Question 1

__________ RNA carries the genetic code from DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm of the cell body.

Accepted Answer

Messenger

Question 2

Social dominance plays a role in evolution because dominant animals tend to produce more __________.

Accepted Answer

offspring

Question 3

In many songbirds,the voice box or __________ is a double structure.

Accepted Answer

A)  high vocal center 
B)  robust nucleus 
C)  syrinx 
D)  hypoglossal nucleus 
E)  archistriatum 
A)  high vocal center 
B)  robust nucleus 
C)  syrinx 
D)  hypoglossal nucleus 
E)  archistriatum C

Question 4

The first hominins are thought to have evolved about

Accepted Answer

A)  200 million years ago. 
B)  100 million years ago. 
C)  50 million years ago. 
D)  4 million years ago. 
E)  1 million years ago. 
A)  200 million years ago. 
B)  100 million years ago. 
C)  50 million years ago. 
D)  4 million years ago. 
E)  1 million years ago.

Question 5

In terms of which of the following measures of brain size are humans surpassed by shrews?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain weight 
B)  brain volume 
C)  neocortex volume 
D)  cerebellum volume 
E)  brain weight expressed as a percentage of total body weight 
A)  brain weight 
B)  brain volume 
C)  neocortex volume 
D)  cerebellum volume 
E)  brain weight expressed as a percentage of total body weight

Question 6

Courtship displays are important evolutionary phenomena because they

Accepted Answer

A)  promote the evolution of new species. 
B)  promote extinction. 
C)  facilitate aggression. 
D)  encourage social dominance. 
E)  eliminate copulation. 
A)  promote the evolution of new species. 
B)  promote extinction. 
C)  facilitate aggression. 
D)  encourage social dominance. 
E)  eliminate copulation.

Question 7

Modern adult human brains vary in size from about

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000 to 2,000 grams. 
B)  10 to 20 grams. 
C)  1,440 to 1,500 grams. 
D)  1,300 to 1,400 grams. 
E)  1,350 to 1,360 grams. 
A)  1,000 to 2,000 grams. 
B)  10 to 20 grams. 
C)  1,440 to 1,500 grams. 
D)  1,300 to 1,400 grams. 
E)  1,350 to 1,360 grams.

Question 8

The male birds of many species are most likely to learn

Accepted Answer

A)  any birdsong that they hear during the motor phase. 
B)  the songs of their own species that they hear during the motor phase. 
C)  any birdsong that they hear during the sensory phase. 
D)  the songs of their own species that they hear during the sensory phase. 
E)  any birdsong that they hear once they have reached maturity. 
A)  any birdsong that they hear during the motor phase. 
B)  the songs of their own species that they hear during the motor phase. 
C)  any birdsong that they hear during the sensory phase. 
D)  the songs of their own species that they hear during the sensory phase. 
E)  any birdsong that they hear once they have reached maturity.

Question 9

Discuss the human genome project and its major findings.What research has been stimulated by the major finding of the human genome project?

Accepted Answer

25% for describing the human genome proj

Question 10

Which of the following are chordates?

Accepted Answer

A)  humans 
B)  vertebrates 
C)  Florida walking catfish 
D)  mammals 
E)  all of the above 
A)  humans 
B)  vertebrates 
C)  Florida walking catfish 
D)  mammals 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

Sudden evolutionary changes are often triggered by

Accepted Answer

A)  selective breeding. 
B)  fossilization. 
C)  paleontologists. 
D)  brains. 
E)  sudden changes in the environment. 
A)  selective breeding. 
B)  fossilization. 
C)  paleontologists. 
D)  brains. 
E)  sudden changes in the environment.

Question 12

The incidental nonadaptive by-products of an adaptive evolutionary change are called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The incidental nonadaptive by-products of an adaptive...

Question 13

Briefly summarize the main stages of human evolution beginning 410 million years ago with the evolution of amphibians.

Accepted Answer

20% for describing the emergence of amph

Question 14

Which of the following characteristics evolved to perform one function and were then co-opted to perform another?

