Question 1

The famous skeleton named Lucy belong to which species? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Australopithecus afarensis 
D) Homo floreiensis 
E) Neanderthals 
A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Australopithecus afarensis 
D) Homo floreiensis 
E) Neanderthals

Question 2

The physical movement of alleles between populations is known as ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) natural selection 
B) genetic drift 
C) gene flow 
D) inheritance 
E) mutations 
A) natural selection 
B) genetic drift 
C) gene flow 
D) inheritance 
E) mutations

Question 3

Changes in what are the basis for microevolution? ​

Accepted Answer

A) genes 
B) behavior 
C) physiology 
D) mitosis ​ 
E) phenotypes 
A) genes 
B) behavior 
C) physiology 
D) mitosis ​ 
E) phenotypes

Question 4

The study of the world-wide distribution of plants and animals is ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) fossilization 
B) fossilization dating 
C) biogeography 
D) plate tectonics 
E) radiometric dating 
A) fossilization 
B) fossilization dating 
C) biogeography 
D) plate tectonics 
E) radiometric dating

Question 5

The first living cells emerged approximately how many years ago? ​

Accepted Answer

A) 100 million 
B) 500 million 
C) 1 billion 
D) 2 billion 
E) 4 billion 
A) 100 million 
B) 500 million 
C) 1 billion 
D) 2 billion 
E) 4 billion

Question 6

The most recent level of evolution in primates is considered to be in ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) brain expansion 
B) behavior and culture 
C) dentition 
D) hand grip 
E) daytime vision 
A) brain expansion 
B) behavior and culture 
C) dentition 
D) hand grip 
E) daytime vision

Question 7

What is NOT a viable explanation for mass extinction? ​

Accepted Answer

A) collisions between Earth and other bodies in the solar system 
B) continental movements 
C) adaptive radiation of new predator species in many lineages 
D) alterations in sea level 
E) habitat destruction 
A) collisions between Earth and other bodies in the solar system 
B) continental movements 
C) adaptive radiation of new predator species in many lineages 
D) alterations in sea level 
E) habitat destruction

Question 8

What is the LEAST useful indicator of an evolutionary relationship? ​

Accepted Answer

A) base sequence in DNA 
B) amino acid sequence in a protein 
C) similar ecological requirements 
D) similar embryonic development 
E) similar polypeptides 
A) base sequence in DNA 
B) amino acid sequence in a protein 
C) similar ecological requirements 
D) similar embryonic development 
E) similar polypeptides

Question 9

The term sapiens in Homo sapiens represents the ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) class 
B) order 
C) family 
D) genus 
E) species 
A) class 
B) order 
C) family 
D) genus 
E) species

Question 10

One part of Darwin's theory is that individuals with certain traits have an increased competitive edge. The source of these traits in individuals is due to ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation to the stress 
B) development over a lifetime 
C) inheritance from birth 
D) mutation after birth 
E) allele changes after birth 
A) adaptation to the stress 
B) development over a lifetime 
C) inheritance from birth 
D) mutation after birth 
E) allele changes after birth

Question 11

Complete reproductive isolation is evidence that what has occurred? ​

Accepted Answer

A) extinction 
B) speciation 
C) polyploidy 
D) hybridization 
E) gene flow 
A) extinction 
B) speciation 
C) polyploidy 
D) hybridization 
E) gene flow

Question 12

The human coccyx bone and muscles that move the human ear are ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) homologous structures 
B) comparative structures 
C) analogous structures ​ 
D) repetitive structures 
E) vestigial structures 
A) homologous structures 
B) comparative structures 
C) analogous structures ​ 
D) repetitive structures 
E) vestigial structures

Question 13

When new species move into a wide range of habitats during microevolution, it is known as ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive radiation 
B) natural selection 
C) genetic drift 
D) mass extinction 
E) minor extinction 
A) adaptive radiation 
B) natural selection 
C) genetic drift 
D) mass extinction 
E) minor extinction

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: group of individual of the same species in a given area 
chance change in a gene pool 
physical movement of genes into or out of a gene pool 
the total number of genes in a population 
genetic changes that may give rise to new species 
large scale patterns and trends among groups of organisms 
process where individuals of a species are more or less likely to reproduce 
accumulation of adaptive traits

Accepted Answer

The Answer of gene flow  and macroevolution and genetic is...

