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The correct sequence of events in organic evolution is _______. |
| | A) | proteins and nucleic acids, protocells, gases, simple organic molecules, first cells |
| | B) | gases, simple organic molecules, proteins and nucleic acids, protocells, first cells |
| | C) | protocells, gases, simple organic molecules, proteins and nucleic acids, first cells |
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The first true cells were _______. |
| | A) | autotrophs |
| | B) | heterotrophs |
| | C) | protocells |
| | D) | None of these is correct. |
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_____________ is a change in life forms which has taken place in the past and will take place in the future. |
| | A) | Adaptation |
| | B) | RNA-first hypothesis |
| | C) | Biological evolution |
| | D) | Chemical evolution |
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Charles Darwin formulated the theory of _______ to explain common descent. |
| | A) | evolution |
| | B) | artificial selection |
| | C) | dominant traits |
| | D) | selective death |
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______ are the remains or evidence of some organism that lived long ago. |
| | A) | Imprints |
| | B) | Leftovers |
| | C) | Fossils |
| | D) | Moldings |
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Evidence for evolution includes __________, which is the study of the distribution of plants and animals throughout the world. |
| | A) | biogeography |
| | B) | phenology |
| | C) | anthropology |
| | D) | limnology |
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That all vertebrate animals have essentially the same type of skeleton is an example of _______ for evolution. |
| | A) | biochemical evidence |
| | B) | fossil evidence |
| | C) | biogeographical evidence |
| | D) | anatomical evidence |
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The critical arguments for Darwin's theory include all of these except ______. |
| | A) | body size |
| | B) | struggle for existence |
| | C) | survival of the fittest |
| | D) | adaptation |
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Genus and species comprise the ______ name of organisms. |
| | A) | trinomial |
| | B) | binomial |
| | C) | algebraic |
| | D) | unilateral |
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Primates are adapted to _______. |
| | A) | a marine life |
| | B) | living in trees |
| | C) | killing others of their own kind |
| | D) | cold weather |
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Opposable thumbs make grasping possible _______. |
| | A) | in all animals |
| | B) | only in primates |
| | C) | only in mammals |
| | D) | in knuckle-walking animals |
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One birth at a time for primates makes it easier _______. |
| | A) | to maintain a monogamous relationship |
| | B) | for a troop of animals to stay together |
| | C) | to live in a tree |
| | D) | to walk on the ground |
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The ability to learn in primates is primarily associated with _______. |
| | A) | good vision |
| | B) | a large forebrain |
| | C) | a keen sense of smell |
| | D) | walking erect |
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Humans and not apes are in the family _______. |
| | A) | Pongidae |
| | B) | Hominidae |
| | C) | Hylobatidae |
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15 | |
Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy)_______. |
| | A) | was bipedal and walked erect |
| | B) | fossils have been found in Africa |
| | C) | used tools |
| | D) | both A and B |
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This hominid is dated as early as 2 MYA, the name means "handy man," and is often found accompanied by tools. |
| | A) | Homo habilis |
| | B) | Homo erectus |
| | C) | Homo sapiens |
| | D) | Homo afarensis |
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Homo erectus _______. |
| | A) | made advanced tools |
| | B) | had knowledge of fire |
| | C) | fossils have been found in Africa and Europe |
| | D) | All of these are correct. |
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Scientists have determined that the __________ most likely describes the pattern of evolution of modern humans. |
| | A) | out-of-Africa hypothesis |
| | B) | multiregional continuity hypothesis |
| | C) | The scientific community agrees on neither hypothesis. |
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The scientific name for Cro-Magnon is _______. |
| | A) | Homo erectus |
| | B) | Homo sapiens |
| | C) | Homo habilis |
| | D) | Australopithecus afarensis |
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The facial features, hunting ability, and culture of the ______ distinctly resemble modern humans. |
| | A) | Neanderthals |
| | B) | Cro-Magnons |
| | C) | australopithecines |
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21 | |
All human races of today are one species because _______. |
| | A) | all races can interbreed and bear fertile offspring |
| | B) | all races look alike |
| | C) | all races originated in Africa |
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Differences between races developed as adaptations to _______. |
| | A) | topography |
| | B) | social situations |
| | C) | climate |
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