Question 1

What was the result of the Scopes Monkey Trial?

Accepted Answer

A) Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution and lost his job. 
B) The state of Tennessee was forced to allow the teaching of evolution. 
C) Evolution was disproved. 
D) Scopes was found innocent. 
A) Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution and lost his job. 
B) The state of Tennessee was forced to allow the teaching of evolution. 
C) Evolution was disproved. 
D) Scopes was found innocent.

Question 2

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 3

Describe Lamarckianism.What was Lysenkoism?

Accepted Answer

Lamarckianism is a theory of evolution n

Question 4

__________ 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 5

Science is a

Accepted Answer

A) result,process 
B) process,method 
C) process,result 
D) observation,hypothesis 
A) result,process 
B) process,method 
C) process,result 
D) observation,hypothesis

Question 6

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 7

Wallace's ideas differ from Darwin's in that Wallace __________.

Accepted Answer

A) rejected artificial selection as analogous to natural selection 
B) insisted on the fixity of species 
C) supported Lamarckian ideas 
D) rejected evolution 
A) rejected artificial selection as analogous to natural selection 
B) insisted on the fixity of species 
C) supported Lamarckian ideas 
D) rejected evolution

Question 8

Explain the religious right's response to Darwin's ideas.Why does the author not consider "Creation Science" and "Intelligent Design" scientific?

Accepted Answer

The religious right's response to Darwin

Question 9

In what ways did Wallace differ from Darwin?

Accepted Answer

A) Wallace was from a working class family 
B) Wallace collected specimens for wealthy patrons rather than for himself 
C) Wallace left school at an early age 
D) all of these 
A) Wallace was from a working class family 
B) Wallace collected specimens for wealthy patrons rather than for himself 
C) Wallace left school at an early age 
D) all of these

Question 10

When discussing natural selection,the term "fitness" is best thought of as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a reference to physical fitness 
B) reproductive success 
C) strength 
D) none of these 
A) a reference to physical fitness 
B) reproductive success 
C) strength 
D) none of these

Question 11

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 12

Natural selection can be summarized by which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) All species are fixed. 
B) Organisms transform and pass these transformations on to their offspring. 
C) A divine creator creates all species according to an unknowable plan. 
D) Within a population,some variations are favored by environmental conditions and others are not. 
A) All species are fixed. 
B) Organisms transform and pass these transformations on to their offspring. 
C) A divine creator creates all species according to an unknowable plan. 
D) Within a population,some variations are favored by environmental conditions and others are not.

Question 13

"Intelligent Design" creationists such as Michael Behe use examples of __________ to support their views on creation.

Accepted Answer

A) flood geology 
B) gaps in the fossil record 
C) evidence for irreducible complexity 
D) Lamarckian ideas 
A) flood geology 
B) gaps in the fossil record 
C) evidence for irreducible complexity 
D) Lamarckian ideas

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe the preconditions that must be met for natural selection to work.

Accepted Answer

Natural selection can only work under ce

What was the result of the Scopes Monkey Trial?

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

Describe Lamarckianism.What was Lysenkoism?

__________ is the science of classifying and naming living things.

Science is a

Darwin's ideas fell into place while contemplating __________.

Wallace's ideas differ from Darwin's in that Wallace __________.

Explain the religious right's response to Darwin's ideas.Why does the author not consider "Creation Science" and "Intelligent Design" scientific?

In what ways did Wallace differ from Darwin?

When discussing natural selection,the term "fitness" is best thought of as __________.

Comte de Buffon __________.

Natural selection can be summarized by which statement?

"Intelligent Design" creationists such as Michael Behe use examples of __________ to support their views on creation.

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

Describe the preconditions that must be met for natural selection to work.

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

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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Exam 2: Origins of Evolutionary Thought

What was the result of the Scopes Monkey Trial?

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

Describe Lamarckianism.What was Lysenkoism?

__________ is the science of classifying and naming living things.

Science is a

Darwin's ideas fell into place while contemplating __________.

Wallace's ideas differ from Darwin's in that Wallace __________.

Explain the religious right's response to Darwin's ideas.Why does the author not consider "Creation Science" and "Intelligent Design" scientific?

In what ways did Wallace differ from Darwin?

When discussing natural selection,the term "fitness" is best thought of as __________.

Comte de Buffon __________.

Natural selection can be summarized by which statement?

"Intelligent Design" creationists such as Michael Behe use examples of __________ to support their views on creation.

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

Describe the preconditions that must be met for natural selection to work.

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

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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