Question 15

Darwin spent five years doing research while sailing on the ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) H.M S.Pinafore 
B) H.M S.Beagle 
C) H.M S.Constitution 
D) H.M S.Independence 
E) H.M S.Weatherford 
A) H.M S.Pinafore 
B) H.M S.Beagle 
C) H.M S.Constitution 
D) H.M S.Independence 
E) H.M S.Weatherford

Question 16

What characteristic was the key change in the origin of human and human-like species? ​

Accepted Answer

A) changes in vision 
B) changes in teeth and jaws 
C) bipedalism 
D) changes in brain size and development 
E) behavioral changes 
A) changes in vision 
B) changes in teeth and jaws 
C) bipedalism 
D) changes in brain size and development 
E) behavioral changes

Question 17

What characteristic suggested that the diet of early primates changed from eating insects, fruits and leaves to a mixed diet? ​

Accepted Answer

A) changes in vision 
B) changes in teeth and jaws 
C) Bipedalism 
D) changes in brain size and development 
E) behavioral changes 
A) changes in vision 
B) changes in teeth and jaws 
C) Bipedalism 
D) changes in brain size and development 
E) behavioral changes

Question 18

Comparing the body form of different groups to reconstruct evolutionary history is ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) comparative morphology 
B) comparative physiology 
C) homology 
D) morphological divergence 
E) adaptive radiation 
A) comparative morphology 
B) comparative physiology 
C) homology 
D) morphological divergence 
E) adaptive radiation

Question 19

Which classification represents all of the species that are similar to one another and distinct from others with respect to certain traits? ​

Accepted Answer

A) class 
B) order 
C) family 
D) genus 
E) species 
A) class 
B) order 
C) family 
D) genus 
E) species

Question 20

The term that describes cumulative genetic changes that give rise to new species is ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) microevolution 
B) macroevolution 
C) gene pooling 
D) genetic drift 
E) group divergence 
A) microevolution 
B) macroevolution 
C) gene pooling 
D) genetic drift 
E) group divergence

Exam 23: Principles of Evolution

The famous skeleton named Lucy belong to which species? ​

The physical movement of alleles between populations is known as ____. ​

Changes in what are the basis for microevolution? ​

The study of the world-wide distribution of plants and animals is ____. ​

The first living cells emerged approximately how many years ago? ​

The most recent level of evolution in primates is considered to be in ____. ​

What is NOT a viable explanation for mass extinction? ​

What is the LEAST useful indicator of an evolutionary relationship? ​

The term sapiens in Homo sapiens represents the ____. ​

One part of Darwin's theory is that individuals with certain traits have an increased competitive edge. The source of these traits in individuals is due to ____. ​

Complete reproductive isolation is evidence that what has occurred? ​

The human coccyx bone and muscles that move the human ear are ____. ​

When new species move into a wide range of habitats during microevolution, it is known as ____. ​

Darwin spent five years doing research while sailing on the ____. ​

What characteristic was the key change in the origin of human and human-like species? ​

What characteristic suggested that the diet of early primates changed from eating insects, fruits and leaves to a mixed diet? ​

Comparing the body form of different groups to reconstruct evolutionary history is ____. ​

Which classification represents all of the species that are similar to one another and distinct from others with respect to certain traits? ​

The term that describes cumulative genetic changes that give rise to new species is ____. ​

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The famous skeleton named Lucy belong to which species?

The physical movement of alleles between populations is known as ____.

Changes in what are the basis for microevolution?

The study of the world-wide distribution of plants and animals is ____.

The first living cells emerged approximately how many years ago?

The most recent level of evolution in primates is considered to be in ____.

What is NOT a viable explanation for mass extinction?

What is the LEAST useful indicator of an evolutionary relationship?

The term sapiens in Homo sapiens represents the ____.

One part of Darwin's theory is that individuals with certain traits have an increased competitive edge. The source of these traits in individuals is due to ____.

Complete reproductive isolation is evidence that what has occurred?

The human coccyx bone and muscles that move the human ear are ____.

When new species move into a wide range of habitats during microevolution, it is known as ____.

Darwin spent five years doing research while sailing on the ____.

What characteristic was the key change in the origin of human and human-like species?

What characteristic suggested that the diet of early primates changed from eating insects, fruits and leaves to a mixed diet?

Comparing the body form of different groups to reconstruct evolutionary history is ____.

Which classification represents all of the species that are similar to one another and distinct from others with respect to certain traits?

The term that describes cumulative genetic changes that give rise to new species is ____.