ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) BIOLOGY: EVOLUTION AND GENETICS OF ENERGY 325 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED | 100% RATED

Who of the following scientists would postulate that giraffes have long necks because they wanted to eat the leaves of tall trees? Possible Answers: Watson & Crick Salk Leeuwenhoek Lamarck Darwin Correct answer: Lamarck Questions 2 Which of the following theories representing Lamarckian evolution is false? Possible Answers: All of the choices are correct EXAM Inheritance of acquired characteristics Theory of genetic chance Principle of use and disuse Correct answer: Theory of genetic chance Questions 3 The French scientist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck studied heritability and proposed the "theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics." With which statement would Lamarck most likely agree? Possible Answers: An average man develops powerful arms from his job working in a factory; his children will be born with unusually high arm strength Rabbits with fur color that closely resembles the environment will survive to have young, while rabbits with more noticeable coloring will die before having offspring The skills that an organism perfects during its lifespan have little to no effect on the ability of its offspring to perform those same skills A bird population might have a greater proportion of members with large beaks if large beak size is selected for by the environment Most species develop new characteristics over periods of millions of years Correct answer: An average man develops powerful arms from his job working in a factory; his children will be born with unusually high arm strength Questions 4 Which of the following scientists hypothesized that organisms can pass down traits acquired during their lifetimes? Possible Answers: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck EXAM Charles Darwin Gregor Mendel Carolus Linnaeus Correct answer: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Questions 5 What are parts of Lamarck’s theory of evolution? Possible Answers: Individuals gain characteristics they need Acquired characteristics are heritable Individuals lose traits that they don't