BIO 141 1st EditionExam # 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 - 7Lecture 1 (January 26)How did Githi Manidoo, theoretically, create earth and all of its living things?List from oldest to newest based on the Big Pictures timeline:- Homo Sapiens leave Africa- Hominins descend from trees- Primate Fossils- Homo Sapiens arise in AfricaLecture 2 (January 28) What are the two basic differences between plants and animals?What are Autotrophs?What are Heterotrophs?Do plants have a thin or rigid cell wall? What about animals?Why do plants have large external surface area? Why do animals have large internal surface areas?What kind of seed has no fruit or flower around it?What is the term for reciprocal evolution between 2 species?Give an example of mutualism.How many basic principles of science are there?Briefly explain the scientific method. Lecture 3 (February 2)What is Reproducibility?What is a Hypothesis?What are the differences between Natural Experiments and Manipulative Experiments? What about a Blind Experiment?What are the differences between Dependent Variable and Independent Variables? Which is on the Y axis and which is on the X axis?When Equilibrium in an ecosystem is present, what is happening? When Resilience in an ecosystem is present, what is happening?What happens when a majority of scientists agree that an old explanation no longer works very well?Lecture 4 (February 4)In English, what does “Anthro” mean? What about “Ology”?What are some key differences between Environmental Science and Environmentalism?What are some key differences between Emic Perspective and Etic Perspective?What is it called when people are not aware of their culture?What is it called when someone judges a culture by their own personal morals and values?Lecture 5 (February 9)Is our culture homogenous? Are we going through a cultural shift right now? If so, what kind?What is the place or set of environmental conditions in which a particular organism lives?What 2 basic groups are Ecological Niches broken down into?List some ways that prey evolves as predators evolve. What are the four types of Symbiosis?What is the change in population characteristics over generations?Give a brief description of the Theory of Common Descent.Lecture 6 (February 11)If an individual has a higher fitness level, do they tend to have more or less offspring? Why do you think that is?In a population, there are differences in survival and reproduction among member due to environmental pressure, what is this called?There are 4 conditions for Natural Selection, what are they?Why do the fittest get to survive and reproduce?Lecture 7 (February 16)Why do some species choose to interbreed?What is Artificial Breeding also known as?Where does variation come from? Why is this important?What are the 3 kinds of Ecological
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