Los Angeles City College » Anthropology » Anthropology 101 - Human Biologic Evolution » Fall 2022

Question #1

In the scientific method, theories can be considered

A. observations

B. "hunches" or best guesses

C. explanations grounded in evidence

D. untested ideas or explanations

Question #2

Charles Darwin

A. was an English naturalist in the 1800s

B. hypothesized about human origins in the 1700s

C. was a scientist during the Enlightenment

D. was a theologian in the 20th century

Question #3

Natural selection

A. works only on dis-advantageous traits

B. works on preexisting variation in a population

C. works only on advantageous traits

D. works on traits acquired during an organism's lifetime

Question #4

Why are Darwin's finches considered good examples of natural selection?

A. They did not differ between populations

B. They embody the idea of descent with modification

C. There is fossil evidence that they originated in North America

D. They are found on every continent

Question #5

How did Lamark contribute to the theory of evolution?

A. He proposed the concept of natural selection after observing giraffes in Africa

B. He proposed a concept known today as gene flow

C. He discovered genetic mutation through experiments with pea plants

D. Lamarck proposed that the use of a trait could influence an offspring’s phenotype in the next generation