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GLGY 301 FINAL Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What are the two types of extinction - CORRECT ANSWER- normal background and mass extinction who was the first to describe the phenomenon of extinction and when? - CORRECT ANSWER- Georges Cuvier in 1796

Biogeography Analogous structures - Structures that look the same, but not because they shared a common ancestor homologous structures - Structures that look the same because they did share a common ancestor James Hutton - Geologist that believed in deep time (meaning the earth is super old). Charles Lyell - Believed earth of 4.6 billion years old Got idea from James Hutton Carl Linnaeus - Created binomial nomenclature Alfred Wallace - English contemporary to Darwin Published his resea...

Biology Praxis 5235 Latest Update with Verified Solutions Scientific Method 1) Observation 2) Research 3) Hypothesis 4) Test the hypothesis 5) Analysis of Data 6) Conclusion 7) Communication Anton van Leeuwenhoek Created the microscope and observed microorganisms Carolus Linnaeus Created the binomial nomenclature system for classifying species Georges Cuvier Established extinction as a fact Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Proposed teleological evolution Matthias Schleiden Stated that plants are made ...

convergent evolution - unrelated or distantly related organisms evolve similar body forms, coloration, organs, and adaptations natural selection - the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring (acts on individuals but populations evolve) Judeo- Christian perspective - The Creator: God made everything Linnaeus - Binomial nomenclature and nested classification system Cuvier - fossils in strata- catastrophism Hutton and Lyell - g...

Praxis 5005 Exam with Complete Solutions Graded A+ Variability in Evolution - Answer-Increases by mutations, immigration, sexual reproduction, and size Decreases by natural selection, emigration, and smaller populations Natural selection - Answer-Traits that help give a species an advantage are passed on to subsequent generations Gradualism - Answer-The theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily Punctuated Equilibrium - Answer-Long periods of no change (stasis) accompanied by b...

UCLA Anthropology 1 Midterm 1 Exam Questions And Answers Rosalind Franklin - ANS produced x-ray photographs of DNA which help to uncover the structure Anaximander - ANS speculated that living beings arose gradually from water and suggested that men originated from animals Aristotle - ANS believed that species and the universe are fixed and determined and living species don't go extinct or evolve Great Chain of Being - ANS scale of more complex organisms better than oth...

ANTH 1001 - Tague - Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed 1. **What principle did Karl von Linne (Carl Linnaeus) advocate regarding species?** - All species were created by God and were fixed in their characteristics, unchangeable. 2. **What theory did Jean Baptiste Lamarck propose regarding inheritance and adaptation?** - Organisms modify organs or establish new ones to meet survival needs. Changes acquired within one's lifetime can be inherited by offspring. 3. **What c...

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...

Key Point 1 - Correct Answer Even the most desperate organisms share some features, suggesting that the single, nine random process generated diversity. True or False #1: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near future. - Correct Answer True! Fingerprints of human activity, spread of an invasive species, Rapid change and global climate, habitat destruction, Deforestation What are the Three World Views? - Correct Answer 1. Natural Evolution - Evolution by natural process2. The...

Who developed palentology Answer- The study of fossils by Cuvier What did Lyell's perceive on the voyage of beagle Answer- adaptation Who defined Natural Selection? what's the definition? Answer- Lyell process in which individuals with favorable inherited rates are more likely to survive & reproduce What are the 3 observations of Darwin Answer- 1. Unity of life 2. Diversity of Life 3. Match of Organisms & enviornment which evolve? populations or individuals? Answer- Natural sele...