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What are some general characteristics of Eukarya?

Diverse in form and capability, Includes the Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia Kingdoms

What is Biodiversity?

The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat.

What purpose does territoriality serve?

Reduces confrontation between individuals/groups

Notable events in Homo evolution?

Habitual bipedalism, Further increase in brain volume, Increased complexity of tool-making

What are some general characteristics of Bacteria?

One of the most predominant life forms; incredibly diverse, Form endospores when conditions are inhospitable., Some are pathogenic and some are helpful.

Why is genetic diversity so important?

Protects against inbreeding, Gene pools: Populations benefit from diversity, Prevents loss of population after an environmental change

What are some examples of the importance of Biodiversity

Water purification & Flood control, Nutrient cycling & soil formation, Recreation/Tourism and Climate regulation

Which animals participate in the Caste System?

Naked Mole Rats, Wolves, Honeybees

acts on traits that help an animal acquire mates, is driven by contests among males and/or female preference

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1
If shown towards relatives, Altruism is known as...
Favoritism
State of Preference
Kin Selection
2
Alerting the "pack" of a potential threat is an example of...
Proximate Cause
Ultimate Cause
3
Which one is not physical evidence for evolution?
Biochemical Processes & Artificial Selection
Analogues
Comparative Embryology
Fossils & Radiometric dating
4
What is Ethology?
The study of human development and behavior
The study of animal behavior
The study of plant behavior
The study of animal migration patterns
5
The 2 parts of an organism's scientific name come from which parts of the Taxonomic System?
Class & Family
Genus & Species
Kingdom & Phylum
Order & Species
6
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7
Which one of these do not belong: Biotic factors that drive evolution
Competition for resources
Territoriality
Coevolution
Mimicry (Mullerian & Batesian)
8
What are some general characteristics of Eukarya?
Some are Prokaryotic
Diverse in form and capability
Includes the Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia Kingdoms
All reproduce sexually
9
T or F? Behavior is any observable activity of a living animal.
True
False
10
What is Biodiversity?
The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat.
The abundance of organic material in the soil.
The amount of biomes in the world.
The number of species in a food web.
11
T or F? Innate behaviors cannot be performed without prior teaching/experience.
False
True
12
Behaviors are shaped by...
Evolution
Natural selection
13
What is the official grouping used to classify all living things?
Taxonomic System
Division of Species Method
Biological Descriptor System
Taxeconomic System
14
What purpose does territoriality serve?
Causes birthrates to explode
Increases land area for other species
Causes an abundance of food
Reduces confrontation between individuals/groups
15
During which era did the first fish and fungi appear, and life invad terrestrial habitats?
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cambrian
Precambrian
16
Notable events in Homo evolution?
Habitual bipedalism
Further increase in brain volume
Reversion to arboreal (tree-dwelling) lifestyle
Increased complexity of tool-making
17
What are some general characteristics of Bacteria?
One of the most predominant life forms; incredibly diverse
All are mobile (flagellum)
Form endospores when conditions are inhospitable.
Some are pathogenic and some are helpful.
18
During which era did photosynthesis evolve, the ozone layer develop, and eukaryotes appear?
Precambrian
Mesozoic
Cambrian
Paleozoic
19
Think back to question 2. What does it include?
Genetic, Spacial, Bio-synthetic
Genetic, Elemental, Evolutionary
Genetic, Commensalistic, Ecosystem
Genetic, Species, Ecosystem
20
Costly behavior expressed by one individual with the intent of benefiting another is called...
Sacrifice
Altruism
Arbitration
Selective Risk
21
How many mechanisms of evolution are there?
2
6
1
4
22
Which is NOT one of the structures every chordate has during at least one stage of their lives?
Nerve cord& Notochord
Post-anal Tail
Pharyngeal gill slits
Vertebral column
23
___ refers to major evolutionary changes over time.
Microevolution
Macroevolution
24
T or F? Organisms are named scientifically using Trinomial Nomenclature.
