Biology Questions
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What barrier is represented by the cross of female horse and male donkey resulting in mules? Why?
What are two examples of transitional fossils that we covered and the evolutionary transitions they depict?
What barrier is represented by the patterns of firefly lights and crickets chirping?
Sex that usually competes for mates
Which mass extinction caused all (non-bird) dinosaurs to go extinct and what was the most likely cause?
What is sexual dimorphism? How might the development of secondary sex characteristics represent a trade-off between natural and sexual selection? (For example, display of elaborate 'train' feathers by a peacock. Think resources, risk of predation, attractiveness to potential mates)
What are the shared derived characters originating with mammals?
What aspect of a population determines how susceptible it is to genetic drift?
What is the shared derived character originating with vertebrates?
About how long ago did hominins diverge from their common ancestor with chimpanzees?
What method can be used to determine if species might have diverged even if individuals look identical?
What is the smallest 'unit' that evolution occurs in? What is microevolution?
Are crocodiles more closely related to lizards or birds? What is a homologous character that is shared by amphibians and crocodiles?
Shared derived character originating with vertebrates
Homologous character shared by amphibians and crocodiles
Feature differentiating apes from other primates
What is the overall formula for aerobic cellular respiration?
What are two types of gene mutations? Be able to identify the type of gene mutations through examples.
Which type of chemical bond holds the two complementary strands of DNA together?
What structure of the heart sends the blood out to the rest of the body?