Bio206 final exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIO206 Final Exam; Questions and Answers 100% Correct Homoplasy Correct answer-A similar (analogous) structure or molecular sequence that has evolved independently in two species. Problems with Homoplasy Correct answer-It can create an unpredictable gain or loss of a specific trait over time and during the evolution of new species Slowly evolving genes Correct answer-Useful for distantly related species Rapidly evolving species Correct answer-useful for closely related species Most us...

BIO206 Final Exam; Questions and Answers 100% Correct Interference Competition Correct answer-The direct interference of accessing resources, does not have to do with limited resources. (Ex. Vines overgrowing trees limiting sunlight) Exploitative Competition Correct answer-The indirect interference of a limited resource, two species sharing the same resource (food). Can lower growth rates and lead to extinction. Only applied when limited resource. Amensalism Correct answer-When one sp...

BIO206 Final Exam; Questions and Answers 100% Correct ecology Correct answer-interactions between organisms and their environments ecologists use Correct answer-experiments and observations physical geography Correct answer-climate and surface features biogeography Correct answer-distribution of organisms