Question 1

There are now about ___________ named species of living things on the planet.

Accepted Answer

A) 1/2 million 
B) 1 million 
C) 1.5 million 
D) 10 million 
A) 1/2 million 
B) 1 million 
C) 1.5 million 
D) 10 million C

Question 2

The model called punctuated equilibrium maintains that

Accepted Answer

A) evolution will someday stop. 
B) evolution is gradual and slow,but steady over time. 
C) evolution moves slowly and then is quickly interrupted by the branching of new species. 
D) evolution recognizes "slight variations" that are good for the individual. 
A) evolution will someday stop. 
B) evolution is gradual and slow,but steady over time. 
C) evolution moves slowly and then is quickly interrupted by the branching of new species. 
D) evolution recognizes "slight variations" that are good for the individual. C

Question 3

Adaptive radiation refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a species that is adapted to a wide range of ecological conditions. 
B) a group of related species that inhabit a number of environmental niches. 
C) a species that can withstand the results of high levels of radioactivity. 
D) a situation where nuclear radiation is selectively positive. 
A) a species that is adapted to a wide range of ecological conditions. 
B) a group of related species that inhabit a number of environmental niches. 
C) a species that can withstand the results of high levels of radioactivity. 
D) a situation where nuclear radiation is selectively positive. B

Question 4

Charles Darwin thought the origin of new species

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A) occurred in a series of sudden jumps. 
B) occurred as a result of macromutations. 
C) occurred gradually as a result of steady natural selection. 
D) could be clearly demonstrated by the fossil record. 
A) occurred in a series of sudden jumps. 
B) occurred as a result of macromutations. 
C) occurred gradually as a result of steady natural selection. 
D) could be clearly demonstrated by the fossil record.

Question 5

A picture of evolution by punctuated equilibrium might look like a

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A) ladder. 
B) chain of being. 
C) gracefully branching tree. 
D) dense bush. 
A) ladder. 
B) chain of being. 
C) gracefully branching tree. 
D) dense bush.

Question 6

Which of the following is a pseudoscientific idea?

Accepted Answer

A) evolution 
B) astrology 
C) the existence of God in the Judeo-Christian tradition 
D) Einstein's theory of relativity 
A) evolution 
B) astrology 
C) the existence of God in the Judeo-Christian tradition 
D) Einstein's theory of relativity

Question 7

Adaptive radiation occurs in all the following circumstances EXCEPT

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A) when no similar and competing species live in an environment. 
B) when extinctions open up a set of environments. 
C) when any species with large brains evolves. 
D) when a generalized set of species displaces specialized ones. 
A) when no similar and competing species live in an environment. 
B) when extinctions open up a set of environments. 
C) when any species with large brains evolves. 
D) when a generalized set of species displaces specialized ones.

Question 8

A generalized species is one that

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A) is adapted to a narrow range of ecological niches. 
B) is one that is not particularly well adapted. 
C) is adapted to a wide range of ecological niches. 
D) is well adapted. 
A) is adapted to a narrow range of ecological niches. 
B) is one that is not particularly well adapted. 
C) is adapted to a wide range of ecological niches. 
D) is well adapted.

Question 9

Species are prevented from interbreeding by the evolution of

Accepted Answer

A) different adaptations to their environments. 
B) different phenotypic appearances. 
C) reproductive isolating mechanisms. 
D) moral prohibitions against the behavior. 
A) different adaptations to their environments. 
B) different phenotypic appearances. 
C) reproductive isolating mechanisms. 
D) moral prohibitions against the behavior.

Question 10

"Scientific" creationism is a pseudoscience because

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A) it is false. 
B) it is actually based on biblical writing. 
C) its ideas are testable but its proponents ignore the negative results of those tests. 
D) it involves unrepeatable events that took place in the past. 
A) it is false. 
B) it is actually based on biblical writing. 
C) its ideas are testable but its proponents ignore the negative results of those tests. 
D) it involves unrepeatable events that took place in the past.

Question 11

The great similarity among all living things leads us to the conclusion that

Accepted Answer

A) all life was created according to some conscious plan. 
B) there is only one form life can take anywhere in the universe. 
C) there must be other models of life somewhere on earth. 
D) life on earth had a single origin and all living things have a common ancestor. 
A) all life was created according to some conscious plan. 
B) there is only one form life can take anywhere in the universe. 
C) there must be other models of life somewhere on earth. 
D) life on earth had a single origin and all living things have a common ancestor.

Question 12

Speciation,in general,occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) part of a species decides to stop reproducing with the rest of the species. 
B) a species gets spread out into a wide range of environmental circumstances. 
C) a portion of a species becomes isolated from the rest of the species. 
D) natural selection selects for reproductive isolating traits. 
A) part of a species decides to stop reproducing with the rest of the species. 
B) a species gets spread out into a wide range of environmental circumstances. 
C) a portion of a species becomes isolated from the rest of the species. 
D) natural selection selects for reproductive isolating traits.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an example of adaptive radiation?

Accepted Answer

A) Darwin's finches on the Galápagos 
B) the evolution of birds over the last 150 million years 
C) the changes in the Homo sapiens during our time on earth 
D) the evolution of mammals after the dinosaurs became extinct 
A) Darwin's finches on the Galápagos 
B) the evolution of birds over the last 150 million years 
C) the changes in the Homo sapiens during our time on earth 
D) the evolution of mammals after the dinosaurs became extinct

Question 14

Reproductive isolating mechanisms that work because related species are adapted to different environments are called

Accepted Answer

A) ecological. 
B) sexual. 
C) mechanical. 
D) seasonal. 
A) ecological. 
B) sexual. 
C) mechanical. 
D) seasonal.

