Question 1

Sexual _________ refers to the process by which a mate is chosen.

Accepted Answer

A)  reproduction 
B)  genetics 
C)  selection 
D)  dominance 
A)  reproduction 
B)  genetics 
C)  selection 
D)  dominance

Question 2

The smallest unit of genetic materials is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  A chromatid. 
B)  DNA 
C)  a chromosome. 
D)  a gene. 
A)  A chromatid. 
B)  DNA 
C)  a chromosome. 
D)  a gene.

Question 3

A(n)__________ environment consists of events and conditions that occur inside an organism.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypophillic 
B)  chemical 
C)  intramembranous 
D)  intercellular 
A)  hypophillic 
B)  chemical 
C)  intramembranous 
D)  intercellular

Question 4

The __________ fallacy is the claim that traits and behaviors can be explained entirely through genetics

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic 
B)  deterministic 
C)  evolutionary 
D)  predispositional 
A)  naturalistic 
B)  deterministic 
C)  evolutionary 
D)  predispositional

Question 5

Genes located in the same position on the pair of chromosomes in a unit of heredity are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  heterozygotic 
B)  alleles 
C)  mitotic genes 
D)  Mendelian genes 
A)  heterozygotic 
B)  alleles 
C)  mitotic genes 
D)  Mendelian genes

Question 6

The human genome project,completed in 2003,was conceived to accomplish which of the following goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  To isolate those genes in the human body that are no longer evolutionarily useful to human beings 
B)  To map all of the genes in the human body. 
C)  To determine the exact mechanism by which genes come together to construct DNA. 
D)  To create a genetically-based cure for cancer based on the genetic mutations that cause tumors. 
A)  To isolate those genes in the human body that are no longer evolutionarily useful to human beings 
B)  To map all of the genes in the human body. 
C)  To determine the exact mechanism by which genes come together to construct DNA. 
D)  To create a genetically-based cure for cancer based on the genetic mutations that cause tumors.

Question 7

An organism's reproductive cells are called gametes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Julia and Erin are identical twins who are raised by two very different families.Because they were separated at birth,neither knows that they have a sister,and there is no shared environmental influence on their development.If they grow up to have very similar personal traits and characteristics,we might infer that these similarities are the result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  different parenting. 
B)  mitosis. 
C)  heritability. 
D)  developmental abnormalities 
A)  different parenting. 
B)  mitosis. 
C)  heritability. 
D)  developmental abnormalities

Question 9

The standard "vision" that many young human beings have for their adult lives is the "one male with one female" situation.In evolutionary psychology,this known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  polygyny 
B)  polygynandry 
C)  polyandry 
D)  monogamy 
A)  polygyny 
B)  polygynandry 
C)  polyandry 
D)  monogamy

Question 10

Bipedalism refers to an animal's ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  use opposable thumbs. 
B)  switch from focusing on their eyesight to focusing on their hearing. 
C)  use their left and right hands interchangeably. 
D)  walk on two legs. 
A)  use opposable thumbs. 
B)  switch from focusing on their eyesight to focusing on their hearing. 
C)  use their left and right hands interchangeably. 
D)  walk on two legs.

Question 11

When a child is conceived,the egg and sperm cell join to create a complete genetic map of everything that baby will become.This "genetic blueprint" that determines our lifelong traits and characteristics is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  karyotype 
B)  phenotype 
C)  genotype 
D)  chromotype 
A)  karyotype 
B)  phenotype 
C)  genotype 
D)  chromotype

Question 12

Since the completion of the human genome project in 2003,scientists have identified nearly all of the individual units of DNA that form the basic genes in the human body.How many units of DNA have been identified?

Accepted Answer

A)  30,000 
B)  3 million 
C)  300,000 
D)  3 billion 
A)  30,000 
B)  3 million 
C)  300,000 
D)  3 billion

Question 13

Hair color,eye color,and height are all examples of homogenic characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When people mistake things that happen "naturally" with things that are "good" or "right," they have made the naturalistic __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fallacy. 
B)  assumption. 
C)  paradigm. 
D)  presumption. 
A)  fallacy. 
B)  assumption. 
C)  paradigm. 
D)  presumption.

Sexual _________ refers to the process by which a mate is chosen.

The smallest unit of genetic materials is called __________.

A(n)__________ environment consists of events and conditions that occur inside an organism.

The __________ fallacy is the claim that traits and behaviors can be explained entirely through genetics

Genes located in the same position on the pair of chromosomes in a unit of heredity are known as __________.

The human genome project,completed in 2003,was conceived to accomplish which of the following goals?

An organism's reproductive cells are called gametes.

The standard "vision" that many young human beings have for their adult lives is the "one male with one female" situation.In evolutionary psychology,this known as __________.

Bipedalism refers to an animal's ability to

When a child is conceived,the egg and sperm cell join to create a complete genetic map of everything that baby will become.This "genetic blueprint" that determines our lifelong traits and characteristics is called a __________.

Since the completion of the human genome project in 2003,scientists have identified nearly all of the individual units of DNA that form the basic genes in the human body.How many units of DNA have been identified?

Hair color,eye color,and height are all examples of homogenic characteristics.

When people mistake things that happen "naturally" with things that are "good" or "right," they have made the naturalistic __________.

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Exam 4: Genetics and Evolution

Sexual _________ refers to the process by which a mate is chosen.

The smallest unit of genetic materials is called __________.

A(n)__________ environment consists of events and conditions that occur inside an organism.

The __________ fallacy is the claim that traits and behaviors can be explained entirely through genetics

Genes located in the same position on the pair of chromosomes in a unit of heredity are known as __________.

The human genome project,completed in 2003,was conceived to accomplish which of the following goals?

An organism's reproductive cells are called gametes.

The standard "vision" that many young human beings have for their adult lives is the "one male with one female" situation.In evolutionary psychology,this known as __________.

Bipedalism refers to an animal's ability to

When a child is conceived,the egg and sperm cell join to create a complete genetic map of everything that baby will become.This "genetic blueprint" that determines our lifelong traits and characteristics is called a __________.

Since the completion of the human genome project in 2003,scientists have identified nearly all of the individual units of DNA that form the basic genes in the human body.How many units of DNA have been identified?

Hair color,eye color,and height are all examples of homogenic characteristics.

When people mistake things that happen "naturally" with things that are "good" or "right," they have made the naturalistic __________.

Introduction

Research Methods

The Human Brain

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Sex and Gender

Human Development II: Social Development

Emotion and Motivation

Social Psychology

Health and Stress

Personality and Individual Differences

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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