Exam 2: Why Is Evolution Important to Anthropologists

Describe three sources of material evidence for evolution and how these sources of evidence create a complete picture for explaining change over time.

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Equally important material evidence for evolutionary theory came from the study of living organisms. Darwin himself was most interested in explaining the spatial distributions of living species of organisms. In one of his best-known studies, Darwin noted that neighboring geographic areas on the islands of the Galápagos Archipelago were inhabited by species of finch different from the finch species found on the Ecuadorian mainland. At the same time, the various Galápagos species resembled one another closely and resembled mainland finch species. Species distribution patterns of this kind suggested change over space, which, again, any persuasive biological theory would have to explain.

In modern terms, Mendel's principle of segregation holds that

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Which of the following is NOT an element of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

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The genetic information about particular biological traits encoded in an organism's DNA is called the

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Evolutionary theory is based on a set of

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The situation in which two or more genes are responsible for producing a single trait is called

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According to Lamarck, all organisms have two attributes: the ability to physically adapt to their environments, and the capacity to activate this ability when necessary.

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A single hierarchy of all organisms, each differing slightly from the ones above it and below it was known as

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The way people struggle, often against great odds, to exercise some control over their lives is known as

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Polygeny:pleiotropy::

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In Mendelian genetics, those genetic characteristics that are expressed in an organism are said to be

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When an organism actively perturbs the environment in ways that modify the selection pressures experienced by subsequent generations of organisms, it is said to be engaged in

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How would a scholar following the work of Lamarck explain the evolution of the elephant's trunk? How would a Darwinian explain it?

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In the ABO series of human blood types, people have only one kind of blood type, either A, B, AB, or O. This illustrates what kind of variation?

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The idea of the inheritance of acquired characters holds that

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Material evidence for evolutionary theory came from the study of living organisms and the fossil record.

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Describe the premise that Darwinian evolution by natural selection is a phenomenon that affects populations of organisms. Why is this important? What are the implications?

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All the different forms that a particular gene might take are known as

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The principal of Mendelian inheritance in which each pair of chromosomes separates independently of every other pair when egg and sperm are formed is the principle of

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Darwin's innovation in defining the species was to emphasize

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Describe three sources of material evidence for evolution and how these sources of evidence create a complete picture for explaining change over time.

In modern terms, Mendel's principle of segregation holds that

Which of the following is NOT an element of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

The genetic information about particular biological traits encoded in an organism's DNA is called the

Evolutionary theory is based on a set of

The situation in which two or more genes are responsible for producing a single trait is called

According to Lamarck, all organisms have two attributes: the ability to physically adapt to their environments, and the capacity to activate this ability when necessary.

A single hierarchy of all organisms, each differing slightly from the ones above it and below it was known as

The way people struggle, often against great odds, to exercise some control over their lives is known as

Polygeny:pleiotropy::

In Mendelian genetics, those genetic characteristics that are expressed in an organism are said to be

When an organism actively perturbs the environment in ways that modify the selection pressures experienced by subsequent generations of organisms, it is said to be engaged in

How would a scholar following the work of Lamarck explain the evolution of the elephant's trunk? How would a Darwinian explain it?

In the ABO series of human blood types, people have only one kind of blood type, either A, B, AB, or O. This illustrates what kind of variation?

The idea of the inheritance of acquired characters holds that

Material evidence for evolutionary theory came from the study of living organisms and the fossil record.

Describe the premise that Darwinian evolution by natural selection is a phenomenon that affects populations of organisms. Why is this important? What are the implications?

All the different forms that a particular gene might take are known as

The principal of Mendelian inheritance in which each pair of chromosomes separates independently of every other pair when egg and sperm are formed is the principle of

Darwin's innovation in defining the species was to emphasize

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