Exam 2: Biology and Evolution

Which of the following statements is false?

The comparison of the anatomical structures of a human arm to the wing of a bat is an example of:

The laws of chance tell us that two random sequences from species that have no ancestry in common will match at about one in every four sites.

The existence of Homo sapiens as an interbreeding species is due to gene flow.

A sequence of chemical bases on a molecule of DNA constitutes a recipe for making _______________.

What is evolution?

Creationism has changed shape over the past decade. Discuss some of the major disagreements between Creationism and evolution. Has your study of evolution in this chapter changed your understanding of this debate?

The only source of new genetic material is random drift.

Geneticists believe that humans have approximately how many functioning genes?

Describe Mendel's "law of segregation."

Mendel discovered that inheritance was particulate, not:

A portion of the DNA molecule containing a sequence of base pairs that encodes a particular protein is known as a:

Blood Type AB is an example of a _______________ because in this case neither are dominant.

The "system of nature" is an approach to classify all of animate and inanimate nature.

Anatomical features that have evolved from a common ancestral feature are called:

The chimp's genome is estimated to be _______________ % larger than the human's.

When an individual tells you he has blood Type A, he is telling you his _______________.

Where are the Nez Perce located?

A group of like species is a _______________.

Speciation can occur without branching.