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