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One explanation for the changes in the nineteenth century naturalists saw in the fossil
record was that periodic natural disasters caused many species in an area to go extinct.
This idea is called
a.) catastrophism
b.) uniformitarianism
c.) Lamarckism
d.) Essentialism - Answer-a.) catastrophism
which of the following philosophical perspectives suggested that the natural world was
created with a purpose?
a.) essentialism
b.) vitalism
c.) teleology
d.) scala naturae - Answer-c.) teleology
which of the following types of inheritance did Lamarck argue was a mechanism for
producing evolutionary change in organisms?
a.) recessive inheritance
b.) blending inheritance
c.) genetic inheritance
d.) inheritance of acquired characteristics - Answer-d.) inheritance of acquired
characteristics
According to Archbishop Ussher, how old is the earth?
a.) 6,000 years
b.) 60,000 years
c.) 4,000 years
d.) 4,004 years - Answer-a.) 6,000 years
Which of the following correctly describes teleology?
a.) the world and all species on it were designed with a purpose
b.) the earth is at the center of the universe
c.) each species has its own essence
d.) the mechanism proposed by Darwin to explain evolutionary change - Answer-a.) the
world and all species on it were designed with a purpose
Platonic essentialism was used by natural philosophers to suggest
a.) that species will evolve over time
b.) that there are no limits on the amount of individual variation in a species
c.) that only limited variation is permissible within a species
, d.) that organisms are perfectly adapted to their environment - Answer-c.) that only
limited variation is permissible within a species
superfecundity is the observation that
a.) a supernatural force directs evolutionary change
b.) population size can increase exponentially if adequate resources are available
c.) geological layers are superimposed upon each other
d.) the largest individuals leave behind the most offspring - Answer-b.) population size
can increase exponentially if adequate resources are available
Wallace's line (i.e. the line between monkey and kangaroos
a.) represents a permanent water barrier to animal migration between Sunda and Sahul
b.) Is a division of the Scalae Natura separating lower mammals from higher mammals
c.) Is the taxonomic division between placental and marsupial mammals created by
Wallace
d.) Is Wallace's hypothesized evolutionary relationship connecting primates to their
marsupial ancestors - Answer-a.) represents a permanent water barrier to animal
migration between Sunda and Sahul
which of the following individuals wrote essays on human population growth that
stimulated Darwin to develop his theory of natural selection?
a.) Gregor Mendel
b.) Charles Lyell
c.) Alfred Russel Wallace
d.) Thomas Malthus - Answer-Thomas Malthus
Which of the following individuals is credited as a co discoverer of the theory of natural
selection?
a.) Charles Lyell
b.) Thomas Henry Huxley
c.) Alfred Russel Wallace
d.) Thomas Malthus - Answer-c.) alfred russel wallace
Which of the following hereditary mechanisms predicts that organisms are performed
inside sperm?
a.) Blending inheritance
b.) Particulate inheritance
c.) Homunculus
d.) Essentialism - Answer-c.) homunculus
If an individual has the genotype Tt Yy, then it can produce which of the following
gametes?
a.)Tt and Yy
b.) YY, yy, TT, and tt
c.) Ty and tY
d.) TY, Ty, tY, and ty - Answer-d.) TY, Ty, tY, and ty
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