Evolutionary Biology Spring 2011 Study Questions

EEB2245/2245W

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. Were all species negatively impacted by this extinction?