Question 1

Much of what we know about the history of life comes from studying fossils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The phyum chordate includes all animals with a never cord, gill slits, and supporting cord along the back.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What are Monotremes?

Accepted Answer

A)  marsupials 
B)  viviparous reptiles 
C)  egg-laying fish 
D)  placental mammals 
E)  egg-laying mammals 
A)  marsupials 
B)  viviparous reptiles 
C)  egg-laying fish 
D)  placental mammals 
E)  egg-laying mammals E

Question 4

Cladistics is an approach to classification that makes evolutionary interpretations based solely on shared ancestral characters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are structural similarities between species that are based on common function and not on common evolutionary descent called?

Accepted Answer

A)  acquired 
B)  generalized 
C)  non-adaptive 
D)  analogies 
E)  homologies 
A)  acquired 
B)  generalized 
C)  non-adaptive 
D)  analogies 
E)  homologies

Question 6

The theory that macroevolution proceeds as the result of gradual microevolutionary change

Accepted Answer

A)  is the only explanation of speciation accepted by biologists today 
B)  is called the theory of punctuated equilibrium 
C)  has been refuted 
D)  has been questioned as the exclusive mode of speciation 
E)  postulates rapid evolutionary change followed by long periods of stasis 
A)  is the only explanation of speciation accepted by biologists today 
B)  is called the theory of punctuated equilibrium 
C)  has been refuted 
D)  has been questioned as the exclusive mode of speciation 
E)  postulates rapid evolutionary change followed by long periods of stasis

Question 7

What does it mean to say that evolutionary processes can be both microevolution and macroevolution?

Accepted Answer

When we say that evolutionary processes

Question 8

Sexual dimorphism refers to reproductive differences among mammal species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When scientists assign fossil remains to genera and species, they must first assess the variation present in the fossil sample to determine its biological significance. What are the sources of morphological variation in fossil samples?

Accepted Answer

When scientists assign fossil remains to

Question 10

Why is geographic isolation important to the process of speciation?

Accepted Answer

Geographic isolation is a critical facto

Question 11

Which two primary schools of classification are discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized and specialized 
B)  organic and inorganic 
C)  evolutionary systematics and cladistics 
D)  cladistics and non-cladistics 
E)  ancestral and derived (modified) 
A)  generalized and specialized 
B)  organic and inorganic 
C)  evolutionary systematics and cladistics 
D)  cladistics and non-cladistics 
E)  ancestral and derived (modified)

Question 12

What is the term for the ordering of organisms into categories, such as orders or families?

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution 
B)  classification 
C)  parallelism 
D)  analogy 
E)  generalization 
A)  evolution 
B)  classification 
C)  parallelism 
D)  analogy 
E)  generalization

Question 13

Unlike a cladogram, a phylogenetic tree

Accepted Answer

A)  includes the dimension of time 
B)  does not suggest ancestral-descendant relationships 
C)  is one-dimensional 
D)  are used by physical anthropologists to identify and assess the utility of traits 
E)  are used by physical anthropologists to make testable hypotheses regarding relationships between groups of organisms 
A)  includes the dimension of time 
B)  does not suggest ancestral-descendant relationships 
C)  is one-dimensional 
D)  are used by physical anthropologists to identify and assess the utility of traits 
E)  are used by physical anthropologists to make testable hypotheses regarding relationships between groups of organisms

Question 14

Cladistic analysis makes no attempt to discern ancestor-descendant relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In grouping organisms together in a cladistic classification, the most important characteristics are those that are

Accepted Answer

A)  ancestral 
B)  shared derived (modified) 
C)  shared primitive 
D)  analogous 
E)  homologous 
A)  ancestral 
B)  shared derived (modified) 
C)  shared primitive 
D)  analogous 
E)  homologous

Question 16

A genus may be defined as a group of

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals who interbreed but who are reproductively isolated from other such groups 
B)  closely related species 
C)  one or more species that do not differ from each other in basic ways 
D)  members of the same species 
E)  individuals more closely related to individuals of another species in another genus 
A)  individuals who interbreed but who are reproductively isolated from other such groups 
B)  closely related species 
C)  one or more species that do not differ from each other in basic ways 
D)  members of the same species 
E)  individuals more closely related to individuals of another species in another genus

