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Question #1
Aristotle and other early philosophers believed that species were "immutable" or "fixed", which means:
A.
species only change when it is required
B.
species change sporadically or randomly
C.
species change is unpredictable
D.
species are always changing
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.
sperm cells
B.
somatic cells
C.
haploid cells
D.
haploid cells, egg cells, sperm cells
E.
egg 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.
Y chromosome DNA
B.
messenger RNA
C.
transfer RNA
D.
mitochondrial DNA
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.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #7
Science is a perfect process that results in conclusions that are regarded as 100% accurate.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #8
A scientific theory is:
A.
has no need for further testing, evaluation or replication
B.
the same thing as a hypothesis
C.
an explanation of facts that has been widely tested and supported with a tremendous amount of evidence
D.
the same thing as personal opinion
Question #9
A protein is made up of a "chain" of:
A.
codons
B.
bases
C.
nucleotides
D.
amino acids
Question #10
An organism's fitness can be best measured by observing its:
A.
strength
B.
color
C.
number of offspring
D.
size
Question #11
There are no well-documented examples of natural selection in action in past or present populations.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #12
Somatic cells:
A.
have the same function as gametes
B.
are the cells of the body that are not gametes
C.
are the sex cells
D.
only exist in prokaryotic organisms
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.
DNA; amino acids
C.
amino acids; proteins
D.
proteins; DNA
E.
genes; proteins
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