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Bio 120 Exam QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS | A+ GRADE ASSURED
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Bio 120 Exam QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED 
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Synapomorphy A shared derived character or trait state that distinguishes a clade from the 
other organisms. 
Analagous Having characteristics that are similar because of convergent evolution, not 
homology. 
Homologous Similarity in characteristics resulting from a shared ancestry. 
Porifera Sponges 
No true tissues 
Mostly marine, aquatic 
Asymmetric 
2 germ layers (endoderm and ectoderm) 
No coelom 
Sessile 
Sessile At...
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IB Biology: Evolution Questions and Answers Already Passed
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IB Biology: Evolution Questions and 
 
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What is a theory? A comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature (vs a hypothesis, 
which is just a prediction as to the result of an experiment). 
 
What were some ideas from Darwin's time that influenced his work? French naturalist 
Buffon in the mid-1700s studied fossils and said the Earth must be older than previously 
assumed; Lamarck in the early 1800s proposed that life changes over time. 
 
Define acquired vs heritab...
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BIO 150 Final Exam – Ecology Questions & Answers!
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Convergent vs Divergent Evolution - ANSWER -Divergent: one broad class but because of different features they diverge 
 
-Convergent: similar features between
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the purpose of the development of a vacuole is correct answers digest food, regulate excess water and regulate internal environment 
 
if a virus that normally infects cells in the lining of an elephant's lungs enters a rhinoceros correct answers it cannot infect the rhinoceros because a virus is specific to a cell type and a species 
 
photoheterotrophs get their energy from blank and their carbon source is correct answers light carbon source 
 
chloroplast arose twice on a phylogentic tree ma...
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Hierarchical scales of ecology - ANSWER ☑☑Organism, population, community, ecosytem, biosphere 
 
Populations - ANSWER ☑☑groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area 
 
Communities - ANSWER ☑☑different populations that live together in a defined area 
 
Ecosystems - ANSWER ☑☑All the living and non-living things that interect in an area 
 
Biospehere - ANSWER ☑☑the part of Earth where life exists 
 
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BIOL 3303 Final Exam Questions And Answers
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BIOL 3303 Final Exam Questions And Answers 
Refute that "Evolution is Just a Theory" - ANS Scientific theories are backed by multiple lines of evidence. They provide overarching explanations for major aspects of the natural world. 
Other Theories include: Plate Tectonics, Gravity, and Germ Theory 
Overwhelmingly accepted by scientists 
 
Refute "Evolutionary Biologists understand everything about the history of life" - ANS Not everything is known, and biologists are continually disco...
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bisc 120 final Questions and Answers
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mammary glands 
Ans- milk production 
mamals derived charcteristics 
Ans- -mammary glands 
-hair and layer of fat under skin for insulation 
-kidneys to conserve water from waste 
-endothermy and high metabolic rate 
-efficient respiratory and circulatory system 
-large brain to body ratio 
-extensive parental care 
-modified teeth 
when did mammal-like synapsids emerge>? 
Ans- end of triassic period (252-201) MYA 
synapsids 
Ans- amniotes distinguised by temporal fenestra 
dentary and squ...
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TLI4801 ASSIGNMENT 1 2024 DUE TO MARCH 18, 2024
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TLI4801 ASSIGNMENT 1 2024 DUE TO 
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Which of the following agents of evolution adapts populations to their environments? 
A. Mutation 
B. Natural selection 
C. Nonrandom mating 
D. Genetic drift - ANSWER B. Natural Selection 
Which of the following best describes natural selection? 
A. Chance variations in traits 
B. The differential survival and reproduction of individuals 
C. The processes that lead individuals to resemble their parents 
D. The potential for all species to incre...
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TLI4801 ASSIGNMENT 1 2024 DUE TO MARCH 18, 2024
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TLI4801 ASSIGNMENT 1 2024 DUE TO 
MARCH 18, 2024 
Which of the following agents of evolution adapts populations to their environments? 
A. Mutation 
B. Natural selection 
C. Nonrandom mating 
D. Genetic drift - ANSWER B. Natural Selection 
Which of the following best describes natural selection? 
A. Chance variations in traits 
B. The differential survival and reproduction of individuals 
C. The processes that lead individuals to resemble their parents 
D. The potential for all species to incre...
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Biology 1108 Exam 2 Pucko UGA Questions And Answers A+
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Biology 1108 Exam 2 Pucko UGA Questions And Answers A+ 
cold water all year, high dissolved oxygen - ANS-2 abiotic factors of kelp forests 
macroalgae - ANS-Kelp are __________, a convergent evolution of a plant-like body. 
specific heat - ANS-Sea otters lose heat 25 times faster than air does because of their ______ 
_____________. 
dense, blubber - ANS-Sea otters have _________ fur and no __________. 
30 - ANS-Sea otters must eat ____% of their body weight every day to power 
metabolism/ther...
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