Accepted Answer

A)  exaptations 
B)  spandrels 
C)  homologues 
D)  analogues 
E)  none of the above 
A)  exaptations 
B)  spandrels 
C)  homologues 
D)  analogues 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

The last surviving hominin species is

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus. 
B)  Homo sapiens. 
C)  prosimians. 
D)  lemurs. 
E)  tree shrews. 
A)  Australopithecus. 
B)  Homo sapiens. 
C)  prosimians. 
D)  lemurs. 
E)  tree shrews.

Question 16

An organism's observable traits are referred to as its

Accepted Answer

A)  genotype. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  dominant traits. 
D)  recessive traits. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  genotype. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  dominant traits. 
D)  recessive traits. 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

How many different nucleotide bases are there in DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  l 
B)  2 
C)  4 
D)  7 
E)  26 
A)  l 
B)  2 
C)  4 
D)  7 
E)  26

Question 18

During protein synthesis,each amino acid is carried to the ribosome by

Accepted Answer

A)  a transfer RNA molecule. 
B)  a codon. 
C)  a messenger RNA molecule. 
D)  an operator gene. 
E)  a mitochondrion. 
A)  a transfer RNA molecule. 
B)  a codon. 
C)  a messenger RNA molecule. 
D)  an operator gene. 
E)  a mitochondrion.

Question 19

Horse breeders have created faster horses through programs of

Accepted Answer

A)  natural selection. 
B)  gene splicing. 
C)  selective breeding. 
D)  domestication. 
E)  euthanasia. 
A)  natural selection. 
B)  gene splicing. 
C)  selective breeding. 
D)  domestication. 
E)  euthanasia.

Question 20

European ethologists focused on the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  invertebrates. 
B)  instinctive behaviors. 
C)  learning. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  invertebrates. 
B)  instinctive behaviors. 
C)  learning. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

__________ RNA carries the genetic code from DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm of the cell body.

Social dominance plays a role in evolution because dominant animals tend to produce more __________.

In many songbirds,the voice box or __________ is a double structure.

The first hominins are thought to have evolved about

In terms of which of the following measures of brain size are humans surpassed by shrews?

Courtship displays are important evolutionary phenomena because they

Modern adult human brains vary in size from about

The male birds of many species are most likely to learn

Discuss the human genome project and its major findings.What research has been stimulated by the major finding of the human genome project?

Which of the following are chordates?

Sudden evolutionary changes are often triggered by

The incidental nonadaptive by-products of an adaptive evolutionary change are called __________.

Briefly summarize the main stages of human evolution beginning 410 million years ago with the evolution of amphibians.

Which of the following characteristics evolved to perform one function and were then co-opted to perform another?

The last surviving hominin species is

An organism's observable traits are referred to as its

How many different nucleotide bases are there in DNA?

During protein synthesis,each amino acid is carried to the ribosome by

Horse breeders have created faster horses through programs of

European ethologists focused on the study of

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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Exam 2: Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

__________ RNA carries the genetic code from DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm of the cell body.

Social dominance plays a role in evolution because dominant animals tend to produce more __________.

In many songbirds,the voice box or __________ is a double structure.

The first hominins are thought to have evolved about

In terms of which of the following measures of brain size are humans surpassed by shrews?

Courtship displays are important evolutionary phenomena because they

Modern adult human brains vary in size from about

The male birds of many species are most likely to learn

Discuss the human genome project and its major findings.What research has been stimulated by the major finding of the human genome project?

Which of the following are chordates?

Sudden evolutionary changes are often triggered by

The incidental nonadaptive by-products of an adaptive evolutionary change are called __________.

Briefly summarize the main stages of human evolution beginning 410 million years ago with the evolution of amphibians.

Which of the following characteristics evolved to perform one function and were then co-opted to perform another?

The last surviving hominin species is

An organism's observable traits are referred to as its

How many different nucleotide bases are there in DNA?

During protein synthesis,each amino acid is carried to the ribosome by

Horse breeders have created faster horses through programs of

European ethologists focused on the study of

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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