WKU Bio 316 Exam 1 Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers
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WKU Bio 316
Gene - Linear sequence of nucleotides, coding instruction for transcription of RNA, and translation
to a protein
Anaximander (610-546 BC) - Speculated: Early animals rose from the ocean, humans came from
the mouths of giant fish, and complexity rose from simple life.
Aristotle (384-322 BC) - Ad...
WKU Bio 316 Exam 1
Gene - Linear sequence of nucleotides, coding instruction for transcription of RNA, and translation
to a protein
Anaximander (610-546 BC) - Speculated: Early animals rose from the ocean, humans came from
the mouths of giant fish, and complexity rose from simple life.
Aristotle (384-322 BC) - Advocated the importance of observation, wrote "History of Animals",
also wrote "Scala Natural"
Biological Evolution - Change in populations over time
Biology - Study of Life
Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) - Wrote System Naturae, developed the principles of Binomial
Nomenclature, also classification hierarchies.
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - Accepted a position on the HMS Beagle to collect plant, animal, and
geological samples. Was supposed to take a geological survey of the coast of South America.
Charles Lyell (1797-1875) - Wrote "Principles of Geology", concept of Gradualism, that geological
events slowly shape the earth over a long period of time. Had a lot of influence on Darwin.
Components of Science - 1.) Facts
2.) Hypotheses
3.) Laws
4.) Theories.
Criteria of Theories - 1.) Testable
, 2.) Falsifiable
3.) Subject to revision and adjustments
4.) Can't be proven- only supported or falsified.
Darwin after the Beagle - Moved to London to study specimens, moved to village of down to
escape London, Alfred Russel Wallace shared his theory with Darwin, prompting Darwin to publish "On
the Origin of Species".
Darwin while on the Beagle - Found giant armadillo fossils,, found marine fossils in the Andes,
understood volcanic origin of Galapagos, found different species of giant tortoise, found different species
of finches and mockingbirds
Descent with Modification - 1.) Species change over time
2.) Lineages diverge
3.) New lineages are derived from more ancestral lineages
4.) Life forms are related via common ancestry
5.) Earth is old
Ernst Hacker (1834-1919) - Naturalist, proposed the (Falsified) Theory of Recapitulation. Also
proposed a tree of life.
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913 - Naturalist, known for explorations in SE Asia. Considered
"After of Biogeography". (Wallace and Weber Lines on maps)
Ernst Mayr (1904-2005) - Refined the Biological Species Concept, wrote "Systematics and the
Origin of Species".
Evolution as Fact - Evidence of change over time.
(populations can change, time is largely dependent on how long generations take. Genetic traits are
heritable.)
Evolution as Theory - Assessing mechanisms of how evolution occurred
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