Study Guide 3

1. Describe incomplete dominance. Be able to provide an example.

2. Distinguish between phenotype and genotype. Be able to recognize the difference. Be able to
determine both the phenotype and genotype of an organism.
3. Be able to distinguish if a genotype is heterozygous, homozygous, recessive or dominant
4. Identify the differences between Dominant and Recessive
5. Describe a test cross. Be able to perform a test cross. Know all the necessary steps.
6. Define and distinguish the differences between complete dominance, incomplete dominance,
and co-dominance. Be able to provide examples of each.
7. Define and distinguish the differences between a monohybrid cross and dihybrid cross.
8. Be able to do a monohybrid cross-several of these WILL be on the exam.
9. Identify the works of Gregor Mendel, Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace, Urey and Miller, and Louis
10. Define artificial selection. Be able to provide examples
11. Identify the main points in Darwins-origin of species. Describe the only figure in the origin of
species.
12. Define the following words adaptations, fitness, natural selection, homozygous, heterozygous,
alleles, speciation( mention two ways it can occur)
13. Describe the four mechanisms of evolutionary change. Be able to provide examples of each.
Note the differences of the four and similarities. And which ones are the driving forces for
genetic variability.
14. Describe genetic drift in relations to bottleneck effect, and founders effect. Be able to provide
examples of each.
15. Describe Directional Selection, Diversifying Selection, and Stabilizing selection. Be able to
provide examples of each.
16. Provide examples of Microevolution in todays world
17. Describe the forms of isolation: Prezygotic and Postzygotic barriers. Describe habitat isolation,
behavioral isolation, temporal isolation, mechanical isolation, gamete isolation. Be able to give
examples.
18. Describe the 2 modes of speciation: Allopatric and Sympatric. Be able to provide examples.
19. Describe what fossils are what they are used for.
20. Describe what a geological time is. The four main eras (in the correct sequence), how they came
to be. When life evolved and when humans first appeared.