Animal Biology Exam 1 Questions
with Correct Answers
Zoology - ANSWERSthe scientific study of animals
The Scientific Method - ANSWERSA self-correcting process for asking questions and
observing nature's answers
Animal - ANSWERSMulticellular, heterotrophic, reproduce sexually
Eukaryotic Cell - ANSWERSCells with membrane bound nucleus, endosymbiosis
explains the origin of the organelles
Animals in Geological Time Scale - ANSWERSPrecambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic,
Cenozoic... Bacteria, Archaea, Eucarya
Biodiversity Hotspots - ANSWERSRelatively small areas with high species richness and
many endemic species
Evolution - ANSWERSA change in a species over time
Microevolution - ANSWERSChange of allele frequencies over time. Operates at the
population level within species
Macroevolution - ANSWERSLarge scale changes in allele frequencies operates at the
species level and higher levels of taxonomic organization
DNA - ANSWERSA molecule composed of two strands of nucleotides in the shape
known as a double helix
Gene - ANSWERSA portion of DNA whose sequence of nucleotides codes for a protein
trait
Allele - ANSWERSA version or alternate form of a gene
Genotype - ANSWERSThe genetic makeup, or set of alleles, of an organism.
Phenotype - ANSWERSStructure and function of an individual
