Chapter 3 Themes Of Anthropology: Evolution

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1.

The idea of biological evolution goes back to?
- A.
  
  The ancient Greeks
- B.
  
  A century or so before Charles Darwin
- C.
  
  Charles Darwin
- D.
  
  Around the beginning of the 20th Century
2.

Archbishop James Ussher is credited with calculating the age of the earth at about?
- A.
  
  4.5 Billion years
- B.
  
  12 to 18 Billion years
- C.
  
  65 Million years
- D.
  
  6000 years
3.

Jean de Lamarck's idea about biological evolution included both correct and incorrect parts. Which of his ideas has proved to be correct?
- A.
  
  That life evolves toward increasing complexity
- B.
  
  That living forms become more perfect with time
- C.
  
  That individuals inhered new adaptations acquired by their parents
- D.
  
  That evolution is related to changes in the environment
4.

Which is NOT a part of Lamarck's inheritance of acquired characteristics?
- A.
  
  Recognition by an organism of environmental change
- B.
  
  Automatic production of new adaptive traits
- C.
  
  Possibility of extinction when adaptation doesn't work
- D.
  
  Passing on of acquired traits to offspring
5.

The contribution of Charles Darwin to the theory of evolution was that he?
- A.
  
  Proved evolution had occurred
- B.
  
  Disproved the Bible
- C.
  
  Provided a mechanism to explain how evolution works
- D.
  
  Was the first to apply science to the study of evolution
6.

Darwin's idea about the major process of evolution is called?
- A.
  
  Descent with modification
- B.
  
  Natural selection
- C.
  
  Inheritance of acquired characteristics
- D.
  
  Adaptation
7.

Darwin delayed for some time before publishing his idea. Which was NOT a reason for his delay?
- A.
  
  His idea acknowledged extinction
- B.
  
  His idea did not include progressive evolution toward greater complexity
- C.
  
  His version did not claim that evolution was directed toward humans
- D.
  
  Nobody believed in evolution in the first place
8.

Alfred Russel Wallace is known for?
- A.
  
  Proposing explanations for evolution that differed from Darwin's
- B.
  
  Hitting upon the idea of natural selection at about the same time as Darwin
- C.
  
  Deriving the basic laws of genetics
- D.
  
  His advocacy of divine creation
9.

The basic laws of inheritance were articulated by?
- A.
  
  Gregor Mendel
- B.
  
  Charles Darwin
- C.
  
  Alfred Russel Wallace
- D.
  
  Archbishop James Ussher
10.

The core of Mendel's ideas about inheritance are that?
- A.
  
  Genes undergo mutations
- B.
  
  Inheritance involves the passing on of "particles"
- C.
  
  Inheritance involves the blending of parental substances
- D.
  
  Genetics explains how evolution works
11.

An allele is?
- A.
  
  A variant of a gene
- B.
  
  The same as a gene
- C.
  
  A mutated form of a normal gene
- D.
  
  A recessive version of a gene
12.

The combination of genes in an individual is called the?
- A.
  
  Phenotype
- B.
  
  Genotype
- C.
  
  Allele
- D.
  
  Dominant
13.

The expression of a genetic combination is called the?
- A.
  
  Phenotype
- B.
  
  Genotype
- C.
  
  Allele
- D.
  
  Dominant
14.

Alleles that are both expressed in the phenotype are said to be?
- A.
  
  Dominant
- B.
  
  Homozygous
- C.
  
  Co-dominant
- D.
  
  Recessive
15.

In Mendelian genetics, a dominant allele is?
- A.
  
  Better fit
- B.
  
  More common
- C.
  
  The one that codes for the normal expression of a trait
- D.
  
  The one that is expressed phenotypically over other alleles
16.

In Mendelian genetics, a recessive allele is?
- A.
  
  Uncommon
- B.
  
  Only expressed phenotypically if homozygous
- C.
  
  Less fit
- D.
  
  The one that codes for abnormal traits
17.

Homozygous means?
- A.
  
  Having the same alleles in a pair
- B.
  
  Producing identical twins
- C.
  
  Having two different alleles in a pair
- D.
  
  Producing similar zygotes at fertilization
18.

Heterozygous means?
- A.
  
  Having the same alleles in a pair
- B.
  
  Producing identical twins
- C.
  
  Having two different alleles in a pair
- D.
  
  Producing similar zygotes at fertilization
19.

Gametes are?
- A.
  
  Fertilized egg cells
- B.
  
  Individual genetic expressions that combine at fertilization
- C.
  
  Sex cells like sperm and eggs
- D.
  
  Another name for the genetic variants known as alleles
20.

Humans have approximately _________ genes.
- A.
  
  3 billion
- B.
  
  1 million
- C.
  
  500,000
- D.
  
  20,000
21.

A species is best defined as?
- A.
  
  A kind of living organism
- B.
  
  A group of organisms that looks completely different from others
- C.
  
  A group of organisms with similar adaptations
- D.
  
  A reproductively isolated group of organisms
22.

The study of environmental relationships is called?
- A.
  
  Evolution
- B.
  
  Ecology
- C.
  
  Adaptation
- D.
  
  Descent with modification
23.

The set of natural features to which an organism is adapted and the way in which it is adapted is known as its?
- A.
  
  Habitat
- B.
  
  Ecosystem
- C.
  
  Niche
- D.
  
  Environment
24.

A set of directly interacting habitats make up a(an)?
- A.
  
  Society
- B.
  
  Ecosystem
- C.
  
  Niche
- D.
  
  Environment
25.

The study of how an animal is adapted should focus on its?
- A.
  
  Behavior
- B.
  
  Anatomy
- C.
  
  Physiology
- D.
  
  Communication System