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Szl 301: Evolutionary Biology Question Paper

Szl 301: Evolutionary Biology 

Course:Bachelor Of Science Microbiology And Biotechnology

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2014



UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2014-2015
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B. Sc Gen and Bio.)
TITLE OF PAPER: SZL 301: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST CAT 1
DATE: 27TH OCTOBER 2014 DURATION: 1hr TIME: 10.00 – 11.00 AM
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Illustrate your answer with labelled diagrams where appropriate.
• Answer ALL the questions (5 marks each)

1. Give three objectives for studying Evolutionary Biology.
2. Compare and contrast the Lamarckism and the Darwinism theories of evolution of the 19th century.
3. List the elements upon which the presence of life on earth is attributed.
4. Describe the series of experiments by Louis Pasteur in 1862 by which he counteracted the spontaneous.
5. List the five essences of thee divergent pattern of evolution.
6. Explain the significance for distinguishing between homologous and analogous characteristics in examining animals for morphological evidences of evolution.
7. Explain the statement “although eggs of vertebrates differ in the mode of cleavage according to the amount of yolk present, all early embryos are much alike because of their common ancestry.”
8. Explain the statement “The beginning and terminal dates of the Eras and Periods in the Geological Time Table indicating the age of successive earth layers have not been arbitrarilly.”






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