Question 1

Cell division that results in cells containing only one chromosome from each pair is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cell division that results in cells containing...

Question 2

The number of chromosomes is ____________________ for a given species but ____________________ among different species.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The number of chromosomes is ____________________ for...

Question 3

The Linnaean classification scheme from broadest to most specific is ____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________.

Accepted Answer

kingdom,ph

Question 4

For evolution to occur,variation must occur and favorable conditions must exist for the variations to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Homologous structures probably indicate descent with modifications from a common ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The important aspect(s)of mutation is(are)that they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  only occur because of outside influences on an organism 
B)  occur in sex cells that are inheritable 
C)  only occur in the weakest organisms 
D)  are random in terms of fitness of organisms 
E)  occur in sex cells that are inheritable AND are random in terms of fitness of organisms 
A)  only occur because of outside influences on an organism 
B)  occur in sex cells that are inheritable 
C)  only occur in the weakest organisms 
D)  are random in terms of fitness of organisms 
E)  occur in sex cells that are inheritable AND are random in terms of fitness of organisms

Question 7

Populations that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring are called species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are vestigial structures?

Accepted Answer

Vestigial structures

Question 9

Two types of evolution that occur because organisms develop similar evolutionary paths are ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

convergent

Question 10

Who proposed the modern biological classification scheme?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Malthus 
B)  Georges Cuvier 
C)  Jean Baptiste de Lamarck 
D)  Charles Darwin 
E)  Carolus Linnaeus 
A)  Thomas Malthus 
B)  Georges Cuvier 
C)  Jean Baptiste de Lamarck 
D)  Charles Darwin 
E)  Carolus Linnaeus

Question 11

What led Darwin to change his beliefs about fixity of species?

Accepted Answer

A)  renewed interest in the biblical account of creation 
B)  observation of language variation in human populations in the British Isles 
C)  observations of no documentable difference in plant and animal population over wide geographic areas 
D)  observations that distinct but closely related groups of plants and animals inhabited isolated islands 
E)  none of these 
A)  renewed interest in the biblical account of creation 
B)  observation of language variation in human populations in the British Isles 
C)  observations of no documentable difference in plant and animal population over wide geographic areas 
D)  observations that distinct but closely related groups of plants and animals inhabited isolated islands 
E)  none of these

Question 12

What is phyletic gradualism?

Accepted Answer

Phyletic gradualism is the con

Question 13

Cladistics and cladograms work well for constructing relationships among fossil organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is cladistics? How does cladistics group organisms?

Accepted Answer

Cladistics is a type of biolog

Question 15

____________________ evolution is the development of ____________________ characteristics in distantly related organisms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ evolution is the development of ____________________...

Question 16

What led to changes in scientific thought in the 17ᵗʰ and 18ᵗʰ centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  development of radiometric age dating techniques 
B)  discovery of fossils 
C)  lesser influence of the church in all matters 
D)  opening of universities specifically dedicated to sciences 
E)  all of these 
A)  development of radiometric age dating techniques 
B)  discovery of fossils 
C)  lesser influence of the church in all matters 
D)  opening of universities specifically dedicated to sciences 
E)  all of these

Question 17

The father of modern genetics is Alfred Wallace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is punctuated equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

Punctuated equilibrium is the

Question 19

Briefly explain why critics did not readily accept the Darwin-Wallace theory of natural selection.What possibilities did they ignore?

Accepted Answer

Critics thought that a partially evolved

Question 20

What is a mass extinction?

Accepted Answer

In a mass extinction

Exam 18: Organic Evolution The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Cell division that results in cells containing only one chromosome from each pair is ____________________.

The number of chromosomes is ____________________ for a given species but ____________________ among different species.

The Linnaean classification scheme from broadest to most specific is ____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________.

For evolution to occur,variation must occur and favorable conditions must exist for the variations to survive.

Homologous structures probably indicate descent with modifications from a common ancestor.

The important aspect(s)of mutation is(are)that they ____.

Populations that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring are called species.

What are vestigial structures?

Two types of evolution that occur because organisms develop similar evolutionary paths are ____________________ and ____________________.

Who proposed the modern biological classification scheme?

What led Darwin to change his beliefs about fixity of species?

What is phyletic gradualism?

Cladistics and cladograms work well for constructing relationships among fossil organisms.

What is cladistics? How does cladistics group organisms?

____________________ evolution is the development of ____________________ characteristics in distantly related organisms.

What led to changes in scientific thought in the 17ᵗʰ and 18ᵗʰ centuries?

The father of modern genetics is Alfred Wallace.

What is punctuated equilibrium?

Briefly explain why critics did not readily accept the Darwin-Wallace theory of natural selection.What possibilities did they ignore?

What is a mass extinction?

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Deformation,Mountain Building,and Earth's Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Geology in Perspective

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