Question 1

Alfred Wallace came to his conclusions about natural selection after eight years of collecting and identifying thousands of species in the Malay Archipelago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

HIV and cancer cells are becoming more drug resistant over time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The oldest mammals were large,dinosaur-like creatures that flourished over 600 million years ago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Before Darwin could conceive of the idea of "descent with modification," he first had to accept

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A)  the earth was very old.
B)  that organisms could inherit acquired characteristics.
C)  the idea of catastrophism.
D)  that the size of human populations is limited only by the quantity of resources.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

During a break at work you and a coworker begin discussing the topic of evolution.He indicates that he does not believe in evolution because it is just a theory about how life originated and this is in direct conflict with the beliefs he was taught during his childhood.How would you convince him that evolution is factual?

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Question 6

All of the following are examples of natural selection EXCEPT

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A)  the distribution of dark and light colored peppered moths in Britain.
B)  a rise in bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
C)  the reduction in beak length of scarlet honeycreepers when they changed food sources.
D)  the 150 breeds of dogs developed from ancestral wolves.
E)  two of these are not examples of natural selection.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Erasmus Darwin,in his discussion of evolutionary possibilities,included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  changes during the development of organisms.
B)  comparative anatomy of plants and algae.
C)  vestigial organs.
D)  animal breeding by humans.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The post Darwinian view of the world includes which of the following idea(s) ?

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A)  the age of the Earth is billions of years old.
B)  species are related by descent.
C)  an interaction of random variation and environmental conditions produce environmental adaptation.
D)  All of the choices are correct.
E)  Only two of the answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Birds and insects both have wings,but we do not consider this similarity as evidence of relatedness because

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A)  bird wings,but not insect wings,function on the physics principles of lift.
B)  insect wings are vestigial.
C)  the wings are not homologous structures with a common ancestral origin.
D)  they did not evolve in the same region or live at the same time period.
E)  there is no fossil link between these groups.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Baron Georges Cuvier ________.(Select all that apply.)

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A)  founded the science of paleontology
B)  used comparative anatomy to devise a system for classifying animals
C)  proposed the idea of uniformitarianism
D)  was an advocate for the ideas of the fixity of species and special creation
E)  was particularly interested in vestigial structuresF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Individual "A" produces 10 offspring,8 of whom survive to adulthood.Individual "B" (a member of the same population)produces 15 offspring,7 which survive to adulthood.Based on the concept of natural selection,individual "A" has the higher fitness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which naturalist wrote a 44-volume natural history on plants and animals,and suggested migration,environmental influences,isolation,and overcrowding might affect how organisms descend with modifications?

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A)  Darwin
B)  Lamarck
C)  Cuvier
D)  Lyell
E)  LeclercF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Georges-Louis Leclerc was an eighteenth-century taxonomist who developed the binomial system of nomenclature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain how the graphed data of beak size and weather conditions is evidence for natural selection.

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Question 15

Which of the following ideas was most commonly held in the eighteenth century?

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A)  evolution by natural selection over time
B)  genetic change through mutation
C)  the fixity of species
D)  changes in a species through adaptation to the environmentE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Homologous structures such as the bones in wings,flippers,and arms would be studied in the field of

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A)  comparative anatomy.
B)  biogeography.
C)  the fossil record.
D)  comparative embryology.
E)  comparative biochemistry.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

A line of evidence NOT considered by Darwin in his development of the theory of natural selection is

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A)  comparative anatomy.
B)  biogeography.
C)  the fossil record.
D)  comparative biochemistry.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

On the Galápagos Islands,the amazing tool-using "woodpecker finch" can modify twigs to pry out grubs.Because there are no true woodpeckers on the Galápagos Islands,this behavior allows this finch to exploit an untapped food source.However,not all members of this species exhibit this behavior,which is probably learned from watching other finches.Therefore,

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A)  young chicks isolated at hatching will not know how to do this.
B)  it is probably not "hardwired" in the brain as a behavior passed on genetically.
C)  there must be a great advantage to reaching this food source for this learned behavior to be repeated by most descendants of each generation.
D)  All of the choices are correct.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of evolution that can be observed and studied?

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A)  bacterial resistance to antibiotics
B)  resistance of weeds to select herbicides
C)  resistance of HIV to drug treatment
D)  All are examples of evolution that can be observed and studied.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 15: Darwin and Evolution

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The post Darwinian view of the world includes which of the following idea(s) ?

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Birds and insects both have wings,but we do not consider this similarity as evidence of relatedness because

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Baron Georges Cuvier ________.(Select all that apply.)

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Before Darwin could conceive of the idea of "descent with modification," he first had to accept

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A line of evidence NOT considered by Darwin in his development of the theory of natural selection is

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Homologous structures such as the bones in wings,flippers,and arms would be studied in the field of

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Which naturalist wrote a 44-volume natural history on plants and animals,and suggested migration,environmental influences,isolation,and overcrowding might affect how organisms descend with modifications?

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Georges-Louis Leclerc was an eighteenth-century taxonomist who developed the binomial system of nomenclature.

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Which of the following is an example of evolution that can be observed and studied?

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HIV and cancer cells are becoming more drug resistant over time.

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Alfred Wallace came to his conclusions about natural selection after eight years of collecting and identifying thousands of species in the Malay Archipelago.

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Individual "A" produces 10 offspring,8 of whom survive to adulthood.Individual "B" (a member of the same population)produces 15 offspring,7 which survive to adulthood.Based on the concept of natural selection,individual "A" has the higher fitness.

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All of the following are examples of natural selection EXCEPT

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Erasmus Darwin,in his discussion of evolutionary possibilities,included all of the following EXCEPT

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Which of the following ideas was most commonly held in the eighteenth century?

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The oldest mammals were large,dinosaur-like creatures that flourished over 600 million years ago.

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Exam 15: Darwin and Evolution

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The post Darwinian view of the world includes which of the following idea(s) ?

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Baron Georges Cuvier ________.(Select all that apply.)

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Before Darwin could conceive of the idea of "descent with modification," he first had to accept

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A line of evidence NOT considered by Darwin in his development of the theory of natural selection is

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Which naturalist wrote a 44-volume natural history on plants and animals,and suggested migration,environmental influences,isolation,and overcrowding might affect how organisms descend with modifications?

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Georges-Louis Leclerc was an eighteenth-century taxonomist who developed the binomial system of nomenclature.

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Which of the following is an example of evolution that can be observed and studied?

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HIV and cancer cells are becoming more drug resistant over time.

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Alfred Wallace came to his conclusions about natural selection after eight years of collecting and identifying thousands of species in the Malay Archipelago.

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Individual "A" produces 10 offspring,8 of whom survive to adulthood.Individual "B" (a member of the same population)produces 15 offspring,7 which survive to adulthood.Based on the concept of natural selection,individual "A" has the higher fitness.

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All of the following are examples of natural selection EXCEPT

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Erasmus Darwin,in his discussion of evolutionary possibilities,included all of the following EXCEPT

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