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BSC 2011 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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In which of the following examples would sepeciation most likely occur? 
A) Two populations of oak trees begin releasing pollen at different times of the year, one in the spring and the other in the fall 
B) Unseasonably warm temperatures cause an unusual low pressure zone over the Caribbean leading to a hurricane that eradicates a population of parrots on the island of Saba 
C) The Fukushima nuclear power plant fails and leaks radioactive water into the ocean causing sterility among an entire p...
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AAMC FL #3 Bio/Biochem exam questions fully solved & verified for accuracy 2024
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Power equation= 
P=fv 
 
f=force 
v=velocity 
 
 
 
Which of the following is LEAST likely to occur in a muscle fiber that is metabolizing anaerobically? 
 
A.Fermentation of glucose to lactic acid 
B.Phosphorylation of ADP within the electron transport chain 
C.Depletion of stores of glycogen 
D.Acidification of the cytoplasm 
B 
 
 
 
fast-twitch muscle 
Muscle fibers that contract rapidly and powerfully, with little endurance. They have few mitochondria and large glycogen reserves. They depen...
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BIO 182 Quiz 1 Questions With Correct Answers!!
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Another term for evolution by Darwin - Answer-descent with modification 
Are habitat isolations physical barriers? - Answer-No just different habitats not an actual physical fence 
or anything 
Convergent evolution - Answer-evolution of analogous (similar) features in related groups 
convergent evolution tells us about ancestry. t/f? - Answer-False it does not it only tells us the evolution 
of similar features 
Dependent selection favors which phenotype? - Answer-The less common in a population...
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AP Bio Practice Exam 1 With Complete Questions And Answers
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Humans produce sweat as a cooling mechanism 
to maintain a stable internal temperature. Which 
of the following best explains how the properties 
of water contribute to this physiological process? - ANSWER The high heat of vaporization of water 
allows the body to remove excess heat 
through a phase change of water from 
liquid to gas 
 
A student placed a semipermeable membrane 
inside a U-shaped channel with two chambers, 
as shown. The membrane permits the movement 
of water but not salt. The...
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Binghamton Bio 114 exam 2 FINAL Questions & Answers Already Graded A+
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2 types of lateral meristems: - Cork cambium 
vascular cambium 
2 ways to increase allele diversity/allele frequency distribution: - 1.) gene flow 
2.) mutation 
3 criteria for designating species: Boys Make Pasta - biological, morphological, phylogenetic 
Adventitious Root Systems - Roots that emerge from the stem just above ground to help support 
plants in shallow soils 
Allopatric Speciation - Separated by some physical barrier 
Annuals - Angiosperm plants that die off at the end of each yea...
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McMaster Bio 1M03 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Why might Pasteur's experiment be inconclusive? - Answer The swan-necked flask broth may not support cell growth, or the broth was poisoned. Experiment did not confirm hypothesis that all cells come from pre-existing cells 
 
Why are replicates important in experiments? - Answer To ensure that results were not achieved by random chance 
 
What is the definition of a replicate? - Answer Unit that shares a common thing (4 mice in one cage = 1 replicate) 
 
What does the law of succession suggest?...
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TAMU Biology 112 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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TAMU Biology 112 Final Exam Questions and 
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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...
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MCAT Biology Exam Latest Updated 2024 With Complete Solutions
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MCAT Biology Exam Latest Updated 2024 With Complete Solutions 
 
Natural selection (types)	Different types of selection lead to changes in phenotype: 
 
1) Stabilizing selection 
2) Directional selection 
3) Disruptive selection 
4) Adaptive selection 
Stabilizing selection	Keeps the phenotypes in a narrow range, excluding extremes. 
Directional selection	Moves the average phenotype toward one extreme. 
Disruptive selection	Moves toward two different phenotypes at the extremes and can lead to sp...
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Why might Pasteur's experiment be inconclusive? - Answer The swan-necked flask broth may not support cell growth, or the broth was poisoned. Experiment did not confirm hypothesis that all cells come from pre-existing cells 
 
Why are replicates important in experiments? - Answer To ensure that results were not achieved by random chance 
 
What is the definition of a replicate? - Answer Unit that shares a common thing (4 mice in one cage = 1 replicate) 
 
What does the law of succession suggest?...
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IB Biology Chapter 5 Questions and 
 
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When does evolution occur It occurs when the heritable characteristics of a species change 
 
What shows that artificial selection can cause evolution selective breeding 
 
What are the evidence of evolution The fossil record, selective breeding, homologous 
structures, speciation, pattern of variation 
 
What is the mechanism of evolution Natural selection 
 
Analogous structures They are structures with difference in structure but...
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