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1
The bones in the wings of birds and bats are said to be
Divergent
Homoplastic
Convergent
Homologous
2
How would a Biologist respond to the misconception that there is no evidence for Evolution?
Creationism is not supported by science
10,000's of peer-reviewed papers
Evolution is a non-issue for the Catholic church
Evolution is either accepted or not, and is not faith-based
3
Which image depicts Orthogenesis
B
A
4
Who proposed the theory of catastrophism?
Georges Cuvier
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
Albertus Magnus
Mendel
5
Which dinosaur in the Cladogram is the Outgroup?
Chicken
Compsognathus
Allosaurus
Triceratops (Ornithiscian)
6
Who is known as the father of genetics?
Thomas Malthus
Kimura
Gregor Mendel
Aristotle
7
Which of the following is not a misconception about Evolution discussed in class?
Creationism should be taught as an equal to Evolution in Biology class
Religion and Evolution are incompatible
No evidence of Evolution
Something as perfect as the eye could not have evolved
8
What is a gene?
Sum total genetic information of an individual
None of the above
A form of a gene
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein
9
2 populations of flowers that could potentially interbreed but are separated geographically are
Allopatric
Synchronic
Allochronic
Sympatric
10
Who proposed the theory of acquired characteristics?
William Smith
Lamarck
Watson and Crick
Mendel
11
Which shaded box depicts a paraphyletic group?
B
A
C
12
Which of the following violates Hardy-Weinburg Equilibrium, allowing Evolution to occur?
Presence of Genetic drift
No selection
No gene flow
Random mating
13
Using the image, how many alleles are there, and what is the frequency of the X1 allele?
3, 0.1
4, 0.6
1, 0.3
4, 0.5
14
What term describes the image on the right?
Punctuated equilibrium
Gradualism
15
The lineage species concept is
An actually or potentially interbreeding natural population
Species are distinct lineages in the tree of life
Concept most easily applied to fossils
Formation of a new species
16
Who is primarily credited with the Theory of Evolution by means of Natural Selection?
Charles Darwin
Sir Thomas Aquinas
Linnaeus
Kimura
17
In your Bean lab, what was the selection pressure that determined what beans lived?
b. Camouflage
a and b.
c. The number of students
a. Predators
18
Sexual selection is often beneficial to the survival of male animals in nature.
TRUE
FALSE
19
Which image depicts stabilizing selection?
C
B
A
20
Animal hybrids are usually sterile
FALSE
TRUE
21
Who first said all life on Earth could be descended from a single ancestor?
Erasmus Darwin
Sir Thomas Aquinas
Hutton and Lyell
Albertus Magnus
22
Who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?
Linnaeus
Thomas Malthus
Hutton and Lyell
Watson and Crick
23
Which of the following is not a condition required for Natural Selection to occur?
Variation that is genetically-based
Existent physical variation
Learned behaviors
Differential reproduction
24
Which of the following lists the Taxonomic Hierarchy from most inclusive to least inclusive?
Family, Genus, Order, Kingdom, Species, Class, Phylum, Domain
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
Species, Family, Genus, Phylum, Order, Class, Kingdom, Domain
25
Which red box is the root of the phylogeny?
B
C
A
26
How would a Biologist feel about Creationism be taught in Biology class?
Evolution is either accepted or not, and is not faith-based
10,000's of peer-reviewed papers
Creationism is not supported by science
Evolution is a non-issue for the Catholic church
27
A scientific theory is not supported by much evidence
TRUE
FALSE
28
The ancestor of Chimpanzees monkey may have hosted a virus that evolved into HIV-2.
TRUE
FALSE
29
Cladogenesis is
Species are distinct lineages in the tree of life
An actually or potentially interbreeding natural population
Formation of a new species
Concept most easily applied to fossils
30
The Morphological species concept is
Species are distinct lineages in the tree of life
Concept most easily applied to fossils
An actually or potentially interbreeding natural population
Formation of a new species
31
If birds in pop. C can still mate with birds in pop. B, reproductive isolation has occurred
TRUE
FALSE
32
Which shaded box depicts a monophyletic group?
A
C
B
33
Who removed humans from the scale of nature?
