Question 1

Despite an abundance of habitat,why will it be difficult for the human species to recover?

Accepted Answer

A) Related humans are not able to reproduce. 
B) The founder effect will slowly kill off the survivors in a small population. 
C) Modern humans lack the ingenuity needed to survive without an extended social network. 
D) The reduced genetic diversity will make it difficult for the population to adapt to new diseases or other environmental changes. 
A) Related humans are not able to reproduce. 
B) The founder effect will slowly kill off the survivors in a small population. 
C) Modern humans lack the ingenuity needed to survive without an extended social network. 
D) The reduced genetic diversity will make it difficult for the population to adapt to new diseases or other environmental changes.

Question 2

What is the name for the study of the geographic distribution of species?

Accepted Answer

A) Biogeography 
B) Ecology 
C) Systematics 
D) Taxonomy 
A) Biogeography 
B) Ecology 
C) Systematics 
D) Taxonomy

Question 3

Another word for macroevolution is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) mutation 
B) speciation 
C) variation 
D) extinction 
A) mutation 
B) speciation 
C) variation 
D) extinction

Question 4

Some of the "branches" of a phylogenetic tree do not extend to the end.What do these lines represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Extinct species 
B) Species of unknown origin 
C) Convergent species 
D) Lineages that have not changed 
A) Extinct species 
B) Species of unknown origin 
C) Convergent species 
D) Lineages that have not changed

Question 5

Why are animals more likely than plants to form new species while still in the presence of the parent population?

Accepted Answer

A) They can survive with multiple sets of chromosomes. 
B) They have more isolating behaviors. 
C) Both of these are why animals are more likely than plants to form new species in this situation. 
D) Neither of these.Plants are more likely than animals to form new species in this situation. 
A) They can survive with multiple sets of chromosomes. 
B) They have more isolating behaviors. 
C) Both of these are why animals are more likely than plants to form new species in this situation. 
D) Neither of these.Plants are more likely than animals to form new species in this situation.

Question 6

What does "fitness" mean when speaking in terms of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Level of overall health of the individual 
B) How many offspring an individual produces 
C) Level of overall health of the population 
D) The size and diversity of the gene pool 
A) Level of overall health of the individual 
B) How many offspring an individual produces 
C) Level of overall health of the population 
D) The size and diversity of the gene pool

Question 7

The slow drifting of sections of the earth's crust,sometimes separating,other times colliding,is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) continental convergence 
B) continental divergence 
C) crust dynamics 
D) plate tectonics 
A) continental convergence 
B) continental divergence 
C) crust dynamics 
D) plate tectonics

Question 8

Which grouping includes all of the protists?

Accepted Answer

A) Domain Archaea 
B) Domain Eukarya 
C) Kingdom Animalia 
D) Kingdom Plantae 
A) Domain Archaea 
B) Domain Eukarya 
C) Kingdom Animalia 
D) Kingdom Plantae

Question 9

Class Reptilia includes all the reptiles while Class Aves includes all birds.However,a cladistics approach would place birds into the same class with the reptiles.Why would a cladistician do this despite the behavioral and physical differences between birds and reptiles?

Accepted Answer

The degree of evolutionary relatedness i

Question 10

The older fossils are typically found in the ________ sediments.

Accepted Answer

A) upper 
B) lower 
C) coarser 
D) finer 
A) upper 
B) lower 
C) coarser 
D) finer

Question 11

The rapid diversification of species seen in the fossil record followed by long periods of stasis is part of the ________ model of evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) punctuated equilibrium 
B) symmetric 
C) spatial 
D) graduated 
A) punctuated equilibrium 
B) symmetric 
C) spatial 
D) graduated

Question 12

Which classification grouping includes the greatest number of species?

Accepted Answer

A) Domain 
B) Order 
C) Phylum 
D) Kingdom 
A) Domain 
B) Order 
C) Phylum 
D) Kingdom

Question 13

In many ways a mule is a superior animal to the horse or donkey.They are often stronger and can jump higher than either of their parents.Why then are they considered to be a "weak hybrid"?

Accepted Answer

A) They are sterile. 
B) They do not live as long. 
C) Their offspring are progressively weaker. 
D) They are more prone to disease. 
A) They are sterile. 
B) They do not live as long. 
C) Their offspring are progressively weaker. 
D) They are more prone to disease.

Question 14

What is the original source of variation?

Accepted Answer

A) Mutation 
B) Gene flow 
C) Natural selection 
D) Genetic drift 
A) Mutation 
B) Gene flow 
C) Natural selection 
D) Genetic drift

Question 15

Which of the following are considered to be fossils?

