Zoology Exam 1 Study

  1. __________: Encompesses ideas of natural selection in a framework of allele-based genetics, popultion biology, chromosomes, palentology & biogeography
    Modern Synthesis
  2. ___________: A large population of slamander species is plit into 2 popultions when a desert arises in the middle of its range. The two populations subsequently diverged into two seperate species.
    Vicariance
  3. ________: Good method for testing hypotheses of ultimate causes such as "Why do turtles have shells?"
    Comparative
  4. ________: Species defenition that works best for asexual species.
    Evolutionary
  5. What is the correctly written species name of the moon jellyfish?
    Aurelia aurita
  6. A scientific statement with substantial power to explain a number of natural phnomena, describes ______
    a theory
  7. 2 sources of variation are:
    mutations, crossing over during meiosis
  8. ______ is a type of connective tissue that is specialized for transporting materials around the body.
    Blood
  9. Tissue that is specialized for sorting lipids is called _______.
    Adipose
  10. The function of nerves is to _________.
    Transmit Stimuli
  11. Surrounding the intestine is a layer of ___________, which aids in moving material through the intestine.
    smooth muscle
  12. Osteocytes are found in what type of tissue?
    Bone
  13. From what germ layer does cardiac muscle usually develope from?
    Mesoderm
  14. The primary function of simple columnar epithelium is for ______.
    absorbtion
  15. From what germ layer does cartilage usually develope from?
    Mesoderm
  16. What is the primary function of cartilage tissue?
    Structural support
  17. Kidney tubules are lined by a layer of ______________.
    Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
  18. _________ are the cells that generate cartilage.
    chondrocytes
  19. Are starfish deuterostomes or protostomes?
    deuterostomes
  20. The archenteron will develop into what structure?
    gut
  21. The opening near the VP is the _____.
    blastopore
  22. Organisms that have superficial cleavage also have ___________ type eggs.
    centrolethical
  23. Mosaic cell fate and spial cleavage are found in which group of organisms?
    Protosomes
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