Biology Vocabulary and Short Answer Questions
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Viruses are not considered living things because they lack _____________.

False

The main difference between the lytic and lysogenic cycles is that the lytic cycle results in the _____________ of the host cell, while the lysogenic cycle involves _____________.

False

The 8 taxonomic divisions are: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and _____________.

False

Binomial nomenclature shows relatedness by indicating that organisms with the same genus name are _____________.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Antibiotics primarily work on _____________ organisms by targeting specific cellular processes or structures.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Eukaryotic organisms have a _____________, while prokaryotic organisms do not.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

DNA replication occurs during the process of Meiosis.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Vestigial structures provide evidence of evolution by showing features that were once useful to an organism but are no longer functional.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution that occurs through natural selection.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Meiosis results in the formation of haploid gametes.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Adaptation types include allopatric and sympatric speciation.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Homologous structures are features that have similar functions but different evolutionary origins.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mutation is a mechanism of evolution that introduces new genetic variations into a population.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Artificial selection is a process where humans selectively breed individuals with desired traits to perpetuate those traits in successive generations.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Punctuated equilibrium suggests that evolution occurs in sudden bursts separated by long periods of little or no change.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The process of crossing over occurs during prophase I of meiosis.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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