Question 1

The body shape of a dolphin and a tuna are ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) homologous structures 
B) comparative structures 
C) analogous structures 
D) repetitive structures 
E) vestigial structures 
A) homologous structures 
B) comparative structures 
C) analogous structures 
D) repetitive structures 
E) vestigial structures C

Question 2

Reproductive isolation often occurs due to ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) geographic separation 
B) species incompatibility 
C) mutation 
D) genetic drift 
E) natural selection 
A) geographic separation 
B) species incompatibility 
C) mutation 
D) genetic drift 
E) natural selection A

Question 3

Although birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians are different, evidence of their evolutionary links is provided by ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) chemical analysis 
B) comparison of adult body forms 
C) comparison of ways in which their embryos develop 
D) time of gestation 
E) comparing life expectancies 
A) chemical analysis 
B) comparison of adult body forms 
C) comparison of ways in which their embryos develop 
D) time of gestation 
E) comparing life expectancies C

Question 4

It appears that Homo sapiens moved from ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) India to central Asia to China and Siberia to southeast Asia 
B) southeast Asia to China and Siberia to India to central Asia 
C) central Asia to India to southeast Asia and southern China 
D) China and Siberia to the Americas to India to southeast Asia 
E) southeast Asia to China and Siberia to the Americas to India 
A) India to central Asia to China and Siberia to southeast Asia 
B) southeast Asia to China and Siberia to India to central Asia 
C) central Asia to India to southeast Asia and southern China 
D) China and Siberia to the Americas to India to southeast Asia 
E) southeast Asia to China and Siberia to the Americas to India

Question 5

Body parts that are similar in different lineages because the lineages have a common ancestor are ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) homologous structures 
B) comparative structures 
C) analogous structures 
D) repetitive structures 
E) vestigial structures 
A) homologous structures 
B) comparative structures 
C) analogous structures 
D) repetitive structures 
E) vestigial structures

Question 6

The scientist who proposed that populations would outgrow its resources was ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) Malthus 
B) Crick 
C) Watson 
D) Darwin 
E) Smith 
A) Malthus 
B) Crick 
C) Watson 
D) Darwin 
E) Smith

Question 7

Which species originated in Africa around 200,000-100,000 years ago? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Australopithecus afarensis 
D) Homo floreiensis 
E) Homo sapiens 
A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Australopithecus afarensis 
D) Homo floreiensis 
E) Homo sapiens

Question 8

A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area is a ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) population 
B) species pool 
C) gene pool 
D) genetic drift 
E) group divergence 
A) population 
B) species pool 
C) gene pool 
D) genetic drift 
E) group divergence

Question 9

With regard to traits, attached earlobes is considered ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) a neutral trait 
B) a beneficial trait 
C) a mutation 
D) deleterious 
E) adaptive 
A) a neutral trait 
B) a beneficial trait 
C) a mutation 
D) deleterious 
E) adaptive

Question 10

Which of the following explains how fossils in South America and Africa are similar? ​

Accepted Answer

A) fossilization 
B) fossilization dating 
C) plate kinetics 
D) plate tectonics 
E) radiometric dating 
A) fossilization 
B) fossilization dating 
C) plate kinetics 
D) plate tectonics 
E) radiometric dating

Question 11

The great apes and first hominids arose from a common ancestor about how many million years ago? ​

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 5 
D) 7 
E) 9 
A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 5 
D) 7 
E) 9

Question 12

The first molecule of life was likely ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) DNA 
B) RNA 
C) oxygen 
D) carbon dioxide 
E) proteins 
A) DNA 
B) RNA 
C) oxygen 
D) carbon dioxide 
E) proteins

Question 13

The term that describes large-scale patterns and rates of change among groups of species is ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) microevolution 
B) macroevolution 
C) gene pool 
D) genetic drift 
E) group divergence 
A) microevolution 
B) macroevolution 
C) gene pool 
D) genetic drift 
E) group divergence

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: human species 
human phylum 
human class 
human kingdom 
human order 
human genus 
human family

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Homo and sapien  and Chordata and is...

Question 15

Which of the following has been used to measure the relatedness of primates? ​

Accepted Answer

A) hemoglobin 
B) blood types 
C) embryonic development 
D) bone structures 
E) brain shape 
A) hemoglobin 
B) blood types 
C) embryonic development 
D) bone structures 
E) brain shape

Question 16

Successful mating can only occur between members of the same ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) population 
B) order 
C) species 
D) kingdom 
E) class 
A) population 
B) order 
C) species 
D) kingdom 
E) class

Question 17

After his return to England, Darwin most pondered which question? ​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The sum total of behavior patterns of a social group, passed between generations by learning and symbolic behavior, is ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) society 
B) folklore 
C) culture 
D) personality 
E) adaptation 
A) society 
B) folklore 
C) culture 
D) personality 
E) adaptation

Question 19

Which ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa to populate the rest of the world? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Homo habilis 
B) Homo erectus 
C) Neanderthals 
D) Cro Magnon 
E) Homo sapiens 
A) Homo habilis 
B) Homo erectus 
C) Neanderthals 
D) Cro Magnon 
E) Homo sapiens

Question 20

What term refers to the action of touching the thumb to the tips of the other fingers? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Flexion 
B) Abduction 
C) Circumduction 
D) Prehensile 
E) Opposition 
A) Flexion 
B) Abduction 
C) Circumduction 
D) Prehensile 
E) Opposition

Exam 23: Principles of Evolution

The body shape of a dolphin and a tuna are ____. ​

Reproductive isolation often occurs due to ____. ​

Although birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians are different, evidence of their evolutionary links is provided by ____. ​

It appears that Homo sapiens moved from ____. ​

Body parts that are similar in different lineages because the lineages have a common ancestor are ____. ​

The scientist who proposed that populations would outgrow its resources was ____. ​

Which species originated in Africa around 200,000-100,000 years ago? ​

A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area is a ____. ​

With regard to traits, attached earlobes is considered ____. ​

Which of the following explains how fossils in South America and Africa are similar? ​

The great apes and first hominids arose from a common ancestor about how many million years ago? ​

The first molecule of life was likely ____. ​

The term that describes large-scale patterns and rates of change among groups of species is ____. ​

Which of the following has been used to measure the relatedness of primates? ​

Successful mating can only occur between members of the same ____. ​

After his return to England, Darwin most pondered which question? ​

The sum total of behavior patterns of a social group, passed between generations by learning and symbolic behavior, is ____. ​

Which ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa to populate the rest of the world? ​

What term refers to the action of touching the thumb to the tips of the other fingers? ​

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The body shape of a dolphin and a tuna are ____.

Reproductive isolation often occurs due to ____.

Although birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians are different, evidence of their evolutionary links is provided by ____.

It appears that Homo sapiens moved from ____.

Body parts that are similar in different lineages because the lineages have a common ancestor are ____.

The scientist who proposed that populations would outgrow its resources was ____.

Which species originated in Africa around 200,000-100,000 years ago?

A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area is a ____.

With regard to traits, attached earlobes is considered ____.

Which of the following explains how fossils in South America and Africa are similar?

The great apes and first hominids arose from a common ancestor about how many million years ago?

The first molecule of life was likely ____.

The term that describes large-scale patterns and rates of change among groups of species is ____.

Which of the following has been used to measure the relatedness of primates?

Successful mating can only occur between members of the same ____.

After his return to England, Darwin most pondered which question?

The sum total of behavior patterns of a social group, passed between generations by learning and symbolic behavior, is ____.

Which ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa to populate the rest of the world?

What term refers to the action of touching the thumb to the tips of the other fingers?