Convergent evolution - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

B correct answers The Strongest Force that drives water Through the xylem is A) root pressure B) Evapotranspiration C) Adhesion D) Cohesion E) Phloem Loading C correct answers Which of the following is true about biodiversity on Earth? A) It has remained constant over time B) By including fossils, we have a good idea of all biodiversity that has lived on earth C) Species numbers change due to extinctions D) The species that are present will not alter the presence of other spe...

Taxonomic hierarchy - a system of classifying and naming species for the purpose of understanding and establishing relatedness between species or larger groupings Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species What words are used to name the individual type of organism? - Genus and Species Super and Sub prefixes - used to further describe refinement of groupings above and below a certain level 3 criteria for designating species: Boys Make Pasta - biological, morphological, phylogen...

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...

BIO 103 Final Study Guide (18, 23, 24, 25, 26) Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is a change that occurs in an organism over time to enhance its survival and reproductive success? An evolutionary adaptation. What causes similarities in characteristics between different species? Homoplasy, which is the result of convergent evolution rather than common descent. What allows a population to change over time? Natural selection. What are two geological processes common ...

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...

PRAXIS 5236 Flashcards 100% All Verified 2024 A+ Vascular Plant - ANS-has true leaves, stems, roots that contain xylem and phloem Nonvascular Plants - ANS-lack true leaves, stems, and roots and do not have any true vascular tissue but instead rely on diffusion and osmosis to transport most matersals or recourses needed to survive endotherms - ANS-Animals (such as birds or mammals) that can regulate their body temperature regardless of the environments. ectotherms - ANS-An animals that ...

Adaptation CORRECT ANSWER Inherited characteristic of an organism that enhances its survival and reproduction in specific environments Natural selection CORRECT ANSWER A process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are organisms with other characteristics. Artificial selection CORRECT ANSWER The selective breeding of domesticated plants and animals to encourage the occurrence of desirable traits Observations of change, f...

Bio 120 - Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+ 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 Attached direc...

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...