Question 1

Which of the following would be a modern example of Lamarckianism?

Accepted Answer

A) A strain of houseflies resistant to insecticides emerges. 
B) Squirrels separated by a river are found to be unable to interbreed. 
C) A son is born with a portion of his right index finger missing-the same portion that was severed from his father's hand in an accident. 
D) A strain of houseflies resistant to insecticides emerges, and squirrels separated by a river are found to be unable to interbreed. 
E) A strain of houseflies resistant to insecticides emerges; squirrels separated by a river are found to be unable to interbreed, and a son is born with a portion of his right index finger missing-the same portion that was cut off from his father's hand in an accident. 
A) A strain of houseflies resistant to insecticides emerges. 
B) Squirrels separated by a river are found to be unable to interbreed. 
C) A son is born with a portion of his right index finger missing-the same portion that was severed from his father's hand in an accident. 
D) A strain of houseflies resistant to insecticides emerges, and squirrels separated by a river are found to be unable to interbreed. 
E) A strain of houseflies resistant to insecticides emerges; squirrels separated by a river are found to be unable to interbreed, and a son is born with a portion of his right index finger missing-the same portion that was cut off from his father's hand in an accident.

Question 2

Darwin pondered which of the following questions most heavily after his return to England?

Accepted Answer

A) What could explain the great numbers of species? 
B) Does fossil evidence support the theory of uniformity? 
C) Are the extinct and living armadillos the same species? 
D) Did Galápagos finches have a common mainland ancestor? 
E) Will natural selection work in England? 
A) What could explain the great numbers of species? 
B) Does fossil evidence support the theory of uniformity? 
C) Are the extinct and living armadillos the same species? 
D) Did Galápagos finches have a common mainland ancestor? 
E) Will natural selection work in England?

Question 3

Thomas Malthus proposed that

Accepted Answer

A) the food supply increased faster than the population. 
B) the population increased faster than the food supply. 
C) the food supply and population increased at the same rate. 
D) artificial selection was the key to evolution. 
E) natural selection was the key to evolution. 
A) the food supply increased faster than the population. 
B) the population increased faster than the food supply. 
C) the food supply and population increased at the same rate. 
D) artificial selection was the key to evolution. 
E) natural selection was the key to evolution.

Question 4

__________ is the study of body plans and structures among groups of organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) Embryology 
B) Molecular archeology 
C) Evolution 
D) Comparative morphology 
E) Composition 
A) Embryology 
B) Molecular archeology 
C) Evolution 
D) Comparative morphology 
E) Composition

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The fossil record supports Cuvier's theory of catastrophism. 
B) According to the theory of catastrophism, more species were alive at the beginning of the world than are now present. 
C) According to the theory of catastrophism, new species developed out of the survivors of the catastrophes. 
D) The theory of catastrophism was based upon observable responses that organisms made to catastrophes. 
E) According to catastrophism there were several distinct periods of creation following each catastrophe. 
A) The fossil record supports Cuvier's theory of catastrophism. 
B) According to the theory of catastrophism, more species were alive at the beginning of the world than are now present. 
C) According to the theory of catastrophism, new species developed out of the survivors of the catastrophes. 
D) The theory of catastrophism was based upon observable responses that organisms made to catastrophes. 
E) According to catastrophism there were several distinct periods of creation following each catastrophe.

Question 6

The great Chain of Being developed from ideas written many centuries earlier by

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle. 
B) Darwin. 
C) Linnaeus. 
D) Cuvier. 
E) Wallace. 
A) Aristotle. 
B) Darwin. 
C) Linnaeus. 
D) Cuvier. 
E) Wallace.

Question 7

There is NO convincing fossil evidence for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) evolution 
B) extinction 
C) change 
D) catastrophism 
E) uniformitarianism 
A) evolution 
B) extinction 
C) change 
D) catastrophism 
E) uniformitarianism

Exam 17: The Macroevolutionary Puzzle

Which of the following would be a modern example of Lamarckianism?

Darwin pondered which of the following questions most heavily after his return to England?

Thomas Malthus proposed that

__________ is the study of body plans and structures among groups of organisms.

Which of the following statements is true?

The great Chain of Being developed from ideas written many centuries earlier by

There is NO convincing fossil evidence for which of the following?

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

A Closer Look at Cell Membranes

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Startsphotosynthesis

Energy-Releasing Pathways

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Controls Over Genes

Recombinant Dna and Genetic Engineering

Emergence of Evolutionary Thought

Organizing Information About Species

The Origin and Evolution of Life

Viruses and Prokaryotes

Protists the Simplest Eukaryotes

Plants

Fungi

Animals: the Invertebrates

Animal Evolution the Chordates

Human Evolution: a Case Study

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction

Plant Growth and Development

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Protection, Support, and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Structure and Biodiversity

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

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