Bio101
Final Study Guide
04/30/14
A note about the course and how to study.
For the tests in my courses focus on being able to complete tasks/activities and solve problems. You
will need to do some memorization however, more important is being able to apply that knowledge.
You should therefore practice any activities you have done as homework or in class. You are very
likely to be asked to do these tasks again. Strict memorization of vocabulary will not allow you to
succeed in this course.
The final is comprehensive, which means that everything we have studied throughout the semester is
fair game. So rather than paste on the last 3 study guides, know that you should refer to the last 3 study
guides as you study.
The last items that we studied were Macroevolution. The learning objectives are pasted below.
Remember that your tests have been about what we have done in class, applying biology. Look
through the tasks that we have done over the past semester. Can you do the mutation exercise? Can
you draw an exponential growth curve and pick out an r strategy rather than a k strategy species?
For this last section you answered clicker questions about the different types of evolutionary
processes. Can you come up with your own examples? What is the definition of a species? Can you
describe a scenario where a new species would arise like we did in class? Why are reproductive
barriers important? Can you imagine a scenario where a reproductive barrier would arise? Practice
applying your knowledge of biology, because that is what I expect of you.
Why don't antibiotics work anymore?
60. Interpret evidence of evolution and apply that knowledge to your daily decisions. - 1) use of antibiotics as
a mother, physician, farmer, 2) establishment of wildlife policy (ie hunting/fishing)Chapter 13, 14
61. What is the effect of unconscious selection - 1) describe a scenario where unconscious selection is taking
place. 2) predict the effect of unconscious selection on a population and its implications. Chapter 13, 14
62. Identify the link between mutation and natural selection. - explain how an organism adapts to
environmental pressure (ie including but not limited to antibiotics). The answer should illustrate your
understanding that mutation Chapter 13
Macroevolution
63. Propose a mechanism for speciation incorporating environmental changes, selection, and the development
of reproductive barriers. - use a scenario to explain the process of speciation Chapter 14, 15
64. Identify different evolutionary processes (genetic drift, bottleneck effect, founder effect, gene flow, and
natural selection) - given a scenario, identify the type of evolutionary process occurring 2) describe a
process illustrating a given evolutionary process. Chapter 14
65. Build and interpret a phylogenetic tree using parsimony - 1) given a phylogenetic tree determine which
species are most closely related 2) identify common ancestors on a phylogenetic tree 3) construct a
phylogenetic tree given traits and the out group. Chapter 15.