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ABEKA BIOLOGY: GOD'S LIVING CREATION TEST 9 (NINE WEEKS EXAM) ALREADY PASSED large geographic region identified by its climax vegetation and distinctive animal life biome sudden outburst of living things of great variety in the fossil record, showing no evidence of evolution Cambrian explosion what is NOT one of the three main groups into which mammals are divided based on how they reproduce pholidotans the principle that animals or plants well suited to their environment are ...

adaptions - inherited aspects of an individual that allow it to outcompete other members of a population that lack the trait (or that have a slightly different version of the trait). Adaptions are traits that have evolved through the mechanism of natural selection analogous traits - similar because they have converged on shared form. they are not derived from common ancestor apamorphy - • a form of a derived state Australopithecines - members of the hominin genus Australopithecus biolog...

Bill Nye: Fossils Questions and Answers | Latest Update | Graded A+ What is a fossil? A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms, typically found in sedimentary rock. How are fossils formed? Fossils are formed through processes such as sedimentation, where minerals replace organic material over time, preserving the structure. What is the difference between a mold and a cast fossil? A mold fossil is an impression left in sediment, while a cast fossil i...

What is a feature of Animals, but is not seen outside of the animal kingdom? - ANS They have collagen in their extracellular matrix. Phylogenies based on morphology and phylogenies based on molecular data disagree on which one of the following issues? - ANS whether the appearance and type of coelom is important in interpreting phylogeny A horshoe-shaped crown of tentacles used by many invertebrates for feeding is called a - ANS lophophore Which of the following were a factor in a rapid...

NATURAL SCIENCES CLEP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ A theory fails to meet the criteria of scientific methodology if - -no experiments can be designed to test it All of the following geologic time intervals are characterized correctly EXCEPT (A) Cambrian period...age of birds (B) Carboniferous period...age of amphibians (C) Devonian period...age of fishes incorrect (D) Cenozoic era...age of mammals (E) Mesozoic era...age of dinosaurs - -(A) Cambrian period...age of bird...

Recognize dragonflies as formidable aerial and aquatic predators - correct answer Dragonflies live in water for the first two years of their life. After this adult dragonflies hunt other flying insects while they are flying themselves; they cannot feed while walking or sitting. Identify dragonflies as ancient insects (when, what, why) - correct answer Carboniferious, meganura, first insects to fly, selection pressures Develop more than one hypothesis for why dragonflies were so big - corre...

Biology 1108 final exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Monophyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -includes all the descendants of a common ancestor, and its considered a natural grouping of organisms based on a shared ancestry. Paraphyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -some (not all) of descendants of a common ancestor Polyphyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -organisms from distinct lineages based on shared characters, but no common ancestor Homologies - Correct Answer ️️ -si...

Monophyletic Group - Answer-includes all the descendants of a common ancestor, and its considered a natural grouping of organisms based on a shared ancestry. Paraphyletic Group - Answer-some (not all) of descendants of a common ancestor Polyphyletic Group - Answer-organisms from distinct lineages based on shared characters, but no common ancestor Homologies - Answer-similarities based on shared ancestry Analogies - Answer-similarities based on independent adaptations Synapomorphies - Answ...

Biology 1108 final exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Monophyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -includes all the descendants of a common ancestor, and its considered a natural grouping of organisms based on a shared ancestry. Paraphyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -some (not all) of descendants of a common ancestor Polyphyletic Group - Correct Answer ️️ -organisms from distinct lineages based on shared characters, but no common ancestor Homologies - Correct Answer ️️ -si...

Scientific theories are just "ideas" (T/F) - 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 - Living things are sentient In some cases an observational study is more appropriate than an experiment. (T/F) - True The oldest fossils humans have discovered are from organisms called________. - stromatolites Extant means this species still lives on...