Question 1

The beginning of the Cambrian shows fossils with skeletons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Stephen Jay Gould tells us that all animals today can trace their ancestry back to the Burgess Shale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Earliest mammals probably showed all of the following traits EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  good sense of smell 
B)  carnivorous eating habits 
C)  diurnal activity pattern 
D)  good sense of hearing 
A)  good sense of smell 
B)  carnivorous eating habits 
C)  diurnal activity pattern 
D)  good sense of hearing

Question 4

The best estimate for the date of the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) of all life is given as

Accepted Answer

A)  4 byr ago 
B)  6 byr ago 
C)  5 byr ago 
D)  3 byr ago 
A)  4 byr ago 
B)  6 byr ago 
C)  5 byr ago 
D)  3 byr ago

Question 5

The first amniotes were insects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Because of the earliest dates of fossil plants and animals, scientists agree

Accepted Answer

A)  they evolved at the same time from an ancestral life form in common 
B)  though the dates are the same, the place on Earth for each is far away so they must have had separate ancestry 
C)  they differ so much in time that they must have had separate ancestry 
D)  to disagree, as they don't know where they came from. 
A)  they evolved at the same time from an ancestral life form in common 
B)  though the dates are the same, the place on Earth for each is far away so they must have had separate ancestry 
C)  they differ so much in time that they must have had separate ancestry 
D)  to disagree, as they don't know where they came from.

Question 7

Which was not in the human lineage?

Accepted Answer

A)  ray-finned fish 
B)  amphibians 
C)  tetrapods 
D)  amniotes 
A)  ray-finned fish 
B)  amphibians 
C)  tetrapods 
D)  amniotes

Question 8

The first animals in the Cambrian had

Accepted Answer

A)  a four chambered heart 
B)  skeletal hard parts 
C)  bilateral symmetry 
D)  both A and C are correct 
A)  a four chambered heart 
B)  skeletal hard parts 
C)  bilateral symmetry 
D)  both A and C are correct

Question 9

The first fish-like vertebrates in existence 500 myr ago showed all of the following fossil evidence EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  jaws 
B)  brains 
C)  eyes 
D)  organs of smell 
A)  jaws 
B)  brains 
C)  eyes 
D)  organs of smell

Question 10

All of the following hypotheses have been suggested as the cause of dinosaur extinction some 65 my ago EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  an asteroid hit Earth and caused photosynthesis to stop 
B)  mammals ate their eggs and had better eyesight to spot food 
C)  mammals had more offspring and could outcompete large reptiles 
D)  the world changed from cold and dry to wet and warm; the dinosaurs could not adjust 
A)  an asteroid hit Earth and caused photosynthesis to stop 
B)  mammals ate their eggs and had better eyesight to spot food 
C)  mammals had more offspring and could outcompete large reptiles 
D)  the world changed from cold and dry to wet and warm; the dinosaurs could not adjust

Question 11

Homodont toothed animals show several different sized and functioning teeth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first nucleated life were the eucaryotes dated to about 2.3 byr ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Scientists agree there was a geological separation of the Pre-Cambrian and Cambrian periods, suggesting a major evolutionary happening, but they

Accepted Answer

A)  disagree on why it occurred 
B)  agree it was caused by increased radiation 
C)  agree it was caused by internal organization of DNA 
D)  agree it was caused by world-wide cataclysmic events 
A)  disagree on why it occurred 
B)  agree it was caused by increased radiation 
C)  agree it was caused by internal organization of DNA 
D)  agree it was caused by world-wide cataclysmic events

Question 14

List the major happenings from first life to mammals, describing the change in fossil body plans.

