Question 1

Overuse of antibiotics has created drug resistant "superbugs." Is this statement accurate? Explain how drug resistant strains of bacteria occur.

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Superbugs are not actually created by th...

Question 2

What viewpoint was proposed by Aristotle about living organisms?

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A)   all species are equal in complexity
B)   life originated from inorganic substances
C)   living organisms form a sequential ladder of life, with humans at the top
D)   the simpliest organisms are placed on the top of the ladder of living organismsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

An idea that could be traced back to Plato is that

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A)   hybrids showed that species could be changed with time.
B)   variation is due to imperfections in copies of some perfect ideal form.
C)   artificial selection of animals by humans proves that evolution can occur.
D)   acquired characteristics could be passed from parents to offspring.
E)   worldwide catastrophes caused extinction, followed by creation of new species.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 4

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) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT involved in natural selection?

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A)   There is always competition for resources.
B)   Organisms differ in reproductive success.
C)   There are inheritable variations in populations.
D)   The desired traits are chosen by a breeder.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's grandfather, suggested the possibility of evolutionary descent in his writings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The post Darwinian view of the world included

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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 variations and environmental conditions produced environmental adaptation.
D)   All of the choices are correct.
E)   only two of the answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Darwin's opinion that living forms must be descended from extinct forms was based on ________ evidence.

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A)   anatomical
B)   biochemical
C)   fossil
D)   biogeographicalE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The distribution of species can help provide information about all of the following except

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A)   past geological events.
B)   the movement of continents.
C)   formation of volcanic islands.
D)   ecological change.
E)   the time period in which a species was present on Earth.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following features were present in the transitional species between amphibian tetrapods and the fishes?

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A)   fins, rounded head with eyes on the side and a neck
B)   lungs, fins and scales
C)   a flat head with eyes on the top, fins and scales
D)   fins, simple wrist bones and expanded ribsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

When he arrived at the Galápagos Islands, Darwin did not observe the amazing tool-using "woodpecker finch" that 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 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)   as an acquired characteristic, in a strict sense this is not part of the adaptive radiation of finches on the Galápagos.
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

A population must have ______ for natural selection to occur.

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A)   a stable environment
B)   abundant resources
C)   many individuals
D)   inheritable variationE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

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 function on different 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) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The chart depicts the number of amino acid differences in cytochrome C between several different organisms and humans. What conclusions can you draw from this chart?

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Question 16

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) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Hutton's theory of geological change included all EXCEPT

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A)   catastrophic extinction of species.
B)   slow cycles of erosion and uplift.
C)   production of layers of sediment through slow deposition.
D)   extreme geological change occurring over a long period of time.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The organisms on the Galápagos Islands that were most important to the development of Darwin's theory of natural selection were

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A)   rabbits and hares.
B)   plants and fungi.
C)   tortoises and finches.
D)   snails and fish.
E)   monkeys and armadillos.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Alfred Wallace came to his conclusions about natural selection by studying in the Malay Archipelago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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Alfred Wallace came to his conclusions about natural selection by studying in the Malay Archipelago.

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Darwin's opinion that living forms must be descended from extinct forms was based on ________ evidence.

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The distribution of species can help provide information about all of the following except

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Which of the following is NOT involved in natural selection?

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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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The organisms on the Galápagos Islands that were most important to the development of Darwin's theory of natural selection were

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A population must have ______ for natural selection to occur.

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

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Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's grandfather, suggested the possibility of evolutionary descent in his writings.

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Which of the following features were present in the transitional species between amphibian tetrapods and the fishes?

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What viewpoint was proposed by Aristotle about living organisms?

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All of the following are examples of natural selection EXCEPT

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The organisms on the Galápagos Islands that were most important to the development of Darwin's theory of natural selection were

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

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Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's grandfather, suggested the possibility of evolutionary descent in his writings.

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