University:
Amherst College
Course:
BIOL 292 | Cell Structure and Function
Academic year:

2019
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157

Pages:

1
Author:

Maverick Martin

Review Sheet 1. What is the name of the other scientist that came up with the natural selection concept? 2. What is the difference between Catastrophism and uniformitarianism? 3. Explain Darwin’s concept of natural selection? What should be present in the population before natural selection could take place? 4. Define convergent evolution? 5. What is meant by homology and homologous structures? 6. What are the two Hardy- Weinberg equations? 7. What conditions should be met for a population to be considered non-evolving? 8. How can the allele frequency be calculated using Hardy- Weinberg? 9. What is the bottle neck effect and does it affect allele frequency? 10. Define genetic drift, gene flow and founder’s effect? Describe their effect on allele frequency? 11. Define Directional, Disruptive, and Stabilizing Selection. 12. What is meant by sexual dimorphism and how does sexual selection affect the genetic variation in the population? 13. Define intersexual and intrasexual selection. 14. What is frequency-dependent selection? 15. What are the species concepts? Elaborate 16. What is the biological species concept? What are the reproductive barriers? 17. Define allopatric and sympatric speciation 18. What is a hybrid zone? 19. Define adaptive radiation 20. Define paedomorphosis, heterochrony 21. What is the function of homeotic genes and Hox genes? 22. Define exaptations 23. Define taxonomy, cladistics, binomial nomenclature, phylocode? 24. What is meant by rooted phylogenetic tree? 25. What is the correct sequence of the hierarchical classification of organism? 26. What is a homoplasy, homologous structures, analogous structures 27. What is the difference between monophyletic, paraphyletic, polyphyletic? 28. What is a molecular clock, which factors permit a gene to act as a molecular clock? 29. Why was kingdom Monera replaced by two domains? 30. What factor affects the placement of an organism into a kingdom? 31. What is an out-group?

Principles of Evolution and Natural Selection Review Sheet

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