Question 15

Modern evolutionary thought sees natural selection as

Accepted Answer

A) a process that continually makes a species better adapted to its environment. 
B) a powerful process that can select for any small variation within a species. 
C) a slow,steady process that is constantly in operation. 
D) a conservative force that acts mainly to maintain a species' adaptation. 
A) a process that continually makes a species better adapted to its environment. 
B) a powerful process that can select for any small variation within a species. 
C) a slow,steady process that is constantly in operation. 
D) a conservative force that acts mainly to maintain a species' adaptation.

Question 16

Reproductive isolating mechanisms evolve

Accepted Answer

A) in order to produce new species. 
B) as a result of the creation of a new species. 
C) because members of one species do not want to mate with members of another. 
D) as secondary results of the isolation of a population from the rest of its species. 
A) in order to produce new species. 
B) as a result of the creation of a new species. 
C) because members of one species do not want to mate with members of another. 
D) as secondary results of the isolation of a population from the rest of its species.

Question 17

In modern times

Accepted Answer

A) no new species are discovered. 
B) one or two new species are discovered each year. 
C) dozens of new species are discovered each year. 
D) the only new species discovered are simple ones like bacteria. 
A) no new species are discovered. 
B) one or two new species are discovered each year. 
C) dozens of new species are discovered each year. 
D) the only new species discovered are simple ones like bacteria.

Question 18

"Scientific" creationism

Accepted Answer

A) has begun to seriously refute evolutionary theory. 
B) should be given equal time in science education. 
C) is dangerous because it is based on religion. 
D) is a pseudoscience. 
A) has begun to seriously refute evolutionary theory. 
B) should be given equal time in science education. 
C) is dangerous because it is based on religion. 
D) is a pseudoscience.

Question 19

"Intelligent design" is

Accepted Answer

A) a new scientific idea that seriously questions the mainstream theory of evolution. 
B) a strictly religious idea,closely linked to mainstream Christianity. 
C) a thinly disguised version of scientific creationism. 
D) a testable idea that simply has not yet been tested. 
A) a new scientific idea that seriously questions the mainstream theory of evolution. 
B) a strictly religious idea,closely linked to mainstream Christianity. 
C) a thinly disguised version of scientific creationism. 
D) a testable idea that simply has not yet been tested.

Question 20

A macromutation is a mutation that

Accepted Answer

A) involves a large number of genes. 
B) results in extensive phenotypic effects. 
C) is lethal. 
D) makes a small population better adapted than the parental population. 
A) involves a large number of genes. 
B) results in extensive phenotypic effects. 
C) is lethal. 
D) makes a small population better adapted than the parental population.

There are now about ___________ named species of living things on the planet.

The model called punctuated equilibrium maintains that

Adaptive radiation refers to

Charles Darwin thought the origin of new species

A picture of evolution by punctuated equilibrium might look like a

Which of the following is a pseudoscientific idea?

Adaptive radiation occurs in all the following circumstances EXCEPT

A generalized species is one that

Species are prevented from interbreeding by the evolution of

"Scientific" creationism is a pseudoscience because

The great similarity among all living things leads us to the conclusion that

Speciation,in general,occurs when

Which of the following is NOT an example of adaptive radiation?

Reproductive isolating mechanisms that work because related species are adapted to different environments are called

Modern evolutionary thought sees natural selection as

Reproductive isolating mechanisms evolve

In modern times

"Scientific" creationism

"Intelligent design" is

A macromutation is a mutation that

Biological Anthropology

The Evolution of Evolution

Evolutionary Genetics

The Processes of Evolution

A Brief Evolutionary Timetable

The Primates

Primate Behavior and Human Evolution

Studying the Human Past

Evolution of the Early Hominids

The Evolution of Genus Homo

Evolution and Adaptation in Human Populations

Human Biological Diversity

Biological Anthropology and Todays World

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Exam 5: The Origin of Species and the Shape of Evolution

There are now about ___________ named species of living things on the planet.

The model called punctuated equilibrium maintains that

Adaptive radiation refers to

Charles Darwin thought the origin of new species

A picture of evolution by punctuated equilibrium might look like a

Which of the following is a pseudoscientific idea?

Adaptive radiation occurs in all the following circumstances EXCEPT

A generalized species is one that

Species are prevented from interbreeding by the evolution of

"Scientific" creationism is a pseudoscience because

The great similarity among all living things leads us to the conclusion that

Speciation,in general,occurs when

Which of the following is NOT an example of adaptive radiation?

Reproductive isolating mechanisms that work because related species are adapted to different environments are called

Modern evolutionary thought sees natural selection as

Reproductive isolating mechanisms evolve

In modern times

"Scientific" creationism

"Intelligent design" is

A macromutation is a mutation that

Biological Anthropology

The Evolution of Evolution

Evolutionary Genetics

The Processes of Evolution

A Brief Evolutionary Timetable

The Primates

Primate Behavior and Human Evolution

Studying the Human Past

Evolution of the Early Hominids

The Evolution of Genus Homo

Evolution and Adaptation in Human Populations

Human Biological Diversity

Biological Anthropology and Todays World

Filters