Question 1

Mutations must occur in the body cells for them to have evolutionary significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Watson and Crick discovered there were only four in DNA strands, no matter what the species.

Accepted Answer

A)  bases 
B)  proteins 
C)  molecules 
D)  amino acid 
A)  bases 
B)  proteins 
C)  molecules 
D)  amino acid

Question 3

Darwin's thinking that resulted in his theory of natural selection included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge that mutations were the ultimate source of variation 
B)  all species can produce more offspring than present resources can feed 
C)  variation exists among all species and is inherited 
D)  competition results from too many offspring for too few resources 
A)  knowledge that mutations were the ultimate source of variation 
B)  all species can produce more offspring than present resources can feed 
C)  variation exists among all species and is inherited 
D)  competition results from too many offspring for too few resources

Question 4

Women produce sex cells

Accepted Answer

A)  twice as much during ovulation as between any two menstrual periods 
B)  less often than males but they are more fertile 
C)  and store them long before a baby is born 
D)  starting before they are teenagers, but the cells are not fully formed 
A)  twice as much during ovulation as between any two menstrual periods 
B)  less often than males but they are more fertile 
C)  and store them long before a baby is born 
D)  starting before they are teenagers, but the cells are not fully formed

Question 5

If there are two and only two forms of a gene for a trait, each is called an allele.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All life is composed of the same amino acids, thus pointing at a common origin of all life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the role of chance in mutations, gene flow, and genetic drift.

Accepted Answer

Chance plays a significant role in mutat

Question 8

A particular animal has positive reproductive differential based on its

Accepted Answer

A)  genotype 
B)  genetic endowment 
C)  total phenotype 
D)  sexual selection strategy 
A)  genotype 
B)  genetic endowment 
C)  total phenotype 
D)  sexual selection strategy

Question 9

Ideas about evolution could not take root until

Accepted Answer

A)  the Catholic church stopped insisting that God created perfect species 
B)  the mechanisms (mutations and selection) of evolution were understood 
C)  a long Earth existence was acknowledged 
D)  all of the above are correct 
A)  the Catholic church stopped insisting that God created perfect species 
B)  the mechanisms (mutations and selection) of evolution were understood 
C)  a long Earth existence was acknowledged 
D)  all of the above are correct

Question 10

Chromosomes are segments of DNA on genes that give instructions for traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the modern synthesis and why did it take two phases to produce?

Accepted Answer

The modern synthesis, also known as the

Question 12

The name of the genes that control the timing of certain events in a person's biological life is

Accepted Answer

A)  timing genes 
B)  structural genes 
C)  regulatory genes 
D)  proteins 
A)  timing genes 
B)  structural genes 
C)  regulatory genes 
D)  proteins

Question 13

The three cornerstones to explain evolution are inheritance, natural selection, and mutations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

African baboons

Accepted Answer

A)  form one species, but there is gene flow on the borders of all subspecies 
B)  form one genus and five species, with little or no interbreeding on their borders 
C)  form five distinct species that differ in many traits and never interbreed 
D)  are one single species so similar to each other that they can not be said to form subspecies 
A)  form one species, but there is gene flow on the borders of all subspecies 
B)  form one genus and five species, with little or no interbreeding on their borders 
C)  form five distinct species that differ in many traits and never interbreed 
D)  are one single species so similar to each other that they can not be said to form subspecies

Question 15

The geneticist Sewall Wright discovered that populations can change from one generation to the next just because they are small in size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Mutations must occur in the body cells for them to have evolutionary significance.

Watson and Crick discovered there were only four in DNA strands, no matter what the species.

Darwin's thinking that resulted in his theory of natural selection included all of the following EXCEPT

Women produce sex cells

If there are two and only two forms of a gene for a trait, each is called an allele.

All life is composed of the same amino acids, thus pointing at a common origin of all life.

Discuss the role of chance in mutations, gene flow, and genetic drift.

A particular animal has positive reproductive differential based on its

Ideas about evolution could not take root until

Chromosomes are segments of DNA on genes that give instructions for traits.

What is the modern synthesis and why did it take two phases to produce?

The name of the genes that control the timing of certain events in a person's biological life is

The three cornerstones to explain evolution are inheritance, natural selection, and mutations.

African baboons

The geneticist Sewall Wright discovered that populations can change from one generation to the next just because they are small in size.

Introduction to Anthropology

Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

Primates in Evolution

Early Hominids in Africa: Australopithecus and Homo Habilis

Later Hominids: Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

The Emergence of Culture in Early Hominid Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Old World

Early States in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Americas

The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

Primates Today

Contemporary Humans

Conclusions: Who Are We

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Exam 3: Principles of Biological Evolution

Mutations must occur in the body cells for them to have evolutionary significance.

Watson and Crick discovered there were only four in DNA strands, no matter what the species.

Darwin's thinking that resulted in his theory of natural selection included all of the following EXCEPT

Women produce sex cells

If there are two and only two forms of a gene for a trait, each is called an allele.

All life is composed of the same amino acids, thus pointing at a common origin of all life.

Discuss the role of chance in mutations, gene flow, and genetic drift.

A particular animal has positive reproductive differential based on its

Ideas about evolution could not take root until

Chromosomes are segments of DNA on genes that give instructions for traits.

What is the modern synthesis and why did it take two phases to produce?

The name of the genes that control the timing of certain events in a person's biological life is

The three cornerstones to explain evolution are inheritance, natural selection, and mutations.

African baboons

The geneticist Sewall Wright discovered that populations can change from one generation to the next just because they are small in size.

Introduction to Anthropology

Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

Primates in Evolution

Early Hominids in Africa: Australopithecus and Homo Habilis

Later Hominids: Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

The Emergence of Culture in Early Hominid Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Old World

Early States in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Americas

The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

Primates Today

Contemporary Humans

Conclusions: Who Are We

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