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