Exam 2: Biology and Evolution

Compare and contrast cladogenesis with anagenesis.

How would you best describe a genus?

Chimpanzees and humans share what percentage of DNA similarity?

What is the difference between evolution and theories of evolution?

Adaptation is the outcome of _______________.

Founder effects are a kind of genetic drift.

Genetic drift and gene flow can be easily confused because of the similarities in their names. What is the difference between genetic drift and gene flow?

Readings from a book by Sir Charles Lyell contributed to Darwin's creation of a theory of evolution.

All of the following are evolutionary forces except:

Sex cell division is called:

Cell division that involves exact replication of parent cells is called:

Interbreeding allows for

Genes are particulate, meaning that they are separate structures rather than portions of DNA.

Humans are hominids.

The main structural protein for skin, bones, and teeth is:

New mutations arise continuously.

When an existing population splits up into two, the kind of genetic drift that occurs is called ________________________.

Mendel published his findings in a respectable scientific journal, but no one understood their significance until after his death.