Biology 102 Exam 2 Review

Which of the following is not true about Organisms with analogous structures

_______ put forth a theory that cellular life first evolved around deep-sea hydrothermal vents?

_______structures are those that share a similar function but derived from different ancestors.

______ , the evolution of cellular life from inorganic matter through natural processes.

This scientist discovered a large number of fossils in the Burgess Shale deposits in Canada?

Selection for multiple alleles/phenotypes in a normally distribution is called?

Which form of logical reasoning states that scientific thought is based on predictions/testing?

Deoxyribonucliec Acid is composed of all but which one

_______ are changes in a population that enable it to be better suited for its environment.

____________ is the ability of a living organism to maintain constant internal conditions.

Fitness refers to...

____ and ____ conducted experiments to validate the primordial soup theory.

__________ structures may share a similar function but they are derived from different ancestor

When (how long ago) did the first living organisms appear on Earth?

Regions of a DNA molecule that code for a protein are called ____; regions that don’t are_____

Which theory explains the gradual continental movements of the Earth's plates is called?

Which one of the following represents two structures that are analogous to one another?

___are tiny spherical droplet of amino acids or lipids that form clusters of cell-like spheres.

What is the primary agent of selection in artificial selection of animals/plants?

Selection against both rare alleles/phenotypes in a normally distributed population is called?

Which ONE of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living organisms?

Which form of logical reasoning implies scientific thought is based on observation/common sense

Which scientist developed the theory of endosymbiosis.

How old is the Earth?

____was able to form protocells from heating amino acids in a marine environment near a volcano

What two metabolic pathways are proposed to produce energy in the first heterotrophic bacteria.

What is the name of the event(s) that led to the rapid appearance of most animal groups 530 MYA

Those that follow the "primordial soup" agree, Autotrophic bacteria were the first Life to form

___evolution, when different species evolve similar structures to live in similar environments.

___ is the condition in which one is born with morphological traits of ancient ancestors.

The outdated principle that living organisms could form from non-living matter is called ______

_____ used embryos at early stages of development to show the likeness of organisms.

What theory of the origin of life is based on the formation of coacervates?

In which type of environmental conditions is it plausible Spontaneous generation could occur?

Stabilizing Selection favors ___ of a trait

The universal cellular energy source for living organisms is called _______________.

Which ONE of these represents two structures that are homologous to one another?

Artificial Selection refers to the act of ____