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GY 102- Topic 4B Correctly Answered Questions 2024. Rank the different seismic waves according to their speed, with the fastest on top. - CORRECT ANSWER 1.Primary wave 2.Secondary wave 3.Surface wave Match the hazard associated with basaltic eruptions to the harm caused by it. - CORRECT ANSWER Volcanic bomb- being hit by this large, flying blob of hardened lava could severely hurt or kill a person Volcanic ash- breathing in this microscopic volcanic glass causes lung damage Volca...

Lamarck's proposal of evolution - 1. Originally, giraffes had short necks. 2. Giraffes stretched their necks in order to reach food. 3. With continual stretching, most giraffes now have long necks. Darwin's proposal of evolution - 1. Originally, giraffe neck length varied. 2. Struggle to exist causes long-necked giraffes to have the most offspring. 3. Due to natural selection, giraffes now have long necks. Darwin completed a five-year journey around the world on what? And what did he...

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Hierarchy of Organization - 1. Organism 2. Population 3. Community 4. Ecosystems 5. Biosphere Group of species; All organisms of the same species in one area - Population There are a range of ages in the population;There are lists of characteristics that apply to populations but do not apply to an ________. - individual Different populations - Community Descent with modification occurring over generatons - evolution An _______ doesn't evolve, but ______ do. - Individual; populations ...

Heterozygous - When two different alleles combine to form a trait. Example: A tall person and a short person have a child who is short. The short allele is dominant so the child grew up to be short. Gene - A section of DNA that controls a certain trait. Example: Eye color. Dominant - Determines the expression of a trait (visually). Example: Brown eyes, dark hair. Homozygous - A homozygous trait is when two of the same kind of alleles combine to form a trait. Example: When two tall...

Biology 1023, BRCC Aluko, Final Exam Study Guide Rated A+ Which radioactive element, starting as Uranium-238, becomes stable as Lead-206 after numerous decay events? Uranium, Lead What is the estimated age of the Earth? 4-5 billion years Miller and Urey simulated the formation of organic molecules by replicating a primitive Earth atmosphere containing which gases: water vapor, hydrogen, methane, and ammonia? Hydrogen, Methane, Ammonia What scientific field explores the evolu...

GY 102- Topic 4A Final Exam Prediction Questions 2024. Which tools do we use to directly measure plate motion? - CORRECT ANSWER -Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites -Lasers Mid-ocean ridges are broad, symmetrical ridges that cross - CORRECT ANSWER ocean basins Tectonic plates are composed of - CORRECT ANSWER the lithosphere, earth's strong outer layer Subduction on both sides of the ___ produces the Ring of Fire. - CORRECT ANSWER Pacific Ocean Which of the following are...

WSU Biology 102 Exam 1 Carlyole Questions with Verified Solutions Q What types of questions cannot be explored using scientific methods? Is God real? What is the meaning of life? Anything that can't be experimented. Q What types of questions can science be used to explore? Any question, prediction that an be tested in a scientific experiment. What is a hypothesis? An idea about the outcome of an experiment. Logical explanation for observations of the natural world. Q Science is ...

Lamarck's proposal of evolution Answer> 1. Originally, giraffes had short necks. 2. Giraffes stretched their necks in order to reach food. 3. With continual stretching, most giraffes now have long necks. Darwin's proposal of evolution Answer> 1. Originally, giraffe neck length varied. 2. Struggle to exist causes long-necked giraffes to have the most offspring. 3. Due to natural selection, giraffes now have long necks. Darwin completed a five-year journey around the world on what?...

Paleontologist Answer> studies the forms of life that existed in the past by studying fossils Archaeologist Answer> scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts use to reconstruct what happened in the history of life fossil Answer> derived from a Latin word meaning "something dug up" fossils Answer> major tool that gives researchers an idea about the type of organisms that lived during different geologic periods classes Answer> Based...