False
True
25
All the alleles that exist in a population is...
Chromosomal summary
Biodiversity
the Gene pool
26
Why is genetic diversity so important?
Protects against inbreeding
Gene pools: Populations benefit from diversity
Prevents loss of population after an environmental change
27
What are some examples of the importance of Biodiversity
Water purification & Flood control
Nutrient cycling & soil formation
Pest control & Job security
Recreation/Tourism and Climate regulation
28
T or F? An animals ranking in a group will not effect it's access to resources...
True
False
29
T or F? Biodiversity includes genetic diversity, species diversity and anabolistic diversity.
True
False
30
T or F? Viruses are invaders rather than independent reproducers
True
False
31
T or F? Communication includes: visual, auditory, vibrations, tactile and chemical.
False
True
32
Which animals participate in the Caste System?
Naked Mole Rats
Wolves
Humans
Honeybees
33
What is a famous invention that came from research with fungus?
Acetaminophen
Aspirin
Penicillin
Ibuprofen
34
Reproductively isolated without geographic barriers and new species evolves in the same region.
Communal Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
Allopatric Speciation
Forced Speciation
35
Sexual Selection...
Decreases amount of available mates in a population
acts on traits that help an animal acquire mates
is driven by contests among males and/or female preference
36
T or F? A dominance hierarchy is prevalent in species that live in groups.
True
False
37
T or F? Half of your chromosomes come from your mom and half come from your dad
False
True
38
Any permanent alteration in an organism's DNA is...
Genetic drift
A mutation
Natural selection
Gene flow
39
What is considered the MOST important agent in shaping the natural world?
Mutation
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Gene flow
40
T or F? Inclusive fitness does not take into account the fitness of relatives
False
True
41
T or F? Usually individuals will have 2 alleles for a given trait.
False
True
42
T or F? Proximate causes are due to physical functioning.
True
False
43
Which one of these are NOT one of the 3 components?
Innate
Experimental
Environmental
Learned
44
T or F? Honeybees "dying for the hive" is an example of True Altruism
False
True
45
Which mode of communication does not work over long distance?
Visual
Sounds and vibrations
46
Which one of these do NOT belong?: Components of innate behaviors...
Habituation and imprinting
Biological Rhythms
Fixed action patterns (FAP) & Completion
Necessary stimulus & Hormones
47
___ is a change in gene frequency within a population. Observed over short periods of time.
Macroevolution
Microevolution
48
The patterns of natural selection are disruptive, stabilizing and ___ selection.
Confrontational
Spacial
Directional
Artificial
49
T or F? Visual communication can be active or passive.
True
False
50
The process by which advantageous traits in an organism causes higher survivability rates is...
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Mutation
Gene flow
51
Which is true?
Phenotype codes for Genotype
Genotype codes for Phenotype
52
What were notable events in Hominid evolution?
Written language
Increased brain volume
Tree-dwelling
Occasional bipedalism
53
What is fitness?
When an organism is able to survive in a harsh environment
An animal's physical response to external stimuli
Success of an organism in passing on it's genes to offspring
54
Which one of these are NOT apart of the 9 phyla of the Kingdom Animalia?
Loxodonta, Cetacea, Spheniscidae
Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes
Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chordata
Annelida, Mollusca, Nematoda
55
But for real...T or F? Kingdoms Plantae, Animalia and Fungi each evolved from a type of protist
True
False
56
T or F? When advantageous traits become uncommon in a population its called natural selection.
True
False
57
T or F? When individuals in groups never breed but labor for the group its called Eusociality.
True
False
58
T or F? Phenotype is the physical characteristics of an organism.
False
True
59
Identify some characteristics of Kingdom Protista: The "grab bag" (Ex. Algae, Amoebas, etc.)
Most are single celled, but some are multi-cellular
None live in mist or aquatic habitats
Most are single celled and parasitic
All reproduce asexually
60
Groups of species are called ___ in phylogenetic trees...
Clades
Colonies
Congregations
Casts
61
Chance event alters a population's allele frequency through bottleneck or founders effect...
