Question 1

The contribution of Charles Darwin to the theory of evolution was that he

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A) proved evolution had occurred. 
B) disproved the biblical account of creation. 
C) provided a mechanism to explain how evolution works. 
D) was the first to apply the scientific method to examining evolution. 
A) proved evolution had occurred. 
B) disproved the biblical account of creation. 
C) provided a mechanism to explain how evolution works. 
D) was the first to apply the scientific method to examining evolution. C

Question 2

The idea of biological evolution goes back to

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A) the ancient Greeks. 
B) the century or so before Darwin. 
C) Isaac Newton. 
D) about the beginning of the 20th century. 
A) the ancient Greeks. 
B) the century or so before Darwin. 
C) Isaac Newton. 
D) about the beginning of the 20th century. A

Question 3

The study of the layers of rock and soil below the earth's surface is called

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A) geology. 
B) paleontology. 
C) catastrophism. 
D) stratigraphy. 
A) geology. 
B) paleontology. 
C) catastrophism. 
D) stratigraphy. D

Question 4

The first scientist to recognize the importance and meaning of geological strata was

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A) Nicholas Steno. 
B) James Hutton. 
C) Charles Lyell. 
D) Charles Darwin. 
A) Nicholas Steno. 
B) James Hutton. 
C) Charles Lyell. 
D) Charles Darwin.

Question 5

Alfred Russel Wallace is known for

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A) proposing explanations for evolution that differed from Darwin's. 
B) coming up with natural selection at about the same time as Darwin. 
C) deriving the laws of genetics. 
D) his staunch advocacy of catastrophism. 
A) proposing explanations for evolution that differed from Darwin's. 
B) coming up with natural selection at about the same time as Darwin. 
C) deriving the laws of genetics. 
D) his staunch advocacy of catastrophism.

Question 6

The idea that fossils represent the remains of ancient creatures,now extinct or changed in form,is usually credited first to

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A) James Ussher. 
B) Robert Hooke. 
C) Charles Lyell. 
D) Charles Darwin. 
A) James Ussher. 
B) Robert Hooke. 
C) Charles Lyell. 
D) Charles Darwin.

Question 7

According to Darwin's idea,what determines an individual's fitness?

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A) how long it lives 
B) how well it fights off diseases and predators 
C) how large and complex it is 
D) how successfully it reproduces 
A) how long it lives 
B) how well it fights off diseases and predators 
C) how large and complex it is 
D) how successfully it reproduces

Question 8

Georges Cuvier pioneered the idea of reconstructing fossil species by comparing their remains to living species.This process is known as

Accepted Answer

A) paleontology. 
B) comparative anatomy. 
C) inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
D) uniformitarianism. 
A) paleontology. 
B) comparative anatomy. 
C) inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
D) uniformitarianism.

Question 9

Steno,Hooke,and Cuvier all reconciled natural evidence with a biblical time frame through the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) uniformitarianism. 
B) biological evolution. 
C) catastrophism. 
D) inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
A) uniformitarianism. 
B) biological evolution. 
C) catastrophism. 
D) inheritance of acquired characteristics.

Question 10

Darwin delayed for some time before publishing his idea.Which was NOT a reason for this delay?

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A) His idea acknowledged extinction. 
B) His idea did not include progressive evolution toward greater complexity. 
C) His version of evolution did not claim that evolution was leading toward humans. 
D) Nobody believed in evolution,and his idea proved it 
A) His idea acknowledged extinction. 
B) His idea did not include progressive evolution toward greater complexity. 
C) His version of evolution did not claim that evolution was leading toward humans. 
D) Nobody believed in evolution,and his idea proved it

Question 11

Darwin's idea about the process of evolution is called

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A) uniformitarianism. 
B) natural selection. 
C) biological evolution. 
D) paleontology. 
A) uniformitarianism. 
B) natural selection. 
C) biological evolution. 
D) paleontology.

Question 12

Jean de Lamarck's idea about biological evolution contained both correct notions and incorrect ones.Which of his ideas has proved to be correct?

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A) Life evolves toward increasing complexity. 
B) Living forms become more perfect with time. 
C) The mechanism of evolution is the inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
D) Evolution is related to changes in adaptation to the environment. 
A) Life evolves toward increasing complexity. 
B) Living forms become more perfect with time. 
C) The mechanism of evolution is the inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
D) Evolution is related to changes in adaptation to the environment.

Question 13

We now understand that Earth's history can be explained by

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A) strict uniformitarianism. 
B) traditional catastrophism. 
C) both natural and supernatural forces 
D) both uniformitarian processes,and localized and even some global catastrophes. 
A) strict uniformitarianism. 
B) traditional catastrophism. 
C) both natural and supernatural forces 
D) both uniformitarian processes,and localized and even some global catastrophes.

Question 14

Which is NOT a part of Lamarck's inheritance of acquired characteristics?

