Review: Evolution And Genetics, From First Primates To First Bipeds Question Preview (ID: 51761)


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Evolution is a theory that describes...
a) Variation among living things
b) How the earth was created
c) The extinction of the dinosaurs
d) How God created man

Humans have ______ chromosomes.
a) 8
b) 23
c) 50
d) 98

Genes passed from parents to offspring...
a) are passed down independently
b) blend together to make a combination of traits
c) are always a reflection of the dominate gene
d) are always identical

Primates considered to be ancestral to humans show signs of all of the following except:
a) Bipedalism
b) Increased brain capacity
c) Shorter leg length
d) Shorter arm length

The first species of the genus Homo was
a) A. Ramadus
b) H. Habilis
c) H. Erectus
d) A. Bosei

A large sagital crest is indicative of...
a) Variation among living things
b) Strong chewing muscles
c) Skull mutation
d) Increased cranial capacity

What is responsible for the proliferation of primates?
a) Evolution
b) Decrease in global temperature
c) Increase in global temperature
d) God

Which Homo species is responsible for populating the globe
a) H. Erectus
b) H. Habilis
c) H. Rudolfensis
d) H. Sapiens

This describes the general size difference between different sexes of the same species.
a) Differences in environment
b) The bottleneck effect
c) Genetic drift
d) Sexual dimorphism

All of the following have contributed to the science of evolution EXCEPT:
a) Franz Boas
b) Charles Darwin
c) Gregor Mendel
d) Charles Lyell

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