Which best describes the Permian Mass Extinction Event?
A) Wiped out the dinosaurs
B) Asteroid impact(s) & rapid global cooling
C) Highest mass extinction death rate
D) Most recent mass extinction - ANSWERSC) Highest mass extinction death rate
In coevolution with moths and bats:
A) all of t...
Which best describes the Permian Mass Extinction Event?
A) Wiped out the dinosaurs
B) Asteroid impact(s) & rapid global cooling
C) Highest mass extinction death rate
D) Most recent mass extinction - ANSWERSC) Highest mass extinction death rate
In coevolution with moths and bats:
A) all of the answers are correct
B) moths developed larger wings to better escape from bats
C) moths developed ears or ability to detect sonar and avoid predation by bats
D) bats developed better eye-sight to again be successful at preying on moths -
ANSWERSC) moths developed ears or ability to detect sonar and avoid predation by
bats
Stromatolites are deposits of plant material found near the primordial ocean.
A) True
B) False - ANSWERSB) False
When there seems to be no contemporary selective forces that can explain the traits of
recent organisms, such as the New Zealand Moa, evolutionary biologists often invoke
the idea of:
A) natural selection
B) convergence
C) allopatric speciation
D) ghost of predation past
E) parapatric speciation - ANSWERSD) ghost of predation past
Predators have learned to associate desirable prey with bright colors.
A) True
B) False - ANSWERSB) False
Which of the following options lists major events in the history of life on Earth in the
proper order, from earliest to most recent?
A) first eukaryotes; photosynthesis; colonization of land by plants and fungi; then
prokaryotes
B) first prokaryotes; photosynthesis; then eukaryotes; colonization of land by plants and
fungi
C) first prokaryotes; then eukaryotes; photosynthesis; colonization of land by plants and
fungi
, D) first prokaryotes; photosynthesis; colonization of land by plants and fungi; then
eukaryotes - ANSWERSB) first prokaryotes; photosynthesis; then eukaryotes;
colonization of land by plants and fungi
According to the fossil record, the genus Homo first arose in:
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) North America
D) Asia - ANSWERSB) Africa
The bottleneck effect selects for organisms with the most favorable alleles.
A) True
B) False - ANSWERSB) False
The Founder Effect is the loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is
established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population.
A) True
B) False - ANSWERSA) True
The reason that pea hens mate with peacocks with large tails and many eye spots is
that:
A) peacocks that survive predation are more physically fit and make better mates.
B) the male will draw predators to it and this indirectly protects the pea hen and
offspring from predation.
C) the size and spot density are indicative of peacock fitness shown as an increased
survival rate of chicks.
D) flashy displays by males are used to trick females into mating with them -
ANSWERSC) the size and spot density are indicative of peacock fitness shown as an
increased survival rate of chicks.
What was "Darwin's Dilemma" with evolution?
A) there was a lack of fossil evidence of ancestors to the Cambrian explosion
B) necessary evidence was lost in a fire at the University of Edinburgh
C) it was not likely that the birds in the Cambrian explosion had any previous ancestors
D) there was not any quantitative evidence of evolution - ANSWERSA) there was a lack
of fossil evidence of ancestors to the Cambrian explosion
Which of the following options list the taxonomic categories in the correct order from
most specific to most general?
A) genus, family, class, order, phylum
B) family, genus, order, phylum, class
C) genus, family, order, class, phylum
D) family, genus, class, order, phylum - ANSWERSC) genus, family, order, class,
phylum
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