Question 1

The Bible is not considered scientific evidence because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  its contents are not testable 
B)  it is so old 
C)  no one takes it literally 
D)  all of these 
A)  its contents are not testable 
B)  it is so old 
C)  no one takes it literally 
D)  all of these

Question 2

All scientists immediately accepted Darwin's revolutionary ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Comte de Buffon __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  invented binomial nomenclature 
B)  accepted the notion of biological change 
C)  offered several theories about the mechanisms of biological change 
D)  all of these 
A)  invented binomial nomenclature 
B)  accepted the notion of biological change 
C)  offered several theories about the mechanisms of biological change 
D)  all of these

Question 4

Who is responsible for the discovery of differing bill shapes among Darwin's finches?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin himself 
B)  John Gould 
C)  Lamarck 
D)  Wallace 
A)  Darwin himself 
B)  John Gould 
C)  Lamarck 
D)  Wallace

Question 5

The use of the two-level genus-species labels is known as "binomial nomenclature."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were mostly interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution 
B)  polygenism 
C)  classification 
D)  chemistry 
A)  evolution 
B)  polygenism 
C)  classification 
D)  chemistry

Question 7

Darwin's ideas fell into place while contemplating __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  horses from Patagonia 
B)  eagles from the Andes 
C)  finches from the Galapagos Islands 
D)  giant tortoises from the African coast 
A)  horses from Patagonia 
B)  eagles from the Andes 
C)  finches from the Galapagos Islands 
D)  giant tortoises from the African coast

Question 8

Describe the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. What are some reasons people have trouble accepting evolution by natural selection?

Accepted Answer

The Scopes Monkey Trial, also known as t

Question 9

Lamarck's ideas are generally accepted by biologists today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following naturalists is associated with the idea of catastrophism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lamarck 
B)  Cuvier 
C)  de Buffon 
D)  Lyell 
A)  Lamarck 
B)  Cuvier 
C)  de Buffon 
D)  Lyell

Question 11

The first naturalist to employ the terms genus and species was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Ray 
B)  Carolus Linnaeus 
C)  Charles Darwin 
D)  Edward Tyson 
A)  John Ray 
B)  Carolus Linnaeus 
C)  Charles Darwin 
D)  Edward Tyson

Question 12

Pope John Paul II has stated that evolution is false and only a literal translation of the Genesis story is acceptable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Darwin's role aboard the HMS Beagle was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cook 
B)  captain 
C)  steward 
D)  naturalist 
A)  cook 
B)  captain 
C)  steward 
D)  naturalist

Question 14

To say that a hypothesis is falsifiable is to say that it is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

__________ was probably the first true scientist in the modern sense,

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin 
B)  Galen 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Da Vinci 
A)  Darwin 
B)  Galen 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Da Vinci

Question 16

Science is a perfect process, because data are always interpreted the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Scientific hypotheses are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  derived from a non-empirical process. 
B)  rarely tested. 
C)  always assumed to be true. 
D)  falsifiable. 
A)  derived from a non-empirical process. 
B)  rarely tested. 
C)  always assumed to be true. 
D)  falsifiable.

Question 18

Which of the following statements best defines the idea of uniformitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  All species are fixed and unchanging. 
B)  The world is periodically destroyed by divine catastrophes. 
C)  The geologic processes that drive the world today have always done so. 
D)  Creatures transform and their offspring inherit those transformations. 
A)  All species are fixed and unchanging. 
B)  The world is periodically destroyed by divine catastrophes. 
C)  The geologic processes that drive the world today have always done so. 
D)  Creatures transform and their offspring inherit those transformations.

Question 19

__________ is the science of classifying and naming living things.

Accepted Answer

A)  Monogenesis 
B)  Evolution 
C)  Taxonomy 
D)  Natural selection 
A)  Monogenesis 
B)  Evolution 
C)  Taxonomy 
D)  Natural selection

Question 20

Whereas evolution happens at the level of the , natural selection occurs at the level of .

Accepted Answer

A)  population, individual organism 
B)  mutation, population 
C)  individual organism, population 
D)  mutation, DNA 
A)  population, individual organism 
B)  mutation, population 
C)  individual organism, population 
D)  mutation, DNA

The Bible is not considered scientific evidence because __________.

All scientists immediately accepted Darwin's revolutionary ideas.

Comte de Buffon __________.

Who is responsible for the discovery of differing bill shapes among Darwin's finches?

The use of the two-level genus-species labels is known as "binomial nomenclature."

Scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were mostly interested in __________.

Darwin's ideas fell into place while contemplating __________.

Describe the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. What are some reasons people have trouble accepting evolution by natural selection?

Lamarck's ideas are generally accepted by biologists today.

Which of the following naturalists is associated with the idea of catastrophism?

The first naturalist to employ the terms genus and species was __________.

Pope John Paul II has stated that evolution is false and only a literal translation of the Genesis story is acceptable.

Darwin's role aboard the HMS Beagle was __________.

To say that a hypothesis is falsifiable is to say that it is __________.

__________ was probably the first true scientist in the modern sense,

Science is a perfect process, because data are always interpreted the same way.

Scientific hypotheses are __________.

Which of the following statements best defines the idea of uniformitarianism?

__________ is the science of classifying and naming living things.

Whereas evolution happens at the level of the , natural selection occurs at the level of .

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

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Exam 19: Origins of Evolutionary Thought

The Bible is not considered scientific evidence because __________.

All scientists immediately accepted Darwin's revolutionary ideas.

Comte de Buffon __________.

Who is responsible for the discovery of differing bill shapes among Darwin's finches?

The use of the two-level genus-species labels is known as "binomial nomenclature."

Scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were mostly interested in __________.

Darwin's ideas fell into place while contemplating __________.

Describe the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. What are some reasons people have trouble accepting evolution by natural selection?

Lamarck's ideas are generally accepted by biologists today.

Which of the following naturalists is associated with the idea of catastrophism?

The first naturalist to employ the terms genus and species was __________.

Pope John Paul II has stated that evolution is false and only a literal translation of the Genesis story is acceptable.

Darwin's role aboard the HMS Beagle was __________.

To say that a hypothesis is falsifiable is to say that it is __________.

__________ was probably the first true scientist in the modern sense,

Science is a perfect process, because data are always interpreted the same way.

Scientific hypotheses are __________.

Which of the following statements best defines the idea of uniformitarianism?

__________ is the science of classifying and naming living things.

Whereas evolution happens at the level of the , natural selection occurs at the level of .

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Filters