Question 1

What do the forces of evolution include?

Accepted Answer

A) gene flow,mutations,chromosomes,and genes 
B) mutations,genes,and genetic drift 
C) natural selection,gene flow,genetic drift,and mutations 
D) natural selection,genes,alleles,and chromosomes 
A) gene flow,mutations,chromosomes,and genes 
B) mutations,genes,and genetic drift 
C) natural selection,gene flow,genetic drift,and mutations 
D) natural selection,genes,alleles,and chromosomes

Question 2

What does the theory of uniformitarianism state?

Accepted Answer

A) The earth is very old,based on geologic evidence from stratigraphic layers in Scotland. 
B) The natural processes operating today are the same as the natural processes that operated in the past,and the Earth is very old. 
C) The uniformity of species is derived from the common ancestor of all species. 
D) Processes such as earthquakes are evidence supporting catastrophism as proposed by Lamarck. 
A) The earth is very old,based on geologic evidence from stratigraphic layers in Scotland. 
B) The natural processes operating today are the same as the natural processes that operated in the past,and the Earth is very old. 
C) The uniformity of species is derived from the common ancestor of all species. 
D) Processes such as earthquakes are evidence supporting catastrophism as proposed by Lamarck.

Question 3

In your textbook,what is the lower frequency of sickle-cell anemia among present day Americans of West African ancestry,as compared to people living in West Africa,attributed to?

Accepted Answer

A) genetic drift 
B) gene flow 
C) new mutations 
D) Tay-Sachs disease 
A) genetic drift 
B) gene flow 
C) new mutations 
D) Tay-Sachs disease

What do the forces of evolution include?

What does the theory of uniformitarianism state?

In your textbook,what is the lower frequency of sickle-cell anemia among present day Americans of West African ancestry,as compared to people living in West Africa,attributed to?

What Is Physical Anthropology?

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: The First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, biology

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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Exam 2: Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

What do the forces of evolution include?

What does the theory of uniformitarianism state?

In your textbook,what is the lower frequency of sickle-cell anemia among present day Americans of West African ancestry,as compared to people living in West Africa,attributed to?

What Is Physical Anthropology?

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: The First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, biology

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

Filters