Question 1

The genetic blueprints are contained in the cell nucleus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A person's genotype is his/her visible traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which early thinkers believed that life changed by adapting to different environments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian thinkers 
B)  Greek and Roman thinkers 
C)  followers of Biblical writings 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Christian thinkers 
B)  Greek and Roman thinkers 
C)  followers of Biblical writings 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above B

Question 4

The fossil remains of the Neanderthals have been found:

Accepted Answer

A)  only in western Europe 
B)  in North Africa 
C)  in the Fertile Crescent 
D)  on all continents except Oceania and the Americas 
A)  only in western Europe 
B)  in North Africa 
C)  in the Fertile Crescent 
D)  on all continents except Oceania and the Americas

Question 5

Humans, monkeys, and apes are all:

Accepted Answer

A)  mammals 
B)  primates 
C)  arthropods 
D)  BOTH mammals and primates 
A)  mammals 
B)  primates 
C)  arthropods 
D)  BOTH mammals and primates

Question 6

The science that studies heredity is evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Molecular biologists:

Accepted Answer

A)  have found that we differ substantially from the apes in genetic makeup 
B)  have shown that we are very close to chimps in genetic makeup 
C)  state that humans are really kinds of monkeys 
D)  have made little progress in determining our relationship to apes 
A)  have found that we differ substantially from the apes in genetic makeup 
B)  have shown that we are very close to chimps in genetic makeup 
C)  state that humans are really kinds of monkeys 
D)  have made little progress in determining our relationship to apes

Question 8

All living human groups are classified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiens 
B)  Homo sapiens sapiens 
C)  Homo incipiens 
D)  Homo erectus 
A)  Homo sapiens 
B)  Homo sapiens sapiens 
C)  Homo incipiens 
D)  Homo erectus

Question 9

All the visible or apparent traits of an individual constitute that individual's:

Accepted Answer

A)  phenotype 
B)  genotype 
C)  chromosome 
D)  nucleus 
A)  phenotype 
B)  genotype 
C)  chromosome 
D)  nucleus

Question 10

The first major primate adaptation was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  mountains 
B)  trees 
C)  water 
D)  deserts 
A)  mountains 
B)  trees 
C)  water 
D)  deserts

Question 11

Monkeys, apes, and humans all belong to the same order of:

Accepted Answer

A)  prosimians 
B)  hominids 
C)  pithecines 
D)  primates 
A)  prosimians 
B)  hominids 
C)  pithecines 
D)  primates

Question 12

Genetic drift causes changes in the gene pool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

here are a definite number of races in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ramapithecus refers to fossil remains of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ground dwelling hominoids 
B)  tree dwelling hominoids 
C)  ground dwelling hominids 
D)  tree dwelling hominids 
A)  ground dwelling hominoids 
B)  tree dwelling hominoids 
C)  ground dwelling hominids 
D)  tree dwelling hominids

Question 15

The world's very first farmers are thought to have inhabited:

Accepted Answer

A)  a 2,000 mile arc from the Persian Gulf to what are today Israel and Jordan 
B)  the central plains of North America 
C)  Central America, south of the Yucatan peninsula 
D)  Central Asia, from the Altai Mountains to the Tibetan Plateau 
A)  a 2,000 mile arc from the Persian Gulf to what are today Israel and Jordan 
B)  the central plains of North America 
C)  Central America, south of the Yucatan peninsula 
D)  Central Asia, from the Altai Mountains to the Tibetan Plateau

Question 16

Homo sapiens sapiens stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  order, suborder, and family 
B)  genus, family, and species 
C)  genus, species, and variety 
D)  subclass, suborder, and species 
A)  order, suborder, and family 
B)  genus, family, and species 
C)  genus, species, and variety 
D)  subclass, suborder, and species

Question 17

Gene flow is the movement of genes from one breeding population to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Studies of human fossils and molecular evidence:

