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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Males live alone and use a system of smells and calls to warn other males away.
B Females live in large groups that compete for resources with large groups of males.
C Females live in small groups and compete for access to solitary males.
D Males live in large groups and compete for solitary females.
Question #2
A Baboons
B Lemurs
C Orangutans
D Gibbons
E Bonobos
Question #3
A a dominance hierarchy.
B small canine size.
C binocular stereoscopic vision.
D intense competition for estrus females.
Question #4
A monogamous
B solitary
C polyandrous
D polygynous
Question #5
A highly generalized
B uniform in size and shape
C includes heavy grinding molars similar to those of grazing animals
D includes large canines for tearing meat
Question #6
A 25
B 50
C 0
D 100
Question #7
A They are larger than chimp males
B They emigrate after reaching maturity
C They band together in polyandrous societies
D They travel in large independent groups
Question #8
A secondary plant compounds
B high fiber diet
C thorns
D increased competition
Question #9
A They grow up faster than other mammals.
B They have an extended ontogeny.
C They live longer than any other mammal.
D They rely on instinct more so than other mammals.
Question #10
A species A is abducted by aliens, combined with alien DNA, and released as a new species
B species A diverges into species B and C, and species A may or may not still exist
C species A becomes species B, and species A no longer exists
D species A becomes species B, and both still exist (i.e., bonobos and chimps)
Question #11
A Bonobo females can achieve more dominance status.
B Only bonobo males engage in border clashes.
C Bonobo females do not emigrate
D Bonobo fathers nurture their young
Question #12
The idea of ________ asserts that some evolutionary changes may not even involve intermediate forms.
A anagenesis
B gradualism
C cladogenesis
D punctuated equilibrium
Question #13
A animals compete equally with all creatures of the same species.
B an animal is only concerned with its own survival and reproduction.
C the reproductive success of one’s close family also matters.
D only individual selection matters in evolution.
Question #14
A differential mortality
B founder effect
C genetic drift
D gene flow
Question #15
A OA
B AO
C O
D A
Question #16
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #17
A female peacocks choosing to mate with males with the largest tail feathers.
B robust finch beaks becoming more dominant due to hard, drought resistant nuts.
C the disappearance of green eye color in a group of people over time.
D farmers selecting to breed pigs that gain weight the fastest.
Question #18
A that characteristic was not expressed.
B only the allele from the father was expressed.
C the factor that is expressed is dominant.
D only the allele from the mother was expressed.
Question #19
A codons; genes
B amino acids; polypeptides
C polypeptides; genes
D codons; amino acids
Question #20
A the state of the DNA before replication
B a version of a gene
C a sex cell
D the location of a gene on a chromosome
Question #21
A protein synthesis and cell reproduction
B ATP production and cell reproduction
C there is only one function of DNA, which is protein synthesis
D protein synthesis and ATP production
Question #23
A Intelligent design fully embraces the mechanisms of Darwinian evolution.
B Gaps in the fossil record are expected due to the low probability of fossil preservation.
C The fossil record is complete and there are no gaps.
D The gaps are not wide enough to correspond with any creation events.
Question #24
A Organisms transform and pass these transformations on to their offspring.
B All species are fixed and unchanging.
C Within a population, some variations are favored by environmental conditions and others are not.
D A divine creator created all species according to an unknowable plan.
Question #25
A survival of the fittest
B a process by which many species result from one ancestral one
C genetic change that occurs in a population over time
D when individuals transform over their lifetime and their offspring inherit those transformations
Question #26
A random mutations provide a pool of variation from which nature selects
B allele pairs correlate with one another
C all species are fixed
D individuals transform over their lifetime and their offspring inherit those transformations
Question #27
A Mutation
B Genetic drift
C Sexual selection
D Gene flow
Question #28
A The New World had not yet been thoroughly examined.
B Too few fossils had been studied and classified.
C Naturalists did not have the pro[per technology to study evolution.
D Naturalists still tried to fit their observations of the natural world into Church doctrine.
Question #29
A Anthropometry
B Molecular anthropology
C Archaeology
D Forensic anthropology
Question #30
A analogous features.
B adaptive function.
C design principles.
D overall appearance.
