UTSA BIO II Exam 1 Questions & Answers Verified 100% Correct!!
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UTSA BIO II
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UTSA BIO II
Principle of crosscutting relationships - ️️-a rock or feature must first exist before
anything can happen to it;
-dike (intrusion) is younger.
Theory - ️️-an extreamely well supported COLLECTION of related statements that
has been repeatedly tested and confirmed
-"fact"
-Details can ...
UTSA BIO II Exam 1
Principle of crosscutting relationships - ✔️✔️-a rock or feature must first exist before
anything can happen to it;
-dike (intrusion) is younger.
Theory - ✔️✔️-an extreamely well supported COLLECTION of related statements that
has been repeatedly tested and confirmed
-"fact"
-Details can change without affecting major premise.
To be scientific, ideas/questions must be - ✔️✔️1. Testable
2. Falsifiable
Hypothesis - ✔️✔️A testable statement
(ex. aggression in rats is related to testosterone level)
Pika - ✔️✔️-mammals + endothermic
-forging for specific plants
-herbivores in Alaska
Science is all the - ✔️✔️possibilities
Philosophy of science - ✔️✔️we SUPPORT not PROVE.
We can REFUTE or DISPROVE
Science - ✔️✔️Scientific method of observing natural phenomenons
Prediction - ✔️✔️(Ex. blocking testosterone will reduce aggression in rats)
Evolution - ✔️✔️-Change from one generation to the next
-underlies ALL biology (foundation)
Evolution is the change of what? - ✔️✔️-phenotype
-allele frequencies
-genotype
How do we know that evolution happens? - ✔️✔️1. Direct Observation
2. Fossil Record
3. Homology (vs. homoplasty)
4. Biogeography
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