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A) recognition by an organism of an environmental change 
B) automatic production of anatomical changes in response to environmental change 
C) possibility of extinction when the process doesn't work 
D) passing on of acquired changes to offspring 
A) recognition by an organism of an environmental change 
B) automatic production of anatomical changes in response to environmental change 
C) possibility of extinction when the process doesn't work 
D) passing on of acquired changes to offspring

Question 15

Archbishop James Ussher is credited with figuring the age of the earth to be about

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A) 4.5 billion years. 
B) 12 to 18 billion years. 
C) several million years. 
D) 6,000 years. 
A) 4.5 billion years. 
B) 12 to 18 billion years. 
C) several million years. 
D) 6,000 years.

Question 16

The basic laws of inheritance were articulated by

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A) Gregor Mendel. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Charles Lyell. 
D) Jean de Lamarck. 
A) Gregor Mendel. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Charles Lyell. 
D) Jean de Lamarck.

Question 17

A major influence on Darwin's thinking was his observation of

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A) physical variation within species. 
B) the workings of genetics. 
C) how new species originate almost constantly in nature. 
D) how species are able to change without ever becoming extinct. 
A) physical variation within species. 
B) the workings of genetics. 
C) how new species originate almost constantly in nature. 
D) how species are able to change without ever becoming extinct.

Question 18

The explanation of geological and biological change as the result of a series of global floods,earthquakes,volcanoes,and so on,is known as

Accepted Answer

A) uniformitarianism. 
B) evolution. 
C) stratigraphy. 
D) catastrophism. 
A) uniformitarianism. 
B) evolution. 
C) stratigraphy. 
D) catastrophism.

Question 19

The idea that first proposed that changes in the earth took place over spans of time much longer than 6,000 years is

Accepted Answer

A) catastrophism. 
B) evolution. 
C) paleontology. 
D) uniformitarianism. 
A) catastrophism. 
B) evolution. 
C) paleontology. 
D) uniformitarianism.

Question 20

Buffon,Hutton,and Lyell all thought geological change was fairly steady,slow,and caused by everyday processes,an idea known as

Accepted Answer

A) uniformitarianism. 
B) inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
C) catastrophism. 
D) stratigraphy. 
A) uniformitarianism. 
B) inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
C) catastrophism. 
D) stratigraphy.

The contribution of Charles Darwin to the theory of evolution was that he

The idea of biological evolution goes back to

The study of the layers of rock and soil below the earth's surface is called

The first scientist to recognize the importance and meaning of geological strata was

Alfred Russel Wallace is known for

The idea that fossils represent the remains of ancient creatures,now extinct or changed in form,is usually credited first to

According to Darwin's idea,what determines an individual's fitness?

Georges Cuvier pioneered the idea of reconstructing fossil species by comparing their remains to living species.This process is known as

Steno,Hooke,and Cuvier all reconciled natural evidence with a biblical time frame through the concept of

Darwin delayed for some time before publishing his idea.Which was NOT a reason for this delay?

Darwin's idea about the process of evolution is called

Jean de Lamarck's idea about biological evolution contained both correct notions and incorrect ones.Which of his ideas has proved to be correct?

We now understand that Earth's history can be explained by

Which is NOT a part of Lamarck's inheritance of acquired characteristics?

Archbishop James Ussher is credited with figuring the age of the earth to be about

The basic laws of inheritance were articulated by

A major influence on Darwin's thinking was his observation of

The explanation of geological and biological change as the result of a series of global floods,earthquakes,volcanoes,and so on,is known as

The idea that first proposed that changes in the earth took place over spans of time much longer than 6,000 years is

Buffon,Hutton,and Lyell all thought geological change was fairly steady,slow,and caused by everyday processes,an idea known as

Biological Anthropology

Evolutionary Genetics

The Processes of Evolution

The Origin of Species and the Shape 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 2: The Evolution of Evolution

The contribution of Charles Darwin to the theory of evolution was that he

The idea of biological evolution goes back to

The study of the layers of rock and soil below the earth's surface is called

The first scientist to recognize the importance and meaning of geological strata was

Alfred Russel Wallace is known for

The idea that fossils represent the remains of ancient creatures,now extinct or changed in form,is usually credited first to

According to Darwin's idea,what determines an individual's fitness?

Georges Cuvier pioneered the idea of reconstructing fossil species by comparing their remains to living species.This process is known as

Steno,Hooke,and Cuvier all reconciled natural evidence with a biblical time frame through the concept of

Darwin delayed for some time before publishing his idea.Which was NOT a reason for this delay?

Darwin's idea about the process of evolution is called

Jean de Lamarck's idea about biological evolution contained both correct notions and incorrect ones.Which of his ideas has proved to be correct?

We now understand that Earth's history can be explained by

Which is NOT a part of Lamarck's inheritance of acquired characteristics?

Archbishop James Ussher is credited with figuring the age of the earth to be about

The basic laws of inheritance were articulated by

A major influence on Darwin's thinking was his observation of

The explanation of geological and biological change as the result of a series of global floods,earthquakes,volcanoes,and so on,is known as

The idea that first proposed that changes in the earth took place over spans of time much longer than 6,000 years is

Buffon,Hutton,and Lyell all thought geological change was fairly steady,slow,and caused by everyday processes,an idea known as

Biological Anthropology

Evolutionary Genetics

The Processes of Evolution

The Origin of Species and the Shape 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