Accepted Answer

A)  agree that hominids appeared 14 million years ago 
B)  differ in that fossil studies show humans to be only 4 million years old 
C)  show that hominids appeared between 7 and 5 million years ago 
D)  prove that humans were created only six thousand years ago 
A)  agree that hominids appeared 14 million years ago 
B)  differ in that fossil studies show humans to be only 4 million years old 
C)  show that hominids appeared between 7 and 5 million years ago 
D)  prove that humans were created only six thousand years ago

Question 19

Prosimians developed grasping hands with which they hung onto branches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The hominid that lived in France 35,000 years ago and painted cave walls was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis 
B)  Homo erectus 
C)  Cro-Magnon 
D)  Piltdown Man 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Homo habilis 
B)  Homo erectus 
C)  Cro-Magnon 
D)  Piltdown Man 
E)  all of the above

The genetic blueprints are contained in the cell nucleus.

A person's genotype is his/her visible traits.

Which early thinkers believed that life changed by adapting to different environments?

The fossil remains of the Neanderthals have been found:

Humans, monkeys, and apes are all:

The science that studies heredity is evolution.

Molecular biologists:

All living human groups are classified as:

All the visible or apparent traits of an individual constitute that individual's:

The first major primate adaptation was to:

Monkeys, apes, and humans all belong to the same order of:

Genetic drift causes changes in the gene pool.

here are a definite number of races in the world.

Ramapithecus refers to fossil remains of:

The world's very first farmers are thought to have inhabited:

Homo sapiens sapiens stands for:

Gene flow is the movement of genes from one breeding population to another.

Studies of human fossils and molecular evidence:

Prosimians developed grasping hands with which they hung onto branches.

The hominid that lived in France 35,000 years ago and painted cave walls was:

Through the Lens of Science

Culture Product and Guide to Life in Society

Group Interaction From Two to Millions

Becoming a Person the Birth of Personality

Deviance and Criminality the Need for Social Control

The Great Divide Ranking and Stratification

Minority Status Race and Ethnicity

Minority Status Age, Gender, and Sexuality

From the Plow to the Computer Change, Collective Behavior, and Social Movements

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Pivotal Institutions Marriage and the Family

Pivotal Institutions Religion

Education

Government: the Institution and the Ideologies That Underlie It

The Government of the United States of America

Democracy in Action We, the People

The Economy Concepts and History

Principles of Economic Behavior Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Nation Among Nations

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Exam 2: In the Beginning

The genetic blueprints are contained in the cell nucleus.

A person's genotype is his/her visible traits.

Which early thinkers believed that life changed by adapting to different environments?

The fossil remains of the Neanderthals have been found:

Humans, monkeys, and apes are all:

The science that studies heredity is evolution.

Molecular biologists:

All living human groups are classified as:

All the visible or apparent traits of an individual constitute that individual's:

The first major primate adaptation was to:

Monkeys, apes, and humans all belong to the same order of:

Genetic drift causes changes in the gene pool.

here are a definite number of races in the world.

Ramapithecus refers to fossil remains of:

The world's very first farmers are thought to have inhabited:

Homo sapiens sapiens stands for:

Gene flow is the movement of genes from one breeding population to another.

Studies of human fossils and molecular evidence:

Prosimians developed grasping hands with which they hung onto branches.

The hominid that lived in France 35,000 years ago and painted cave walls was:

Through the Lens of Science

Culture Product and Guide to Life in Society

Group Interaction From Two to Millions

Becoming a Person the Birth of Personality

Deviance and Criminality the Need for Social Control

The Great Divide Ranking and Stratification

Minority Status Race and Ethnicity

Minority Status Age, Gender, and Sexuality

From the Plow to the Computer Change, Collective Behavior, and Social Movements

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Pivotal Institutions Marriage and the Family

Pivotal Institutions Religion

Education

Government: the Institution and the Ideologies That Underlie It

The Government of the United States of America

Democracy in Action We, the People

The Economy Concepts and History

Principles of Economic Behavior Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Nation Among Nations

Filters