Question 1

Mutations that are invisible to selection are

Accepted Answer

A)  homozygous. 
B)  beneficial. 
C)  polymorphic. 
D)  neutral. 
E)  directional. 
A)  homozygous. 
B)  beneficial. 
C)  polymorphic. 
D)  neutral. 
E)  directional.

Question 2

When Mendel first transferred pollen from a yellow pea plant to a green pea plant he observed that all of the first generation of plants bore yellow peas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A particular form of genetic drift that occurs when a small group, recently derived from a larger population, migrates to a relatively isolated location is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  gene flow. 
B)  directional selection. 
C)  founder effect. 
D)  generational genetic drift. 
E)  an evolutionary bottleneck. 
A)  gene flow. 
B)  directional selection. 
C)  founder effect. 
D)  generational genetic drift. 
E)  an evolutionary bottleneck.

Question 4

The double-stranded structure of DNA was proposed in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In individuals with heterozygous genotypes, it is always the dominant alleles that are passed from parents to offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In order to initiate the production of proteins, mRNA must destroy the DNA double helix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

New variation in a species can occur only through

Accepted Answer

A)  mutation. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  segregation. 
D)  acquired inheritance. 
E)  mitosis. 
A)  mutation. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  segregation. 
D)  acquired inheritance. 
E)  mitosis.

Question 8

From his plant breeding experiments, Mendel concluded that an organism's genetic make-up, its ________, can differ from the organism's observable appearance, its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  genotype; phenotype 
B)  phenotype; genotype 
C)  genome; mutation 
D)  gene pool; morphotype 
E)  gene frequency; gene 
A)  genotype; phenotype 
B)  phenotype; genotype 
C)  genome; mutation 
D)  gene pool; morphotype 
E)  gene frequency; gene

Question 9

If one of Mendel's pea plants produced yellow peas (i.e., was phenotypically a yellow pea plant), but could also pass on the gene for green peas, that plant would be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  homozygous yellow. 
B)  homozygous green. 
C)  heterozygous. 
D)  recessive. 
E)  mutants. 
A)  homozygous yellow. 
B)  homozygous green. 
C)  heterozygous. 
D)  recessive. 
E)  mutants.

Question 10

Biologists interpret expressed, or observable, characteristics as being the result of interactions between

Accepted Answer

A)  sociobiology, genetics and ecology. 
B)  individual organisms, populations and species. 
C)  genes, the environment and individual life histories. 
D)  genetics, population biology and paleontology. 
E)  natural selection, mutations and sexual reproduction. 
A)  sociobiology, genetics and ecology. 
B)  individual organisms, populations and species. 
C)  genes, the environment and individual life histories. 
D)  genetics, population biology and paleontology. 
E)  natural selection, mutations and sexual reproduction.

Question 11

Gene flow is the process whereby genes pass from one population's gene pool to another through

Accepted Answer

A)  mating and reproduction. 
B)  mutation and isolation. 
C)  genetic drift and founder effect. 
D)  directional selection and survival. 
E)  migration and balancing selection. 
A)  mating and reproduction. 
B)  mutation and isolation. 
C)  genetic drift and founder effect. 
D)  directional selection and survival. 
E)  migration and balancing selection.

Question 12

Which of the following are genetic sources of variation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mitosis and meiosis. 
B)  Translation and protein synthesis. 
C)  Recombination and mutation. 
D)  Hybridization and speciation. 
E)  Epigenetics and mutation. 
A)  Mitosis and meiosis. 
B)  Translation and protein synthesis. 
C)  Recombination and mutation. 
D)  Hybridization and speciation. 
E)  Epigenetics and mutation.

