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BIO312 Final Exam (Evolutionary Biology)
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MCQs on the structure and function of DNA and RNA and how these nucleic acids are used to form proteins, and their importance in genetics and inheritance. Also covers DNA replication, transcription, gene expression, mutation and repair, recombination, molecular techniques, and appropriate molecular models.
 

BIO312 Final Exam (Evolutionary Biology)
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1. Which of the following plays the greatest role with respect to the impact of a new mutation?
2. Which of the following best illustrates a biogeographic pattern that provides evidence of evolution?
3. Two closely related species of cats might mate and produce a fertilized egg, which is subsequently aborted. This is an example of:
4. Choose the best response based on the following scenario: Individuals migrate into a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and they do not alter that equilibrium. Which of the following might be a reason for this?
5. Working from deep geologic strata toward shallow geologic strata, what is the sequence in which fossils of these groups should make their first appearance?

1. chordates
2. Cyanobacteria
3. Cycads
4. flowering plants
6. What is the historical relationship among lineages or organisms called?
7. Nematodes are characterized by which of the following?
8. Races of humans are unlikely to evolve extensive differences because:
9. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. The bones in the forelimbs of birds, bats, humans, and whales are thought to be homologous; this implies that all bones will be the same except in _______.
10. Which of the following can produce new alleles within a population?
11. The cladistic method of analysis is based on which of the following?
12. Microfossils of ancient single cell organisms reveal:
13. When does Nash equilibrium occur?
14. Which of the following is NOT a member of the Eukaryota?
15. Consider the following scenario, and then choose the best response. In regions of Africa where malaria is prevalent, the sickle allele (HbS) occurs at a high frequency. Which of the following best describes the reason for this?
16. Suppose that you need to construct a phylogeny from the genetic distance (difference) matrix data in the table below. The numbers (.065 to .280) show a relative genetic distance between the species (1–5). Which species are closely related and therefore might be grouped together in a phylogeny?
17. Which of the following is an example from the division pterophyta?
18. Hair and mammary glands best describe which of the following?
19. What is the term associated with a group of species derived from a single common ancestor?
20. Choose the best definition of an adaptation. An adaptation refers to:
21. Which of the animal phyla has the largest number of species in the entire kingdom?
22. Natural selection acts on which of the following?
23. Hybrid breakdown is the result of what kind of reproductive isolation?
24. Which of the following hypotheses on the fate of pre-modern hominin populations in Europe and Asia has more support in the recent studies?
25. What is the method of deciding on the correct phylogenetic tree that has the fewest number of steps?

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