Question 1

What is adaptation, and what is its role in natural selection?​

Accepted Answer

Adaptation is a series of beneficial adjustments to the environment that can change the organism over time.​

Question 2

Which of the following best describes polygenetic inheritance?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​An individual receives multiple alleles from more than two parents. 
B) ​Characteristics resulting from polygenetic inheritance exhibit a wide variation in genotypic expression. 
C) ​Characteristics resulting from polygenetic inheritance exhibit a wide variation in phenotypic expression. 
D) ​Characteristics most commonly result in mutation. 
A) ​An individual receives multiple alleles from more than two parents. 
B) ​Characteristics resulting from polygenetic inheritance exhibit a wide variation in genotypic expression. 
C) ​Characteristics resulting from polygenetic inheritance exhibit a wide variation in phenotypic expression. 
D) ​Characteristics most commonly result in mutation. C

Question 3

Speciation always occurs quite rapidly.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Invoking natural events, such as the great flood in the Book of Genesis, to account for species disappearance is an example of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​exploitation 
B) ​system of nature 
C) ​Great Chain of Being 
D) ​catastrophism 
A) ​exploitation 
B) ​system of nature 
C) ​Great Chain of Being 
D) ​catastrophism

Question 5

What are founder effects, and what can result from this?​

Accepted Answer

Founder effects are a type of genetic dr

Question 6

Mendel discovered that inheritance was particulate, not:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​blended 
B) ​separated 
C) ​molded 
D) ​selected 
A) ​blended 
B) ​separated 
C) ​molded 
D) ​selected

Question 7

If two populations of primates were separated for a substantially long period of time by geographical changes, causing them, over time, to begin developing characteristics that distinguished them from each other, it could result in:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​allelic homogeneity. 
B) ​allelic homogeneity 
C) ​anagenesis 
D) ​cladogenesis 
A) ​allelic homogeneity. 
B) ​allelic homogeneity 
C) ​anagenesis 
D) ​cladogenesis

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the four base pairs?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​glucosamine 
B) ​cytosine 
C) ​adenine 
D) ​thymine 
A) ​glucosamine 
B) ​cytosine 
C) ​adenine 
D) ​thymine

Question 9

Interbreeding allows for:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​gene flow 
B) ​genetic drift 
C) ​genetic cloning 
D) ​genetic testing 
A) ​gene flow 
B) ​genetic drift 
C) ​genetic cloning 
D) ​genetic testing

Question 10

The principle that variants of genes for a particular trait retain their separate identities through the generations is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​natural selection 
B) ​law of segregation 
C) ​law of heredity 
D) ​law of independent assortment 
A) ​natural selection 
B) ​law of segregation 
C) ​law of heredity 
D) ​law of independent assortment

Question 11

What was scientific about Gregor Mendel's approach to gardening?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​He was a scientist and worked to create commercial plants. 
B) ​He took systematic notes and was able to identify patterns of heredity. 
C) ​He bred garden plants to obtain higher yields. 
D) ​He worked to breed garden plants to obtain better varieties. 
A) ​He was a scientist and worked to create commercial plants. 
B) ​He took systematic notes and was able to identify patterns of heredity. 
C) ​He bred garden plants to obtain higher yields. 
D) ​He worked to breed garden plants to obtain better varieties.

Question 12

The process of conversion of instructions from DNA to RNA is called __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of conversion of instructions from...

Question 13

Genetic drift and gene flow can be easily confused because of the similarities in their names. What is the difference between genetic drift and gene flow?​

Accepted Answer

Genetic drift refers to chance fluctuati

Question 14

Discuss protein synthesis and the various ways that biological variation can (and does) occur within the individual organism during this process.​

Accepted Answer

Protein synthesis is the process by whic

Question 15

Ultimately all natural selection is biologically measured in terms of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​reproductive success 
B) ​environmental adaptation 
C) ​macroevolution 
D) ​random genetic frequency 
A) ​reproductive success 
B) ​environmental adaptation 
C) ​macroevolution 
D) ​random genetic frequency

Question 16

Mendel published his findings in a respectable scientific journal, but no one understood their significance until after his death.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the "Biocultural Connection," why did the U.S. government support using DNA tests at the Dadaab refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​to test individuals for basic health and determine carriers of disease 
B) ​to test asylum seekers to determine whether they were related to a U.S.citizen 
C) ​to test families to see if they were legitimate refugees in the U.S.facility there 
D) ​to test whether any of those seeking asylum has originated in the United States 
A) ​to test individuals for basic health and determine carriers of disease 
B) ​to test asylum seekers to determine whether they were related to a U.S.citizen 
C) ​to test families to see if they were legitimate refugees in the U.S.facility there 
D) ​to test whether any of those seeking asylum has originated in the United States

Question 18

Why is the genetic comparison between humans and chimpanzees sometimes misleading?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​It ignores qualitative differences between genomes. 
B) ​It ignores quantitative differences between genomes. 
C) ​It ignores individual differentiation within genomes. 
D) ​It attempts to explain all diversity through a simple comparison. 
A) ​It ignores qualitative differences between genomes. 
B) ​It ignores quantitative differences between genomes. 
C) ​It ignores individual differentiation within genomes. 
D) ​It attempts to explain all diversity through a simple comparison.

Question 19

What distinguishes a creation story from the theory of evolution?​

Accepted Answer

Evolution explains t

Question 20

The continuous gradation over space in the form or frequency of a genetic trait is known as a:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​stabilizing selection 
B) ​codon 
C) ​cline 
D) ​transcription 
A) ​stabilizing selection 
B) ​codon 
C) ​cline 
D) ​transcription

What is adaptation, and what is its role in natural selection?

Which of the following best describes polygenetic inheritance?

Speciation always occurs quite rapidly.

Invoking natural events, such as the great flood in the Book of Genesis, to account for species disappearance is an example of:

What are founder effects, and what can result from this?

Mendel discovered that inheritance was particulate, not:

If two populations of primates were separated for a substantially long period of time by geographical changes, causing them, over time, to begin developing characteristics that distinguished them from each other, it could result in:

Which of the following is not one of the four base pairs?

Interbreeding allows for:

The principle that variants of genes for a particular trait retain their separate identities through the generations is called:

What was scientific about Gregor Mendel's approach to gardening?

The process of conversion of instructions from DNA to RNA is called __________.

Genetic drift and gene flow can be easily confused because of the similarities in their names. What is the difference between genetic drift and gene flow?

Discuss protein synthesis and the various ways that biological variation can (and does) occur within the individual organism during this process.

Ultimately all natural selection is biologically measured in terms of:

Mendel published his findings in a respectable scientific journal, but no one understood their significance until after his death.

In the "Biocultural Connection," why did the U.S. government support using DNA tests at the Dadaab refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya?

Why is the genetic comparison between humans and chimpanzees sometimes misleading?

What distinguishes a creation story from the theory of evolution?

The continuous gradation over space in the form or frequency of a genetic trait is known as a:

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