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