Question 1

The foundation was laid for the establishment of an academic discipline devoted to a scientific understanding of the human condition during the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Middle Ages
B)   late nineteenth century
C)   Renaissance
D)   early twentieth century C

Question 2

Outline Darwin's three observations and two deductions.

Accepted Answer

Darwin's three observations were:
1. The variation in traits among individuals within a population.
2. The heritability of traits, meaning that offspring tend to resemble their parents.
3. The overproduction of offspring, leading to competition for resources.

From these observations, Darwin made two deductions:
1. The struggle for existence: Individuals within a population compete for limited resources, and only those with advantageous traits are likely to survive and reproduce.
2. The process of natural selection: Over time, the advantageous traits become more common in the population as they are passed on to future generations, leading to the gradual evolution of species.

Question 3

Darwin deduced that, despite the potential for exponential population growth, many creatures don't reach adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Charles Darwin was a lackluster student who considered joining the ministry of the Church of England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"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

Question 6

What is uniformitarianism?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Through their "rediscovery" ancient Greek and Roman thinkers, Renaissance scholars developed a strong sense of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   time and cultural variation
B)   the fixity of species
C)   human's superiority in nature
D)   monogenism

Question 8

Explain the artistic, scientific, and social developments in the Renaissance that contributed to our modern understanding of the world.

Accepted Answer

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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

Question 10

A taxonomy is made up of discrete units called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   species
B)   nomenclatures
C)   particles
D)   taxons

Question 11

What is the main difference between natural and artificial selection?

Accepted Answer

A)   there is no difference
B)   natural selection has no foresight
C)   artificial selection doesn't work
D)   natural selection only selects the strongest creatures

Question 12

An organism's fitness can be best measured by observing its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   strength
B)   size
C)   number of offspring
D)   color

Question 13

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

Question 14

Lamarckianism holds that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   creatures transform and their offspring inherit those transformations
B)   all species are fixed
C)   random mutations provide a variation pool from which nature selects
D)   allele pairs correlate due to necessity

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Despite his association with uniformitarianism, Lyell was still an ardent creationist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe the contributions of Linnaeus, de Buffon, and Cuvier. In what ways did their ideas pave the way for the "Darwinian revolution"?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

In order for evolution by natural selection to occur, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the trait in question must be inherited
B)   the trait in question must vary between individuals
C)   there must be environmental pressure
D)   all of these

Question 19

James Hutton is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Lysenkoism
B)   catastrophism
C)   uniformitarianism
D)   adaptive radiation

Question 20

Describe Lamarckianism. What was Lysenkoism?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 19: Origins of Evolutionary Thought

The foundation was laid for the establishment of an academic discipline devoted to a scientific understanding of the human condition during the __________.

Outline Darwin's three observations and two deductions.

Darwin deduced that, despite the potential for exponential population growth, many creatures don't reach adulthood.

Charles Darwin was a lackluster student who considered joining the ministry of the Church of England.

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

What is uniformitarianism?

Through their "rediscovery" ancient Greek and Roman thinkers, Renaissance scholars developed a strong sense of __________.

Explain the artistic, scientific, and social developments in the Renaissance that contributed to our modern understanding of the world.

In what ways did Wallace differ from Darwin?

A taxonomy is made up of discrete units called __________.

What is the main difference between natural and artificial selection?

An organism's fitness can be best measured by observing its __________.

Natural selection can be summarized by which statement?

Lamarckianism holds that __________.

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

Despite his association with uniformitarianism, Lyell was still an ardent creationist.

Describe the contributions of Linnaeus, de Buffon, and Cuvier. In what ways did their ideas pave the way for the "Darwinian revolution"?

In order for evolution by natural selection to occur, __________.

James Hutton is associated with __________.

Describe Lamarckianism. What was Lysenkoism?