ... Convergence...

AP Biology Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ What are the 2 theories of evolution? Explain each Gradualism- geologic changes result from slow, gradual, continuous process Punctuated Equilibrium- Long period of stasis punctuated by short bursts of significant change. What was Lamarck's theory and why was it wrong? Lamarck = Inheritance of Acquired characteristics- traits acquired during lifetime could be passed on What is natural selection Comptetition for limited resources re...

BLG 144 Midterm 1 (2024) Questions With 100%Correct Answers. What is the theory of special creation - - all species are independent -life on earth is young-6000 yrs old -species are immutable typological thinking - based on idea that species are unchanging types and that variations within species are unimportant/misleading great chain of being - Aristotle believed that there's a ladder of nature that orders based on increased size and complexity (humans are at the top) Lamark's theory ...

Bio 182 Comprehensive Exam 2 ASU || With Questions & All Accurate Answers (Graded A+) Bio 182 Comprehensive Exam 2 ASU || With Questions & All Accurate Answers (Graded A+) What is systematics? - ANSWER - study of biological diversity and the evolutionary relationships among organisms, both extinct and modern What is Taxonomy? - ANSWER - science of describing, naming, and classifying living and extinct organisms and viruses What are the 8 categories of taxonomic hierarchy (in order fr...

Scientific theories are just "ideas" (T/F) Answer> false What is NOT considered a quality within the definition of life? Living things evolve Living things can grow and develop Living things are sentient Living things use energy Answer> Living things are sentient In some cases an observational study is more appropriate than an experiment. (T/F) Answer> True The oldest fossils humans have discovered are from organisms called________. Answer> stromatolites Extant mea...

what makes us human? : Bipedalism, brains, skulls, Childhood dependency, tools, teeth biopedalism : stresses the advantages it provided in a habitat increasingly dominated by dry, savanna-like conditions. Brains and skulls : Early hominins had very small brains, Brain size has increased during hominin evolution, especially with the advent of the genus Homo. Childhood dependency : Compared with the young of other primates, human children have a long period of childhood dependency, du...

TAMU Biology 112 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Aristotle - Answer- Scala naturae Linnaeus - Answer- Binomial nomenclature Darwin - Answer- Fossils, strata Cuvier - Answer- Strata, extinction, Opposed evolution, catastrophic events caused extinction Hutton and Lyell - Answer- Gradualism, continuous geological growth, earth is OLD Lamarck - Answer- Use it or lose it, we get bigger and better, Adaptations - Answer- Inherited characteristics that enhance survival and reprod...