Chapter Quiz


1	Organic evolution is indistinguishable from the evolution of inanimate objects.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The development of similar traits in plants of different ancestry and different geographic locations is called convergent evolution.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	A change in the genetic makeup of a population due to random events is called apomixis.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The occurrence of two species of redbud where there once was only one is an example of geographic isolation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Polyploidy occurs when a new cell wall fails to develop between two new daughter cells.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The production of seeds without fertilization is called introgression.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Science involves tangible facts that can be tested, while metaphysics and religious beliefs do not.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Which author supported the notion of inheritance of acquired characteristics?
		A)	Cuvier
		B)	Lamarck
		C)	Darwin
		D)	Aristotle


9	Which author observed that populations grow geometrically until limiting factors slow or stop growth?
		A)	Lyall
		B)	Wallace
		C)	Malthus
		D)	Hutton


10	Which contemporary author of Darwin believed that the earth was much older than a few thousand years?
		A)	Wallace
		B)	Lamarck
		C)	Gould
		D)	Lyall


11	Which of the following is used as evidence in support of evolution?
		A)	homologies
		B)	vestigial organs
		C)	fossils
		D)	all of the above


12	Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of Darwin's theory of evolution?
		A)	struggle for existence
		B)	survival and reproduction of the fittest
		C)	inheritance of acquired characteristics
		D)	overproduction
		E)	all of the above
		F)	none of the above


13	When interbreeding is restricted to small isolated populations, the gene flow
		A)	occurs at a slow rate.
		B)	occurs at a fast rate.
		C)	ceases completely.
		D)	causes great variation in the population.


14	What is the name of the theory that states that periods of major change take place in short spurts followed by longer periods of minor change?
		A)	reproductive isolation
		B)	punctuated equilibrium
		C)	theory of evolution
		D)	intelligent design


15	Exchange of genetic information within a population can be prevented if
		A)	a mutant form flowers at a different time.
		B)	anatomical features of the flower prevent pollination.
		C)	sperm is chemically or mechanically prevented from reaching the egg.
		D)	all of the above.
		E)	none of the above.


16	Nonbiologists who believe that the earth is less than 30,000 years old, and reject the foundations of evolution are called
		A)	Intelligent Design Theorists.
		B)	the James Usher Society.
		C)	Scientific Creationists.
		D)	Lamarckian Biologists.

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