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The following study questions are designed to help you think about the lecture material. They are not comprehensive questions. Exam material is NOT limited to the topics in study questions and will not follow this format.
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Lecture 1 ( Jan 20, 2011)
1- What is speciation?
2- What are three ways relationships among organisms can be depicted or described?
3- What are the three main questions evolutionary biologists study?
4- What is homology?
5- Explain how the Permian Mass Extinction had a large effect on the diversity of life on Earth. How did that extinction influence the diversity of life present on Earth now?
6- Describe three different patterns in the diversity of life that evolutionary biology seeks to explain.
