General Biology 2 - STEM Quiz

Opposite of Hypertrophy

Also called "gene migration"

Below are the people who contributed the development of evolutionary thought EXCEPT

A very cold time in Earth's History

In the protoerozoic period, land masses gather to make up a continent called __

Which of the theory is also called "Soft Inheritance"

A theory that postulates a process by which organisms adapted to the environment are more likely to survive and pass on

Modern Humans develop, ice and sheets are predominant as ice age occurs

Artificial, modification, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic molecules in order to modify an organism

It is important to understand species evolution since homologous structures can only be seen in embryo development

Fundamental Method of Geochronology

The "Age of Fish"

Another name for the original isotope

Initial age of Earth

Period where Laurentia collides with Baltica

The period where the continent of Pre-Pangaea Forms

Which is not an Evidence of Evolution:

In recombinant DNA tech, what is the next step after a cell containing the gene of interest have been cloned

Classically Bred Organisms are classified as

Reduced or non-functional versions of features one that serve little or no present purpose for an organism

The introduction of genetic material (interbreeding) from one population to another thereby changing the gene pool-

Length of time required for the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay

What does the sentence "Survival of the Fittest" from the Origin of Species (1869) mean?

A change in the gene pool of a small Population that takes place strictly by chance

The age of an object by relationship, comparing the age of another, not the exact age

Biologist often use these for comparisons to determine relationship between species

An example of vector DNA that is used in recombinant DNA Technology

Organism' Geographic distribution is best explained by evolution and the movement of tectonic plates over time

Geologic Time Scale is used to organize and understand Earth's history that uses stratigraphy and geology

Phanerozoic means "everything since"

Used to determine the number of neutrons in atoms nucleus and some isotopes through decay

Which is the correct order for Paleozoic Periods

"New needs arise in animals as a result of change in the environment" Which theory states this

If two or more species share a unique physical feature due to evolutionary history-such that they have a common ancestor

Below is a list of commonly used isotopes (parent) EXCEPT one

Traits are passed down from generation to generation and sometimes undergo modification is a theory by Lamarck

Features of different species that function similarly but not structurally. Which theory and explanation confirms this?

Period where T-rex develops

Embryology: Before microscopes and cellular microbiology in 19th century, embryology was based on __

Also called molecular scissors

States that layers of strata are deposited horizontally

Classical breeding involves mating two individuals with __traits to create a hybrid of both traits. Fill in the blank

According to Moleculear Homology, living organisms share features EXCEPT

Supercontinent Gondwana forms near the South Pole

Earliest Span of time in Eons is the Precambrian