Anthropology 1 - Physical Anthropology » Fall 2019 » Test 1
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Anthropology 1 - Physical Anthropology ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
Aristotle and other early philosophers believed that species were "immutable" or "fixed", which means:
A.
species change sporadically or randomly
B.
species are always changing
C.
species change is unpredictable
D.
species only change when it is required
E.
species don't change over time
Question #2
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, scientists were more interested in classifying and categorizing species than trying to understand their origins.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #3
Meiosis is the type of cell division that produces:
A.
somatic cells
B.
haploid cells
C.
sperm cells
D.
egg cells
E.
haploid cells, egg cells, sperm cells
F.
diploid cells
Question #4
The type of genetic material that can be used to study evolutionary patterns and history between closely related species is:
A.
transfer RNA
B.
Y chromosome DNA
C.
mitochondrial DNA
D.
messenger RNA
Question #5
Federal courts of today (which use a scientific approach) support the idea that:
A.
evolution should be kept out of the curriculum of public schools
B.
the Old Testament of the Christian Bible is the most accurate source of information about the Earth's history
C.
evolution is the foundation of the life/biological sciences
D.
none of the above
Question #6
Creationism is based on testable hypotheses and experimentation, and therefore is scientific in nature and belongs in the biology curriculum taught in public high schools.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #7
Science is a perfect process that results in conclusions that are regarded as 100% accurate.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #8
A scientific theory is:
A.
an explanation of facts that has been widely tested and supported with a tremendous amount of evidence
B.
has no need for further testing, evaluation or replication
C.
the same thing as a hypothesis
D.
the same thing as personal opinion
Question #9
A protein is made up of a "chain" of:
A.
bases
B.
nucleotides
C.
codons
D.
amino acids
Question #10
An organism's fitness can be best measured by observing its:
A.
size
B.
strength
C.
color
D.
number of offspring
Question #11
There are no well-documented examples of natural selection in action in past or present populations.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #12
Somatic cells:
A.
are the sex cells
B.
only exist in prokaryotic organisms
C.
have the same function as gametes
D.
are the cells of the body that are not gametes
E.
none of the above
Question #13
Humans are eukaryotes.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #14
Select the pair that best completes this statement: _____________ are the molecules that make up _____________.
A.
amino acids; genes
B.
genes; proteins
C.
amino acids; proteins
D.
proteins; DNA
E.
DNA; amino acids
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Anthropology 1 - Physical Anthropology ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here