Accepted Answer

The major happenings from the first life

Question 15

Therapsids show transitional status between reptiles and mammals

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following hypotheses have been suggested to have caused the Permian extinction some 250 myr ago EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a comet or asteroid hit the Earth and the resulting ash blocked sunlight 
B)  severe sunspot radiation caused massive mutations 
C)  a large upswell of water caused global warming 
D)  volcanic eruptions so severe as to kill off most species 
A)  a comet or asteroid hit the Earth and the resulting ash blocked sunlight 
B)  severe sunspot radiation caused massive mutations 
C)  a large upswell of water caused global warming 
D)  volcanic eruptions so severe as to kill off most species

Question 17

An example of analogy in evolution would be butterfly wings and bat wings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Angiosperms are plants with flowers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reptiles differ from amphibians in all of the following ways EXCEPT reptiles

Accepted Answer

A)  eventually evolved the ability to lift their bodies off the ground 
B)  laid shelled eggs 
C)  show a four appendage pattern 
D)  did not have to go back to the water for food 
A)  eventually evolved the ability to lift their bodies off the ground 
B)  laid shelled eggs 
C)  show a four appendage pattern 
D)  did not have to go back to the water for food

Question 20

Therapsids are transitional between

Accepted Answer

A)  amphibians and reptiles 
B)  fish and amphibians 
C)  mammals and birds 
D)  reptiles and mammals 
A)  amphibians and reptiles 
B)  fish and amphibians 
C)  mammals and birds 
D)  reptiles and mammals

The beginning of the Cambrian shows fossils with skeletons.

Stephen Jay Gould tells us that all animals today can trace their ancestry back to the Burgess Shale.

Earliest mammals probably showed all of the following traits EXCEPT

The best estimate for the date of the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) of all life is given as

The first amniotes were insects.

Because of the earliest dates of fossil plants and animals, scientists agree

Which was not in the human lineage?

The first animals in the Cambrian had

The first fish-like vertebrates in existence 500 myr ago showed all of the following fossil evidence EXCEPT

All of the following hypotheses have been suggested as the cause of dinosaur extinction some 65 my ago EXCEPT

Homodont toothed animals show several different sized and functioning teeth.

The first nucleated life were the eucaryotes dated to about 2.3 byr ago.

Scientists agree there was a geological separation of the Pre-Cambrian and Cambrian periods, suggesting a major evolutionary happening, but they

List the major happenings from first life to mammals, describing the change in fossil body plans.

Therapsids show transitional status between reptiles and mammals

All of the following hypotheses have been suggested to have caused the Permian extinction some 250 myr ago EXCEPT

An example of analogy in evolution would be butterfly wings and bat wings.

Angiosperms are plants with flowers.

Reptiles differ from amphibians in all of the following ways EXCEPT reptiles

Therapsids are transitional between

Introduction to Anthropology

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Principles of Biological Evolution

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

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Exam 4: Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

The beginning of the Cambrian shows fossils with skeletons.

Stephen Jay Gould tells us that all animals today can trace their ancestry back to the Burgess Shale.

Earliest mammals probably showed all of the following traits EXCEPT

The best estimate for the date of the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) of all life is given as

The first amniotes were insects.

Because of the earliest dates of fossil plants and animals, scientists agree

Which was not in the human lineage?

The first animals in the Cambrian had

The first fish-like vertebrates in existence 500 myr ago showed all of the following fossil evidence EXCEPT

All of the following hypotheses have been suggested as the cause of dinosaur extinction some 65 my ago EXCEPT

Homodont toothed animals show several different sized and functioning teeth.

The first nucleated life were the eucaryotes dated to about 2.3 byr ago.

Scientists agree there was a geological separation of the Pre-Cambrian and Cambrian periods, suggesting a major evolutionary happening, but they

List the major happenings from first life to mammals, describing the change in fossil body plans.

Therapsids show transitional status between reptiles and mammals

All of the following hypotheses have been suggested to have caused the Permian extinction some 250 myr ago EXCEPT

An example of analogy in evolution would be butterfly wings and bat wings.

Angiosperms are plants with flowers.

Reptiles differ from amphibians in all of the following ways EXCEPT reptiles

Therapsids are transitional between

Introduction to Anthropology

Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

Principles of Biological Evolution

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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