Question 1

What structures are necessary for the replication process to occur in a cell?

Accepted Answer

A) enzymatic proteins 
B) carbohydrates 
C) lipids 
D) starches 
E) viruses 
A) enzymatic proteins 
B) carbohydrates 
C) lipids 
D) starches 
E) viruses

Question 2

List and describe the anatomical features that occurred during primate evolution.

Accepted Answer

Mobile forelimbs and hindlimbs:primates

Question 3

Which primate is found within the anthropoid group with humans?

Accepted Answer

A) monkeys 
B) lemurs 
C) tarsiers 
D) lorises 
E) elephants 
A) monkeys 
B) lemurs 
C) tarsiers 
D) lorises 
E) elephants

Question 4

Which term is used to include only the gorillas,chimpanzees,humans and their closest extinct relatives?

Accepted Answer

A) anthropoid 
B) hominid 
C) hominine 
D) hominin 
E) homo 
A) anthropoid 
B) hominid 
C) hominine 
D) hominin 
E) homo

Question 5

There are two important aspects to biological evolution: descent from a common ancestor and the fossil record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Human characteristics did not evolve all at one time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Miller's experiment showed that life could arise via chemical evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The early Earth's atmosphere was not the same as it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the replacement model for the evolution of Homo sapiens,modern humans evolved in Africa,Asia,and Europe simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What type of rock preserves fossils well?

Accepted Answer

A) sedimentary rock 
B) igneous rock 
C) metamorphic rock 
D) gravel 
E) granite 
A) sedimentary rock 
B) igneous rock 
C) metamorphic rock 
D) gravel 
E) granite

Question 11

According to the out-of-Africa hypothesis,when did Homo sapiens migrate to Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) 1000 years before present 
B) 10,000 years before present 
C) 100,000 years before present 
D) 1 million years before present 
E) 5 million years before present 
A) 1000 years before present 
B) 10,000 years before present 
C) 100,000 years before present 
D) 1 million years before present 
E) 5 million years before present

Question 12

Which of the following is not an important anatomical features for determining if a fossil is a hominin?

Accepted Answer

A) absence of sharp canines 
B) bipedal posture 
C) flat face 
D) brain size 
E) absence of a chin 
A) absence of sharp canines 
B) bipedal posture 
C) flat face 
D) brain size 
E) absence of a chin

Question 13

What is someone who searches for and researches fossils called?

Accepted Answer

A) entomologist 
B) physicist 
C) paleontologist 
D) geologist 
E) ecologist 
A) entomologist 
B) physicist 
C) paleontologist 
D) geologist 
E) ecologist

Question 14

What happens in chimps and humans when the snout is shortened considerably?

Accepted Answer

A) The sense of smell is dramatically reduced. 
B) The eyes move to the front and allow for stereoscopic vision. 
C) This allows for the development of a chin. 
D) Canine teeth are lost. 
E) Vocalization becomes possiblE. 
A) The sense of smell is dramatically reduced. 
B) The eyes move to the front and allow for stereoscopic vision. 
C) This allows for the development of a chin. 
D) Canine teeth are lost. 
E) Vocalization becomes possiblE.

Question 15

Which anatomical feature is found in humans that is absent in chimpanzees?

Accepted Answer

A) arched foot 
B) pelvis is long and narrow 
C) femurs angle out at the knees 
D) there is a slight curve in the spine 
E) the knee supports very little weight 
A) arched foot 
B) pelvis is long and narrow 
C) femurs angle out at the knees 
D) there is a slight curve in the spine 
E) the knee supports very little weight

Question 16

Which piece of evidence would strongly support the RNA-first hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) finding a protocell that could carry on metabolism as well as reproduce 
B) discovering a way to make RNA more stable than DNA 
C) finding a mechanism whereby proteins could assemble DNA out of free nucleotides 
D) being able to build microspheres that contain only protein and RNA 
E) finding a living organism that uses RNA as its genetic material 
A) finding a protocell that could carry on metabolism as well as reproduce 
B) discovering a way to make RNA more stable than DNA 
C) finding a mechanism whereby proteins could assemble DNA out of free nucleotides 
D) being able to build microspheres that contain only protein and RNA 
E) finding a living organism that uses RNA as its genetic material

Question 17

According to Bergmann's rule,

Accepted Answer

A) hominins such as Cro-Magnons were capable of symbolic thinking because they buried their dead with flowers. 
B) plants and animals that live at the same time evolve together. 
C) animals in colder regions have bulkier body builds. 
D) variation exists because of genetic inheritance. 
E) the longer two populations have been separated,the more genetically disparate they will bE. 
A) hominins such as Cro-Magnons were capable of symbolic thinking because they buried their dead with flowers. 
B) plants and animals that live at the same time evolve together. 
C) animals in colder regions have bulkier body builds. 
D) variation exists because of genetic inheritance. 
E) the longer two populations have been separated,the more genetically disparate they will bE.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a similarity between humans and apes?

Accepted Answer

A) three different types of cone cells 
B) opposable big toe 
C) powerful and precise grip 
D) smaller portion of the brain devoted to smell 
E) reduced reproductive rate 
A) three different types of cone cells 
B) opposable big toe 
C) powerful and precise grip 
D) smaller portion of the brain devoted to smell 
E) reduced reproductive rate

Question 19

Both the RNA-first and the protein-first hypotheses must propose a manner for DNA to become the genetic material as it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Human Evolution

What structures are necessary for the replication process to occur in a cell?

List and describe the anatomical features that occurred during primate evolution.

Which primate is found within the anthropoid group with humans?

Which term is used to include only the gorillas,chimpanzees,humans and their closest extinct relatives?

There are two important aspects to biological evolution: descent from a common ancestor and the fossil record.

Human characteristics did not evolve all at one time.

Miller's experiment showed that life could arise via chemical evolution.

The early Earth's atmosphere was not the same as it is today.

According to the replacement model for the evolution of Homo sapiens,modern humans evolved in Africa,Asia,and Europe simultaneously.

What type of rock preserves fossils well?

According to the out-of-Africa hypothesis,when did Homo sapiens migrate to Europe and Asia?

Which of the following is not an important anatomical features for determining if a fossil is a hominin?

What is someone who searches for and researches fossils called?

What happens in chimps and humans when the snout is shortened considerably?

Which anatomical feature is found in humans that is absent in chimpanzees?

Which piece of evidence would strongly support the RNA-first hypothesis?

According to Bergmann's rule,

Which of the following is not a similarity between humans and apes?

Both the RNA-first and the protein-first hypotheses must propose a manner for DNA to become the genetic material as it is today.

There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

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