BIO1101 - Module 6

Question 1

M6 (Quiz) - What language does the word “evolution” (originate from)?

Answer 1

Latin (evolvere)

Question 2

M6 (Quiz) - The formation of new organisms by the transformation of ancestral forms is termed:

Answer 2

Organic evolution

Question 3

M6 (Quiz) - Which system did Linneaus invent and what did it do?

Answer 3

Binomial. Classified organisms into genera and species.

Question 4

M6 (Quiz) - What was Cuvier’s Theory of Catastrophism

Answer 4

Explained different assemblages of extinct organisms found in layers of earth strata at different depths

Question 5

M6 (Quiz) - What is the name given for all those natural agencies which comprise the mechanisms of evolution and their products?

Answer 5

Processes

Question 6

M6 (Quiz) - Where is it believed that Galapagos Finches originated from?

Answer 6

Ecuador

Question 7

M6 (Quiz) - What is a sequential relationship of fossils?

Answer 7

When comparing fossils of similar organisms in a series of older to younger rock strata trends one sees progressive changes in body form

Question 8

M6 (Quiz) - The independent evolution of similarity between species as a result of their having similar ecological roles and selection pressures is referred to as:

Answer 8

Convergent evolution

Question 9

M6 (Quiz) - What are the heritable novelties thtat evolution requires?

Answer 9

Genetic Drift
Mutation
Non-random mating

Question 10

M6 (Quiz) - Which theorem states ‘a population’s gene and genotype frequencies don’t change from generation to generation, unless acted on by agents of evolution’?

Answer 10

The Hardy-Weinberg Theorem

Question 11

M6 (Quiz) - Over its geographic range, a species generally has many populations, which taken together are termed a:

Answer 11

Metapopulation

Question 12

M6 (Quiz) - What is punctured equilibrium?

Answer 12

How fossils show periods of rapid evolution followed by long periods of little change