Natural selection
Gene flow
A mutation
Genetic drift
62
T or F? Chromosomes carry genetic in the form of gametes.
False
True
63
Eusociality is also known as a...
Biological arrangement
Working species system
Caste System
64
Which statements are true concerning features that compose the class Mammalia?
All have mammary glands and are endothermic.
Low in species number
Most have hair
All have eggs that develop internally
65
Alternative forms of a gene are called...
Amino-Acids
Alternative catalysts
Alleles
Chromosomes
66
Populations are separated by geographic barriers which later results in reproductive isolation.
Allopatric Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
Forceful Speciation
67
Which is NOT a plant type
Gymnosperms & Angiosperms
Seedless Vascular Plants
Bryophytes
Flowering Non-vascular Plants
68
A dog barking at a doorbell would be an example of...
Ultimate Cause
Proximate Cause
69
T or F? A capital variable codes for a recessive trait. Ex. Allele "B" for coat color
False
True
70
To which phylum do the organisms most closely related to Annelida belong? (Use attached figure)
Platyhelminthes
Echinodermata
Arthropoda
Mollusca
71
What are some general characteristics of Archaea?
None photosynthesize or are pathogenic
Have differences that allow them to live in extreme habitats
They are essentially the same as bacteria
Fairly new in existence
72
Genetic information persists and is passed from one generation to another through...
Learned behaviors
Biochemical communication
Imprinting
Genes
73
T or F? There are 3 components of behavior.
False
True
74
Humans have a total of __ chromosomes which form 23 pairs.
72
32
23
46
75
T or F? Darwins ideas were met with a lot acceptance and were not controversial.
True
False
76
Charles Darwin worked with what animal during his research on the Galapagos Islands?
Finches
Hawks
Iguanas
Tortoises
77
Who established the method of binomial nomenclature that we still use today to name organisms?
Karl Marx
Pat Sajak & Vanna White
Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Woese
78
How much of your DNA would you share with your biological niece/nephew?
50%
10%
25%
65%
79
Identify some characteristics of Kingdom Plantae.
Mostly terrestrial
Alternate between spore and gamete formation
Mobile and single celled, have cell membranes and vacuoles
Multi-celled, have cell walls, chloroplasts and vacuoles
80
T or F? Kingdoms Plantae, Animalia and Fungi each evolved from a type of protist...
Idk. I'm just here.
I guess...
How does this even affect my life? I'll wait...
Maybe.
81
T or F? The defense of an area where important resources are located is called Territoriality.
True
False
82
Change in the allele frequency of a population over time is defined explicitly as...
Biological chronology
Evolution
Genetics & Heredity
Speciation
83
T or F? Ultimate causes are shaped by evolutionary history
True
False
84
During which era were dinosaurs the prominent life form & the first birds and mammals appeared?
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
85
What is the most inclusive category of life? Comes before Kingdom in the Taxonomic System?
Realm
Area
Domain
Zone
86
What are the three main domains?
Bacteria, Archaea & Eukarya
Bacteria, Eukarya & Animalia
Viruses, Prokarya & Archaea
Archaea, Eukarya & Prokarya
87
What were notable events in primate evolution?
Grasping hands
Large brains
Tree-dwelling
Binocular vision
88
What is the phrase used to describe viruses that infect only a certain group of organisms?
Parasitic
Host specific
Antibiotic
89
T or F? The development of a new species through evolution is called speciation.
False
True
90
The correct order for the taxonomic system (from largest to smallest) is...
Kingdom, Genus, Order, Family, Class, Phylum & Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Family & Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus & Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus & Species
91
What are some general characteristics of viruses?
Have intricate cellular organization
Incapable of reproducing independently
Complex and large in number
Most scientists categorize them as living
92
Sneezing when allergens enter the nasal cavity is an example of...
Proximate Cause
Ultimate Cause
93
The movement of genes from one population to another due to migration is called...
Genetic drift
Mutations
Natural Selection
Gene flow
94
During which era did primates first appear and the continents shift to modern position?
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Paleozoic

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