Process of Science
Forces of Evolution
Natural Selection
General Bio Questions
Random
100

Can a hypothesis be supported or not supported

True or False?

True

100

What is the founder effect and give an example

 When a population is decedents of a small group of organisms that *colonized an area

100

What happened to our tails?

Explain it 

Fell off

100

Why don't similar genotypes always produce the same phenotype

Parents alter their phenotypes and pass on this phenotype to progeny

  

100

What is the difference between genotype and phenotype

Pheno- Phyiscal

Geno- Genetical

200

What are the limitations of an observational study?

You cannot control anything really in an observational study

200

What is the difference between haploid and diploid?

the difference in the number of chromosomes and sets of chromosomes

200

Explain Descent of Modification

Finch Example

200

How can variation occur?

can be due to genes
can be due to environment
can be due to interaction of genes with environment

200

What is an allele?

Genetic makeup on a chromosome

300
What is a null hypothesis?


Also give an example of it

A statement that explains what the outcome of an experiment would be if there was no statistical difference between the controlled group and experimental group. 


300
What is one way you can help classify if an organism is evolving (think about sticky note acitivity)

they can survive yes but they must reproduce in order for evolution to occur

300

What are mutations?

Source of all new genetic variation
•Mutations can be adaptive or non-adaptive, they
occur randomly.
•Most mutations are harmful or have no effect, but
some may be useful

300

Natural Selection is evolution


True or False?

False

300

What is the Bottleneck effect and give an example of it 

When the gene pool of a population is reduced drastically by a random natural event

400

What is an independent variable and a dependent variable and where could they be possibly located on a graph?

Independent Variable – The variable that is manipulated in studies because it influences the other variable. 

Dependent Variable - The variable that is being tested because it is impacted by the manipulated variable 


  • X-axis – the axis that is horizontal and is where the independent variable goes 

  • Y-axis - the axis that is vertical and is where the dependent variable goes 

400

What is natural selection? 


Natural selection and survival of the fittest are the same thing

True or false 

When differences in genotype causes differences in survival and reproduction in different individuals 

False

400

Natural selection is based on all of the following except...   [choose one] 


  genetic variation exists within populations 



  the best-adapted individuals tend to leave the most offspring 



  individuals who survive longer tend to leave more offspring than those who die young


  individuals adapt to their environments and thereby evolve 

  individuals who survive longer tend to leave more offspring than those who die young

400

What does HWE help predict

If evolution is occuring or not

400

What are Experimental Groups 

The group that has a variable that is changed and being tested.

500

What is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction


Must give an example as well

Prediction is an if, then statement. Further explains your hypothesis 

A hypothesis is  a statement that explains an observation. It must be testable. 

500

What is gene flow and give an example of it

 The flow or transfer of genetic material from one population to another

500

How can humans have affect on natural selection and mutations?

They can pick partial things

500

Lamarckism: 2 principles 

What are they and explain

use and disuse and inheritance of acquired characteristics

500

What is a simulation 

 A study that mimics or simulates real world systems to try to better understand the real-world system

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