Georges Cuvier
Albertus Magnus
Mendel
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
34
How would a Biologist respond to the misconception that evolution is a religious belief?
Evolution is either accepted or not, and is not faith-based
Creationism is not supported by science
Evolution is a non-issue for the Catholic church
10,000's of peer-reviewed papers
35
What is the first step of the evolutionary process?
speciation
variation
genetic divergence
natural selection
36
Which of the following is not a nitrogenous base found in DNA
All are bases in DNA
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
37
Which picture depicts a synonymous substitution?
A
B
38
Which of the following is false regarding polyploidy in plants?
When chromosome types are unpaired, the hybrid is sterile
When 2 species mate, infertile hybrids can result
Hybrid plants cannot mate with themselves to make a new species
A cellular division error can occur to make the number of chromosomes even
39
Who proposed the Biological Species Concept
Ernst Mayr
Linnaeus
Charles Darwin
Sir Thomas Aquinas
40
Individuals, not populations, evolve.
FALSE
TRUE
41
Which shaded box depicts a polyphyletic group?
A
B
C
42
Who wrote an important essay on population growth?
Wallace
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
Watson and Crick
Thomas Malthus
43
Sympatric speciation occurs without geographic barriers.
TRUE
FALSE
44
Who proposed the Homunculus theory?
Sir Thomas Aquinas
Gould and Eldridge
Kimura
Wallace
45
What is the most inclusive (largest clade) in the diagram?
Mammals
Vertebrates
Amniotes
Tetrapods
46
Who proposed the theory of uniformitarianism?
Hutton and Lyell
Sir Thomas Aquinas
Albertus Magnus
Erasmus Darwin
47
Which of the following is not a form of pre-zygotic barrier?
Temporal isolation
Mechanical isolation
Lower hybrid viability or infertility
Habitat isolation
48
Life was not immutable but changed by degeneration.
Thomas Malthus
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
Watson and Crick
Alfred Russel Wallace
49
The Biological species concept is
Formation of a new species
Concept most easily applied to fossils
Species are distinct lineages in the tree of life
An actually or potentially interbreeding natural population
50
The loss of legs in whales is both an evolutionary reversal and a derived trait
FALSE
TRUE
51
Scala naturae?
Thomas Malthus
Gould and Eldridge
Aristotle
Watson and Crick
52
Who proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium?
Gould and Eldridge
Kimura
Wallace
Albertus Magnus
53
Allopatric speciation occurs without geographical barriers
TRUE
FALSE
54
How would a Biologist respond to evolution and religion being incompatible?
10,000's of peer-reviewed papers
Evolution is a non-issue for the Catholic church
Evolution is either accepted or not, and is not faith-based
Creationism is not supported by science
55
2 populations of deer that reproduce at different times of the year are said to be
Allochronic
Allopatric
Synchronic
Sympatric
56
Who discovered the structure of DNA?
Aristotle
Georges Cuvier
Gould and Eldridge
Watson and Crick
57
The bones in bird wings and bat wings are due to common ancestry and are therefore ___________ characteristics.
Homoplastic
Homologous
Convergent
Divergent
58
What is a genome?
None of the above
A form of a gene
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein
Sum total genetic information of an individual
59
What term describes the image on the left?
Punctuated equilibrium
Gradualism
60
Neutral Theory?
Thomas Malthus
Mendel
Kimura
Aristotle
61
Point mutations are always beneficial to individuals in a population
TRUE
FALSE
62
What is a point mutation?
Change in 1 nitrogenous base in DNA
Change in protein structure
Change in many nitrogenous bases
Change in amino acids
63
Polyploidy in plants never results in speciation
TRUE
FALSE
64
The birds of paradise video shows behavioral isolation
TRUE
FALSE
65
The feather and skin of birds and bats supporting flight are said to be
Divergent
Homologous
Convergent
Homoplastic
66
Who wrote Charles Darwin a letter summarizing Natural Selection?
Thomas Malthus
Albertus Magnus
Lamarck
Alfred Russel Wallace
67
Which of the following is not one of the 3 original fields of study challenging Creationism?
Biogeography
Geology
Philosophy
Comparative Morphology
