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 a scientist during the Enlightenment

B. hypothesized about human origins in the 1700s

C. was a theologian in the 20th century

D. was an English naturalist in the 1800s

Question #3

Natural selection

A. works only on dis-advantageous traits

B. works only on advantageous traits

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

D. works on preexisting variation in a population

Question #4

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

A. They are found on every continent

B. They did not differ between populations

C. They embody the idea of descent with modification

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

Question #5

How did Lamark contribute to the theory of evolution?

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

B. He proposed a concept known today as gene flow

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

D. He discovered genetic mutation through experiments with pea plants