Accepted Answer

A) Footprints or other impressions preserved in stone 
B) Mineralized bones 
C) Animals frozen in ice or preserved in amber 
D) All of these 
A) Footprints or other impressions preserved in stone 
B) Mineralized bones 
C) Animals frozen in ice or preserved in amber 
D) All of these

Question 16

A straggler with green eyes stumbles into the last remaining human outpost.The green eye trait did not exist in the outpost before her arrival,but it does now.What is the name of this mechanism of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Gene flow 
B) Genetic drift 
C) Bottleneck effect 
D) Founder effect 
A) Gene flow 
B) Genetic drift 
C) Bottleneck effect 
D) Founder effect

Question 17

Which would be a postzygotic barrier to reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral isolation 
B) Mating time differences 
C) Habitat isolation 
D) Hybrid weakness 
A) Behavioral isolation 
B) Mating time differences 
C) Habitat isolation 
D) Hybrid weakness

Question 18

The varieties of species found on the different Galapagos Islands is most likely an example of which form of speciation?

Accepted Answer

A) Sympatric 
B) Parapatric 
C) Allopatric 
D) Disruptive 
A) Sympatric 
B) Parapatric 
C) Allopatric 
D) Disruptive

Question 19

Prior to the publication of Charles Darwin's book,On the Origin of Species,what was the prevailing public consensus regarding species evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) That species were permanent and unchanging 
B) That species evolved through physical changes that led to success 
C) That species evolved by means of natural selection 
D) That species were modified over time,but did not change into new species 
A) That species were permanent and unchanging 
B) That species evolved through physical changes that led to success 
C) That species evolved by means of natural selection 
D) That species were modified over time,but did not change into new species

Question 20

What is the fundamental difference between the processes of microevolution and macroevolution?

Accepted Answer

They are fundamentally identical process

Despite an abundance of habitat,why will it be difficult for the human species to recover?

What is the name for the study of the geographic distribution of species?

Another word for macroevolution is ________.

Some of the "branches" of a phylogenetic tree do not extend to the end.What do these lines represent?

Why are animals more likely than plants to form new species while still in the presence of the parent population?

What does "fitness" mean when speaking in terms of evolution?

The slow drifting of sections of the earth's crust,sometimes separating,other times colliding,is known as ________.

Which grouping includes all of the protists?

Class Reptilia includes all the reptiles while Class Aves includes all birds.However,a cladistics approach would place birds into the same class with the reptiles.Why would a cladistician do this despite the behavioral and physical differences between birds and reptiles?

The older fossils are typically found in the ________ sediments.

The rapid diversification of species seen in the fossil record followed by long periods of stasis is part of the ________ model of evolution.

Which classification grouping includes the greatest number of species?

In many ways a mule is a superior animal to the horse or donkey.They are often stronger and can jump higher than either of their parents.Why then are they considered to be a "weak hybrid"?

What is the original source of variation?

Which of the following are considered to be fossils?

A straggler with green eyes stumbles into the last remaining human outpost.The green eye trait did not exist in the outpost before her arrival,but it does now.What is the name of this mechanism of evolution?

Which would be a postzygotic barrier to reproduction?

The varieties of species found on the different Galapagos Islands is most likely an example of which form of speciation?

Prior to the publication of Charles Darwin's book,On the Origin of Species,what was the prevailing public consensus regarding species evolution?

What is the fundamental difference between the processes of microevolution and macroevolution?

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Exam 7: Darwinian Evolution

Despite an abundance of habitat,why will it be difficult for the human species to recover?

What is the name for the study of the geographic distribution of species?

Another word for macroevolution is ________.

Some of the "branches" of a phylogenetic tree do not extend to the end.What do these lines represent?

Why are animals more likely than plants to form new species while still in the presence of the parent population?

What does "fitness" mean when speaking in terms of evolution?

The slow drifting of sections of the earth's crust,sometimes separating,other times colliding,is known as ________.

Which grouping includes all of the protists?

Class Reptilia includes all the reptiles while Class Aves includes all birds.However,a cladistics approach would place birds into the same class with the reptiles.Why would a cladistician do this despite the behavioral and physical differences between birds and reptiles?

The older fossils are typically found in the ________ sediments.

The rapid diversification of species seen in the fossil record followed by long periods of stasis is part of the ________ model of evolution.

Which classification grouping includes the greatest number of species?

In many ways a mule is a superior animal to the horse or donkey.They are often stronger and can jump higher than either of their parents.Why then are they considered to be a "weak hybrid"?

What is the original source of variation?

Which of the following are considered to be fossils?

A straggler with green eyes stumbles into the last remaining human outpost.The green eye trait did not exist in the outpost before her arrival,but it does now.What is the name of this mechanism of evolution?

Which would be a postzygotic barrier to reproduction?

The varieties of species found on the different Galapagos Islands is most likely an example of which form of speciation?

Prior to the publication of Charles Darwin's book,On the Origin of Species,what was the prevailing public consensus regarding species evolution?

What is the fundamental difference between the processes of microevolution and macroevolution?

An Introduction to the Science of Life

The Chemistry of Life

The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Energy and Life

Chromosomes and Inheritance

DNA: The Molecule of Life

Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms

Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants

Biodiversity 3: Animals

Human Body Systems

Ecology

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