Question 17

As discussed in the text, long-term continental drift had significant evolutionary ramifications because

Accepted Answer

A)  groups of animals were no longer isolated from each other by oceans. 
B)  the distribution of mammals and other land vertebrates were unaffected. 
C)  geological activities induced volcanic activities which decimated populations of placental mammals. 
D)  groups of animals were isolated from each other by oceans. 
E)  scientists can map the changes that occurred. 
A)  groups of animals were no longer isolated from each other by oceans. 
B)  the distribution of mammals and other land vertebrates were unaffected. 
C)  geological activities induced volcanic activities which decimated populations of placental mammals. 
D)  groups of animals were isolated from each other by oceans. 
E)  scientists can map the changes that occurred.

Question 18

Define "species" and the biological species concept. Why is the latter the one preferred by most biologists?

Accepted Answer

A species is a group of organisms that a

Question 19

Contrast ancestral traits with derived traits.

Accepted Answer

Ancestral traits, also known as primitiv

Question 20

Endothermic animals include mammals and which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  fish 
B)  amphibians 
C)  birds 
D)  all dinosaurs 
E)  reptiles 
A)  fish 
B)  amphibians 
C)  birds 
D)  all dinosaurs 
E)  reptiles

Much of what we know about the history of life comes from studying fossils.

The phyum chordate includes all animals with a never cord, gill slits, and supporting cord along the back.

What are Monotremes?

Cladistics is an approach to classification that makes evolutionary interpretations based solely on shared ancestral characters.

What are structural similarities between species that are based on common function and not on common evolutionary descent called?

The theory that macroevolution proceeds as the result of gradual microevolutionary change

What does it mean to say that evolutionary processes can be both microevolution and macroevolution?

Sexual dimorphism refers to reproductive differences among mammal species.

When scientists assign fossil remains to genera and species, they must first assess the variation present in the fossil sample to determine its biological significance. What are the sources of morphological variation in fossil samples?

Why is geographic isolation important to the process of speciation?

Which two primary schools of classification are discussed in the text?

What is the term for the ordering of organisms into categories, such as orders or families?

Unlike a cladogram, a phylogenetic tree

Cladistic analysis makes no attempt to discern ancestor-descendant relationships.

In grouping organisms together in a cladistic classification, the most important characteristics are those that are

A genus may be defined as a group of

As discussed in the text, long-term continental drift had significant evolutionary ramifications because

Define "species" and the biological species concept. Why is the latter the one preferred by most biologists?

Contrast ancestral traits with derived traits.

Endothermic animals include mammals and which of the following?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 5: Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Much of what we know about the history of life comes from studying fossils.

The phyum chordate includes all animals with a never cord, gill slits, and supporting cord along the back.

What are Monotremes?

Cladistics is an approach to classification that makes evolutionary interpretations based solely on shared ancestral characters.

What are structural similarities between species that are based on common function and not on common evolutionary descent called?

The theory that macroevolution proceeds as the result of gradual microevolutionary change

What does it mean to say that evolutionary processes can be both microevolution and macroevolution?

Sexual dimorphism refers to reproductive differences among mammal species.

When scientists assign fossil remains to genera and species, they must first assess the variation present in the fossil sample to determine its biological significance. What are the sources of morphological variation in fossil samples?

Why is geographic isolation important to the process of speciation?

Which two primary schools of classification are discussed in the text?

What is the term for the ordering of organisms into categories, such as orders or families?

Unlike a cladogram, a phylogenetic tree

Cladistic analysis makes no attempt to discern ancestor-descendant relationships.

In grouping organisms together in a cladistic classification, the most important characteristics are those that are

A genus may be defined as a group of

As discussed in the text, long-term continental drift had significant evolutionary ramifications because

Define "species" and the biological species concept. Why is the latter the one preferred by most biologists?

Contrast ancestral traits with derived traits.

Endothermic animals include mammals and which of the following?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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