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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. One of the Earth's largest extinctions occurred at the end of which geological period?
2. Which of the following is NOT a gymnosperm?
3. The transfer of a few individuals from one natural population into a new area where such individuals didn't previously exist is an example of:
4. According to the Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individuals is represented by which of the following?
5. Which of the following provide(s) evidence of predator-prey coevolution?
6. Hair and mammary glands best describe which of the following?
7. 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?
8. The cladistic method of analysis is based on which of the following?
9. When does Nash equilibrium occur?
10. The ice age that began approximately 2 million years ago is called:
11. In a population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of the recessive homozygous genotype (q2) is 0.16 and the frequency of a dominant phenotype (p2 + 2pq) is 0.84. What is the expected frequency of the heterozygous carriers (2pq)?
12. When do gene trees and species trees differ in appearance?
13. When selection favors heterozygotes over homozygotes:
14. 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
15. Georges Cuvier pointed out that natural catastrophes of the Earth's geological past are a good explanation for:
16. Which of the following is NOT an assumption of building a phylogenetic tree?
17. Humans are part of a super-family known as the Hominoidea. This clade consists of eight living genera. Which of following genera are more closely related to Humans than to the other genera?
18. An evolutionary stable strategy does which of the following?
19. Which is NOT considered a volcanic mountain?
20. What is the method of deciding on the correct phylogenetic tree that has the fewest number of steps?
21. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding mutations and their impact on populations' genetics?
22. Which of the following is true with respect to an outgroup in a phylogeny construction?
23. Which of the following can cause global temperature shifts?
24. Sponges possess which of the following characteristics associated with all Poriferans?
25. The first animals can be traced back to which geological period?

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