EVOLUTION EXAM 4 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which statement is true? - ANSWER-Old world monkeys are more closely related to humans than to
new world monkeys.
Which statements regarding human and chimpanzee genetics are true? - ANSWER--Humans have 2
less chromosomes than other apes as a res...
You extract DNA from human bones in an ancient village buried by volcanic ash. You discover that there
is an extremely high frequency of the LCT allele for lactase persistence. What might you conclude about
the population? - ANSWER✔✔-The members of this population likely used domesticated livestock for
their milk.
According to the figure, which organism is the closest living relative to humans? - ANSWER✔✔-Bonobos
and chimpanzees, equally
Which genera is likely the most recent ancestor of the genus Homo? - ANSWER✔✔-Australopithecus
Which statement best explains why modern Europeans, Asians, or Africans lack Denisovans DNA in their
genome? - ANSWER✔✔-Denisovans interbred only with the population whose ancestors are
Melanesians
Which piece of evidence does not support the theory of recent (ca. 200,000 years ago) African origin of
humans? - ANSWER✔✔-Linkage disequilibrium of nuclear genes gets progressively lower as one
measures populations farther from Africa.
Why do scientists reject the use of evolution and genetics to support racists' ideologies? - ANSWER✔✔--
The concept of race is largely useless in a biological context and is really a social myth
-It is factually incorrect to claim that some populations are "higher", "superior", or "more evolved" than
others
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