Question 13

Genetic drift is a result of population fission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The development of the "modern synthesis" in evolutionary theory during the late 1930s and early 1940s was led by

Accepted Answer

A)  A.R. Wallace, Thomas Huxley and Gregor Mendel. 
B)  E.B. Tyler, Lewis Henry Morgan and Franz Boas. 
C)  Niles Eldridge, Stephen Jay Gould and Louis Alvarez. 
D)  Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr and George Simpson. 
E)  Francis Galton, Charles B. Davenport and Madison Grant. 
A)  A.R. Wallace, Thomas Huxley and Gregor Mendel. 
B)  E.B. Tyler, Lewis Henry Morgan and Franz Boas. 
C)  Niles Eldridge, Stephen Jay Gould and Louis Alvarez. 
D)  Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr and George Simpson. 
E)  Francis Galton, Charles B. Davenport and Madison Grant.

Question 15

Natural selection can act on behavioural traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is not an outcome of meiosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  In males, sperm are produced. 
B)  In females, ova are produced. 
C)  Reproductive cells that carry half the number of chromosomes characteristic of the species. 
D)  In humans, cells that carry 23 individual chromosomes. 
E)  In humans, cells that carry 23 pairs of chromosomes. 
A)  In males, sperm are produced. 
B)  In females, ova are produced. 
C)  Reproductive cells that carry half the number of chromosomes characteristic of the species. 
D)  In humans, cells that carry 23 individual chromosomes. 
E)  In humans, cells that carry 23 pairs of chromosomes.

Question 17

How does the founder effect lead to genetic drift?

Accepted Answer

When a small group derived from a larger

Mutations that are invisible to selection are

When Mendel first transferred pollen from a yellow pea plant to a green pea plant he observed that all of the first generation of plants bore yellow peas.

A particular form of genetic drift that occurs when a small group, recently derived from a larger population, migrates to a relatively isolated location is referred to as

The double-stranded structure of DNA was proposed in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick.

In individuals with heterozygous genotypes, it is always the dominant alleles that are passed from parents to offspring.

In order to initiate the production of proteins, mRNA must destroy the DNA double helix.

New variation in a species can occur only through

From his plant breeding experiments, Mendel concluded that an organism's genetic make-up, its , can differ from the organism's observable appearance, its .

If one of Mendel's pea plants produced yellow peas (i.e., was phenotypically a yellow pea plant), but could also pass on the gene for green peas, that plant would be described as

Biologists interpret expressed, or observable, characteristics as being the result of interactions between

Gene flow is the process whereby genes pass from one population's gene pool to another through

Which of the following are genetic sources of variation?

Genetic drift is a result of population fission.

The development of the "modern synthesis" in evolutionary theory during the late 1930s and early 1940s was led by

Natural selection can act on behavioural traits.

Which of the following is not an outcome of meiosis?

How does the founder effect lead to genetic drift?

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Mutations that are invisible to selection are

When Mendel first transferred pollen from a yellow pea plant to a green pea plant he observed that all of the first generation of plants bore yellow peas.

A particular form of genetic drift that occurs when a small group, recently derived from a larger population, migrates to a relatively isolated location is referred to as

The double-stranded structure of DNA was proposed in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick.

In individuals with heterozygous genotypes, it is always the dominant alleles that are passed from parents to offspring.

In order to initiate the production of proteins, mRNA must destroy the DNA double helix.

New variation in a species can occur only through

From his plant breeding experiments, Mendel concluded that an organism's genetic make-up, its ________, can differ from the organism's observable appearance, its ________.

If one of Mendel's pea plants produced yellow peas (i.e., was phenotypically a yellow pea plant), but could also pass on the gene for green peas, that plant would be described as

Biologists interpret expressed, or observable, characteristics as being the result of interactions between

Gene flow is the process whereby genes pass from one population's gene pool to another through

Which of the following are genetic sources of variation?

Genetic drift is a result of population fission.

The development of the "modern synthesis" in evolutionary theory during the late 1930s and early 1940s was led by

Natural selection can act on behavioural traits.

Which of the following is not an outcome of meiosis?

How does the founder effect lead to genetic drift?

What Is Anthropology?

Uncovering the Past: Tools and Techniques

Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Applied Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

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From his plant breeding experiments, Mendel concluded that an organism's genetic make-up, its , can differ from the organism's observable appearance, its .