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1

Hominoids are ancestral to
A)apes.
B)humans.
C)both apes and humans.
D)neither apes nor humans.
2

The famous fossil Lucy, an Australopithecus that may have been our direct ancestor, lived about ____ years ago.
A)3,000
B)30,000
C)300,000
D)3,000,000
3

Human chromosome banding patterns match most closely those of
A)chimpanzees.
B)monkeys.
C)gorillas.
D)orangutans.
4

Fossil evidence indicates that from 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, ____ coexisted with ____.
A)Australopithecus; Neanderthals
B)Homo habilis; Cro-magnons
C)Australopithecus; Cro-magnons
D)Cro-magnons; Neanderthals
5

A 60-base sequence of DNA found in the genome of many species that controls body formation is called a
A)conserved gene.
B)cytochrome C.
C)molecular clock.
D)homeobox.
6

Analysis of mitochondrial DNA reveals that the ancestors of native Americans probably came from
A)Albania.
B)Chile.
C)Mongolia.
D)Siberia.
7

What genetic information can be used to trace maternal lineage?
A)X-chromosome
B)Y-chromosome
C)nuclear genes
D)mitochondrial genes
8

What genetic information can be used to trace paternal lineage?
A)X-chromosome
B)Y-chromosome
C)nuclear genes
D)mitochondrial genes
9

Cutting tools, bows, and arrows were the defining skills of the ____ period dating 10-15,000 years ago.
A)Paleolithic
B)Mesolithic
C)Neolithic
D)Telolithic
10

Which of the measures below is an example of negative eugenics?
A)Individuals scoring in the top 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families.
B)Individuals scoring in the lower 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families.
C)Individuals with drug and alcohol related problems are asked not to reproduce.
D)All Americans are encouraged to limit their family size to 2 children.
11

Several species of ____ lived from 2-4 million years ago and walked upright.
A)Dryopithecus
B)Australopithecus
C)Homo
D)Hablo
12

____ made tools out of bone and stone, used fire, and dwelled communally in caves.
A)Dryopithecus
B)Australopithecus
C)Homo erectus
D)Homo habilis
13

Animals ancestral to humans are called
A)hominoids.
B)hominids.
C)bipedals.
D)this animal is, as yet, unidentified.
14

The rate of DNA hybridization reflects the degree of evolutionary relatedness. True or false?
A)true
B)false
15

Molecular evolution is based on the assumption that the more recently two species shared a common ancestor, the more alike their
A)stained chromosome bands.
B)DNA sequences.
C)protein sequences.
D)all of the above.
16

____ is a statistical method used to identify an evolutionary tree likely to represent what really happened.
A)Parsimony analysis
B)Replacement hypothesis
C)Multiregionalism hypothesis
D)Chi-square
17

Mitochondrial Eve is hypothesized to have lived ____ years ago in ____.
A)50,000; Asia
B)100,000; Mongolia
C)200,000; Africa
D)300,000; Asia
18

Different genes evolve at different rates. True or false?
A)true
B)false
19

The term eugenics was coined by
A)Sir Ronald Fisher.
B)Francis Galton.
C)Charles Davenport.
D)Adolf Hitler.
20

One difference between humans and chimps that might stem from a single gene is
A)language
B)opposable thumbs
C)hairiness
D)size of frontal lobes
21

Genes in the same order on chromosomes in different species are
A)conserved.
B)syntenic.
C)hybridized.
D)none of the above.
22

Which of the measures below is an example of positive eugenics?
A)Individuals scoring in the top 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families.
B)Individuals scoring in the lower 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families.
C)Individuals with drug and alcohol related problems are asked not to reproduce.
D)All Americans are encouraged to limit their family size to 2 children.
23

Complex tool and agriculture were the defining skills of the ____ period dating 10,000 years ago.
A)Paleolithic
B)Mesolithic>
C)Neolithic
D)Telolithic
24

The "missing link" between Australopithecines and the earliest members of Homo may have been
A)Australopithecus africanus.
B)Australopithecus garhi.
C)Homos erectus.
D)Homo habilis.
25

Which of the following statements is true regarding the sense of smell in humans?
A)It is not genetically determined.
B)Over half of the genes dealing with our sense of smell are pseudogenes.
C)The sense of smell has evolved very little over time.
D)None of the above are true.







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