Question 1

Proteins act as catalysts for sythesizing DNA but not RNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A chain of amino acids with greater than 100 peptide bonds is referred to as a polypeptide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Chromosomes are built of DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

An allele is one member of a gene pair or gene group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In biological evolution, variability comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  differential reproductive success and total fecundity. 
B)  genetic recombination and mutation. 
C)  gene flow and genetic drift. 
D)  mitosis and meiosis. 
E)  chromosomes and alleles. 
A)  differential reproductive success and total fecundity. 
B)  genetic recombination and mutation. 
C)  gene flow and genetic drift. 
D)  mitosis and meiosis. 
E)  chromosomes and alleles.

Question 6

A ribonucleic acid that is used to copy DNA code for the use in protein synthesis is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ribosome. 
B)  messenger RNA. 
C)  meiosis. 
D)  lysine. 
E)  sugar-phosphate. 
A)  ribosome. 
B)  messenger RNA. 
C)  meiosis. 
D)  lysine. 
E)  sugar-phosphate.

Question 7

The variation in gene frequency from one end of the region to the other is called

Accepted Answer

A)  natural selection. 
B)  gene flow. 
C)  speciation. 
D)  genetic drift. 
E)  a cline. 
A)  natural selection. 
B)  gene flow. 
C)  speciation. 
D)  genetic drift. 
E)  a cline.

Question 8

Another cause of the shuffling of parental genes is crossing-over.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Natural selection operates on

Accepted Answer

A)  the phenotype. 
B)  inherited characteristics. 
C)  the genotype. 
D)  recessive traits. 
E)  neutral mutations. 
A)  the phenotype. 
B)  inherited characteristics. 
C)  the genotype. 
D)  recessive traits. 
E)  neutral mutations.

Question 10

A long, two-stranded molecule shaped like a double helix is the structure of

Accepted Answer

A)  proteins. 
B)  ribonucleic acid (RN
A) . 
C)  uracil and adenine. 
D)  deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A) . 
E)  cytosine and guanine. 
A)  proteins. 
B)  ribonucleic acid (RN
A) . 
C)  uracil and adenine. 
D)  deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A) . 
E)  cytosine and guanine.

Question 11

Just as biologic species are reproductively isolated, human cultures represent closed systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Meiosis produces daughter cells that

Accepted Answer

A)  are identical to parent cells. 
B)  contain half the number of chromosomes appropriate for the species. 
C)  contain the full number of chromosomes appropriate for the species. 
D)  contain double the number of chromosomes appropriate for the species. 
E)  do not contain chromosomes. 
A)  are identical to parent cells. 
B)  contain half the number of chromosomes appropriate for the species. 
C)  contain the full number of chromosomes appropriate for the species. 
D)  contain double the number of chromosomes appropriate for the species. 
E)  do not contain chromosomes.

Question 13

Growth, development and maintenance of body tissues would be impossible without

Accepted Answer

A)  meiosis. 
B)  mitosis. 
C)  dominant genes. 
D)  recessive genes. 
E)  cell nuclei. 
A)  meiosis. 
B)  mitosis. 
C)  dominant genes. 
D)  recessive genes. 
E)  cell nuclei.

Question 14

Meme is the analagous term to the gene, for the transmission of cultural information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Gene flow between populations tends to decrease genetic variation between populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Behaviour is the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  genes, environment and life history. 
B)  genes and environment. 
C)  environment, life history an hybridization. 
D)  genes, sociobiology, and environment. 
E)  genetics. 
A)  genes, environment and life history. 
B)  genes and environment. 
C)  environment, life history an hybridization. 
D)  genes, sociobiology, and environment. 
E)  genetics.

Question 17

Hybridization is the creation of

Accepted Answer

A)  a new mutation. 
B)  a clone. 
C)  viable offspring from two different species. 
D)  direction selection within several species. 
E)  an evolutionary dead-end. 
A)  a new mutation. 
B)  a clone. 
C)  viable offspring from two different species. 
D)  direction selection within several species. 
E)  an evolutionary dead-end.

Question 18

A "meme" is a unit of

Accepted Answer

A)  time. 
B)  biological evolution. 
C)  cultural evolution. 
D)  gene flow. 
E)  the "genetic clock" 
A)  time. 
B)  biological evolution. 
C)  cultural evolution. 
D)  gene flow. 
E)  the "genetic clock"

Question 19

How does the idea of punctuated equilibrium contrast with the traditional view on the pace of speciation?

Accepted Answer

The idea of punctuated equilibrium contr

Question 20

HeLa cells are

Accepted Answer

A)  bacterial cells. 
B)  gametes. 
C)  plant cells. 
D)  cancer cells. 
E)  neural cells. 
A)  bacterial cells. 
B)  gametes. 
C)  plant cells. 
D)  cancer cells. 
E)  neural cells.

Proteins act as catalysts for sythesizing DNA but not RNA.

A chain of amino acids with greater than 100 peptide bonds is referred to as a polypeptide.

Chromosomes are built of DNA.

An allele is one member of a gene pair or gene group.

In biological evolution, variability comes from

A ribonucleic acid that is used to copy DNA code for the use in protein synthesis is called

The variation in gene frequency from one end of the region to the other is called

Another cause of the shuffling of parental genes is crossing-over.

Natural selection operates on

A long, two-stranded molecule shaped like a double helix is the structure of

Just as biologic species are reproductively isolated, human cultures represent closed systems.

Meiosis produces daughter cells that

Growth, development and maintenance of body tissues would be impossible without

Meme is the analagous term to the gene, for the transmission of cultural information.

Gene flow between populations tends to decrease genetic variation between populations.

Behaviour is the result of

Hybridization is the creation of

A "meme" is a unit of

How does the idea of punctuated equilibrium contrast with the traditional view on the pace of speciation?

HeLa cells are

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Exam 5: Modern Evolutionary Theory

Proteins act as catalysts for sythesizing DNA but not RNA.

A chain of amino acids with greater than 100 peptide bonds is referred to as a polypeptide.

Chromosomes are built of DNA.

An allele is one member of a gene pair or gene group.

In biological evolution, variability comes from

A ribonucleic acid that is used to copy DNA code for the use in protein synthesis is called

The variation in gene frequency from one end of the region to the other is called

Another cause of the shuffling of parental genes is crossing-over.

Natural selection operates on

A long, two-stranded molecule shaped like a double helix is the structure of

Just as biologic species are reproductively isolated, human cultures represent closed systems.

Meiosis produces daughter cells that

Growth, development and maintenance of body tissues would be impossible without

Meme is the analagous term to the gene, for the transmission of cultural information.

Gene flow between populations tends to decrease genetic variation between populations.

Behaviour is the result of

Hybridization is the creation of

A "meme" is a unit of

How does the idea of punctuated equilibrium contrast with the traditional view on the pace of speciation?

HeLa cells are

What Is Anthropology?

Uncovering the Past: Tools and Techniques

Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Applied Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

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