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BSC 108 Test 4 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)
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Micro-evolution - Answer-- a change in an evolution's gene pool over a succession of generations 
- changes in allele frequencies within populations 
- often associated with adaptation 
- can be measured from one generation to the next 
Macro-evolution - Answer-- major changes in the history of life 
- origin of new species 
- generates biological diversity 
Species - Answer-A population or group of populations whose members have the potential to 
interbreed with one another in nature to produc...
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BSC 108 Exam 4 | 75 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024
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What is microevolution? - The change in allele frequencies that occurs over time within a population. 
What is macroevolution? - Major evolutionary changes over time, the origin of new types of 
organisms from previously existing, but different, ancestral types. 
What is a species? - A group of populations whose members possess similar anatomical 
characteristics and have the ability to interbreed. 
What is allopatric speciation? - The formation of a new species in populations that are geographi...
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AP Biology Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
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What are the 2 theories of evolution? Explain each 
Gradualism- geologic changes result from slow, gradual, continuous process 
Punctuated Equilibrium- Long period of stasis punctuated by short bursts of significant change. 
 
 
What was Lamarck's theory and why was it wrong? 
Lamarck = Inheritance of Acquired characteristics- traits acquired during lifetime could be passed on 
 
 
What is natural selection 
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What is micro-evolution? - Changes in allele frequencies within populations, often associated with 
adaptation, can be measured from one generation to the next 
"small changes" 
What is macro-evolution? - Major changes in the history of life, origin of new species, generates 
biological diversity 
"big changes" 
What is a species? - a group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed with 
one another in nature to produce fertile offspring 
What is allopatric speciation? - ...
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NRES 101 Midterm 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023//2024
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NRES 101 Midterm 
100% VERIFIED 
SOLUTIONS 
2023//2024 
T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator - ANSWER True 
What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator - ANSWER - 
More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) 
- More niches 
- Climatic stability 
- Greater biological productivity 
What is speciation - ANSWER The formation of 2 species from 1 ancestral species 
What factors lead to speciation - ANSWER - natural selection 
- sexual selec...
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BIOL 112 FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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BIOL 112 FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH 
 
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Darwin’s theory of evolution is a strong theory, but at the time of proposing the theory, 
some aspects were yet to be explained. Which of the following things below did Darwin 
understand and incorporate into his theory? 
a. That inherited variations could increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce 
b. How chromosomes were inherited 
c. That genetic mutation could be responsible for making new alleles 
d. That genes were t...
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BIO120 TEST 2 UOFT LECTURE 9-15 RATED A+
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BIO120 TEST 2 UOFT LECTURE 9-15 
 
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taxonomic diversification 
divergence causing a change in species name 
Taxonomy 
The scientific study of how living things are classified; like the vocabulary to the grammar of 
systematics 
Carol Linnaeus 
"Father of Taxonomy"; established his classification of living things; famous for animal naming 
system of binomial nomenclature; came BEFORE Darwin 
sympatric 
within a region 
Allopatric 
across regions 
taxonomic (morphological) naming of s...
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Monophyletic Group - Answer-includes all the descendants of a common ancestor, and its considered 
a natural grouping of organisms based on a shared ancestry. 
Paraphyletic Group - Answer-some (not all) of descendants of a common ancestor 
Polyphyletic Group - Answer-organisms from distinct lineages based on shared characters, but no 
common ancestor 
Homologies - Answer-similarities based on shared ancestry 
Analogies - Answer-similarities based on independent adaptations 
Synapomorphies - Answ...
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AP BIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
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AP BIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM 
which of the following principles is NOT part of Darwin's original theory of evolution by natural selection? 
A. Evolution is a gradual process that occurs over long periods of time. 
B. Variation occurs among individuals in a population. 
C. Mutations are the ultimate source of genetic variation. 
D. More individuals are born than will survive. 
C 
 
 
If a population is ini Hardy Weinberg equilibrium then: 
A. it is evolving to adapt to environmental changes 
B. the f...
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What are the 2 theories of evolution? Explain each 
Gradualism- geologic changes result from slow, gradual, continuous process 
Punctuated Equilibrium- Long period of stasis punctuated by short bursts of significant change. 
 
 
What was Lamarck's theory and why was it wrong? 
Lamarck = Inheritance of Acquired characteristics- traits acquired during lifetime could be passed on 
 
 
What is natural selection 
Comptetition for limited resources re...