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1
Which dinosaur in the Cladogram is the Outgroup?
Chicken
Allosaurus
Compsognathus
Triceratops (Ornithiscian)
2
Neutral Theory?
Thomas Malthus
Mendel
Kimura
Aristotle
3
The loss of legs in whales is both an evolutionary reversal and a derived trait
TRUE
FALSE
4
Who proposed the theory of catastophism?
Georges Cuvier
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
Mendel
Albertus Magnus
5
Individuals, not populations, evolve.
TRUE
FALSE
6
Who proposed the theory of catastophism?
Georges Cuvier
Albertus Magnus
Mendel
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
7
Polyploidy in plants never results in speciation
TRUE
FALSE
8
The Biological species concept is
Formation of a new species
Concept most easily applied to fossils
An actually or potentially interbreeding natural population
Species are distinct lineages in the tree of life
9
Point mutations are always beneficial to individuals in a population
FALSE
TRUE
10
Sexual selection is often beneficial to the survival of male animals in nature.
FALSE
TRUE
11
Who proposed the theory of acquired characteristics?
Mendel
William Smith
Watson and Crick
Lamarck
12
Who first said all life on Earth could be descended from a single ancestor?
Hutton and Lyell
Albertus Magnus
Erasmus Darwin
Sir Thomas Aquinas
13
Which of the following is a condition required for Natural Selection to occur?
Differential reproduction
All of the above
Variation that is genetically-based
Existent physical variation
14
Who is primarily credited with the Theory of Evolution by means of Natural Selection?
Linnaeus
Charles Darwin
Kimura
Sir Thomas Aquinas
15
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
16
Who proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium?
Wallace
Gould and Eldridge
Albertus Magnus
Kimura
17
Who wrote Charles Darwin a letter summarizing Natural Selection?
Kimura
Alfred Russell Wallace
Lamarck
Albertus Magnus
18
Who is known as the father of genetics?
Thomas Malthus
Aristotle
Kimura
Mendel
19
Which of the following is not one of the 3 original fields of study challenging Creationism?
Philosophy
Biogeography
Geology
Comparative Morphology
20
Which picture depicts a non-synonymous substitution?
A
B
21
Who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?
Thomas Malthus
Linnaeus
Hutton and Lyell
Watson and Crick
22
What is the first step of the evolutionary process?
natural selection
speciation
genetic divergence
variation
23
The bones in the wings of birds and bats are said to be
Convergent
Homologous
Divergent
Homoplastic
24
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
No evidence of Evolution
Religion and Evolution are incompatible
Something as perfect as the eye could not have evolved
25
What is a gene?
Sum total genetic information of an individual
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein
A form of a gene
None of the above
26
Which image depicts stabilizing selection?
B
A
C
27
Scala naturae?
Gould and Eldridge
Thomas Malthus
Watson and Crick
Aristotle
28
The ancestor of Sykes' monkey may have hosted a virus that evolved into HIV-2.
TRUE
FALSE
29
Who proposed the theory of uniformitarianism?
Erasmus Darwin
Sir Thomas Aquinas
Hutton and Lyell
Albertus Magnus
30
Who removed humans from the scale of nature?
Georges Cuvier
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
Mendel
Albertus Magnus
31
Which of the following violates Hardy-Weinburg Equilibrium, allowing Evolution to occur?
No genetic drift
Non-random mating
No selection
No gene flow
32
Which shaded box depicts a paraphyletic group?
A
C
B
33
Who wrote an important essay on population growth?
Georges Luis Leclerc de Buffon
Thomas Malthus
Wallace
Watson and Crick
34
Allopatric speciation occurs without geographical barriers
FALSE
TRUE
35
Which image depicts Orthogenesis
A
B
36
Animal hybrids are usually sterile
FALSE
TRUE
37
What is the least inclusive (smallest clade) in the diagram?
Vertebrates
Mammals
Amniotes
Tetrapods
38
The lineage species concept is
An actually or potentially interbreeding natural population
Concept most easily applied to fossils
Formation of a new species
Species are distinct lineages in the tree of life
39
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
40
Who discovered the structure of DNA?
Gould and Eldridge
Watson and Crick
Georges Cuvier
Aristotle
41
A scientific theory is not supported by much evidence
FALSE
TRUE
42
What term describes the image on the left?
Gradualism
Punctuated equilibrium
43
Who linked the age of fossils to the age of rocks?
Lamarck
Mendel
William Smith
Watson and Crick
44
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
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What is a genome?
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
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The wings of birds, insects and bats are said to be
Divergent
Homoplastic
Convergent
Homologous
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The Morphological species concept is
An actually or potentially interbreeding natural population
Formation of a new species
Species are distinct lineages in the tree of life
Concept most easily applied to fossils
