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1) Which of the following statements best describes theories?
A) They are nearly the same things as hypotheses.
B) They are supported by, and make sense of, many observations.
C) They cannot be tested because the described events occurred only once.
D) They are predictions of future events. - c...
1) Which of the following statements best describes theories?
A) They are nearly the same things as hypotheses.
B) They are supported by, and make sense of, many observations.
C) They cannot be tested because the described events occurred only once.
D) They are predictions of future events. - correct answer B
Topic: Concept 22.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) Cuvier, a French scientist, noted that the older the strata, the more dissimilar the fossils in it were,
compared to current life forms. He also observed the appearance and disappearance of species. Cuvier
proposed that the differences among fossils and species extinctions were a result of
A) evolution.
B) catastrophic events.
C) competition between species.
D) the origin of new species.
E) natural selection. - correct answer B
Topic: Concept 22.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
3) In contrast to Cuvier's ideas, geologists James Hutton and Charles Lyell, proposed that earth's
geological features could be explained by
A) slow, gradual processes over time.
B) evolution.
C) island biogeography
D) natural catastrophes.
,E) the design of the earth's Creator. - correct answer A
Topic: Concept 22.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
4) What was the prevailing belief prior to the time of Lyell and Darwin?
A) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging.
B) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations gradually change.
C) Earth is millions of years old, and populations rapidly change.
D) Earth is millions of years old, and populations are unchanging.
E) Earth is millions of years old, and populations gradually change. - correct answer
A
Topic: Concept 22.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
5) During a study session about evolution, one of your fellow students remarks, "The giraffe stretched its
neck while reaching for higher leaves; its offspring inherited longer necks as a result." Which statement
is most likely to be helpful in correcting this student's misconception?
A) Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are generally not passed on through genes.
B) Spontaneous mutations can result in the appearance of new traits.
C) Only favourable adaptations have survival value.
D) Disuse of an organ may lead to its eventual disappearance.
E) If the giraffes did not have to compete with each other, longer necks would not have been passed on
to the next generation. - correct answer A
Topic: Concept 22.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
, 6) Which of the following is the most accurate summary of Cuvier's consideration of fossils found in the
vicinity of Paris?
A) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species yes
B) extinction of species no; evolution of new species yes
C) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species no
D) extinction of species no; evolution of new species no - correct answer C
Topic: Concept 22.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
7) In the mid-1900s, the Soviet geneticist Lysenko believed that his winter wheat plants, exposed to
ever-colder temperatures, would eventually give rise to ever more cold-tolerant winter wheat. Lysenko's
attempts in this regard were most in agreement with the ideas of
A) Cuvier.
B) Hutton.
C) Lamarck.
D) Darwin.
E) Lyell. - correct answer C
Topic: Concept 22.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
8) Which of the following concepts/ideas reflects Lamarck's perception of evolution?
A) tree of life
B) traits must be heritable
C) use and disuse
D) natural selection
E) artificial selection - correct answer C
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