Question 1

Within the field of systematic biology scientists use the characteristics of living and fossil organisms to infer the evolutionary relationships among organisms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The ____ is the total number of alleles of all the gene loci in all the members of a population.

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A)   genetic drift
B)   gene flow
C)   gene pool
D)   adaptive radiation
E)   communityF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following conditions does NOT contribute to evolution?

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A)   mutations
B)   gene flow
C)   genetic drift
D)   natural selection
E)   unchanging environmental conditionsF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

A random alteration in the sequence of DNA nucleotides that provides a new variant allele is

Accepted Answer

A)   gene mutation.
B)   polymorphism.
C)   gene frequency.
D)   disruption.
E)   allele frequency.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

All the members of a single species that occupy a particular area and are able to interbreed are a

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A)   subspecies.
B)   gene pool.
C)   population.
D)   domain.
E)   community.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Almost all living organisms use DNA,ATP,and the same DNA triplet code.This is an example of evolution based on

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Prokaryotic cells are represented by fossils that are dated back as far as _____ billion years ago.

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A)   1.5
B)   2.5
C)   3.5
D)   4.5
E)   10F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following is not a feature of punctuated equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)   slow and steady change within a lineage before and after a divergence
B)   long periods of stasis
C)   no visible change in a species
D)   rapid periods of speciation
E)   relatively few transitional speciesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Lamarck's ideas on evolution were adopted by some Russian scientists,including Michurin and Lysenko in Stalinist Russia.Their textbooks printed Lysenko's assertions that a wheat plant could be made cold-hardy by conditioning in cold storage,or that workmen who develop strong muscles due to working in the mines would produce children who would be born stronger.Which of the major premises of evolution by natural selection was violated?

Accepted Answer

A)   The organisms vary in traits.
B)   The acquired characteristics are inherited.
C)   More young are born than can survive.
D)   Some individuals are better adapted to the environment.
E)   The environment selects for phenotype.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Anatomical features that are fully developed and functional in one group of organisms but reduced and functionless in a similar group are termed

Accepted Answer

A)   vestigial.
B)   homologous.
C)   analogous.
D)   polygenic.
E)   sympatric.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 11

According to the proposed three domain system,

Accepted Answer

A)   archaea and eukarya are more closely related than either is to the bacteria.
B)   archaea and bacteria are more closely related than either is to the eukarya.
C)   bacteria and eukarya are more closely related than either is to the archaea.
D)   all three groups arose separately.
E)   all three groups are equally related.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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According to the proposed three domain system,

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Which of the following is not a feature of punctuated equilibrium?

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Which of the following conditions does NOT contribute to evolution?

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All the members of a single species that occupy a particular area and are able to interbreed are a

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A random alteration in the sequence of DNA nucleotides that provides a new variant allele is

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Almost all living organisms use DNA,ATP,and the same DNA triplet code.This is an example of evolution based on

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Anatomical features that are fully developed and functional in one group of organisms but reduced and functionless in a similar group are termed

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Prokaryotic cells are represented by fossils that are dated back as far as _____ billion years ago.

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The ____ is the total number of alleles of all the gene loci in all the members of a population.

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According to the proposed three domain system,

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Which of the following is not a feature of punctuated equilibrium?

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Which of the following conditions does NOT contribute to evolution?

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A random alteration in the sequence of DNA nucleotides that provides a new variant allele is

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Anatomical features that are fully developed and functional in one group of organisms but reduced and functionless in a similar group are termed

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Prokaryotic cells are represented by fossils that are dated back as far as _____ billion years ago.

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