Question 1 Select one answer. 10 points Which is not a component of the modern t
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Question 1
Select one answer.
10 points
Which is not a component of the modern theory of biological evolution?
Changes in the genetic makeup of a population can occur over time.
Natural selection explains lifes adaptive features.
Individuals gain experience during the developmental process that lead to evolution of the thought process.
All life forms are related by ancestry from one or a few single-celled common ancestors.
Question 2
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10 points
How does evolution occur?
All of these are true.
The genetic makeup of a population changes seasonally.
The genetic makeup of an individual changes in response to the environment.
The genetic makeup of a population changes over generations of time.
Question 3
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10 points
Natural selection results in...
All of these
Increase in adaptive traits over time
Mutations in the genetic makeup of a population
Environment stresses on a population
Question 4
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10 points
Which statement is true about Charles Darwin?
He was the first to publish the traditional belief of evolution.
He was the first to ask questions about the origins of life.
He was the first to propose a hypothesis for the origin of life.
He was the first to outline the modern theory of evolution.
Question 5
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10 points
Which of the following ideas would fit within the theory of evolution as proposed by Charles Darwin and as accepted today?
More than one option is correct; select only those options that qualify as modern scientific views of evolution.
Fossils are traces or remains of organisms that existed in the past and reveal the history of life on Earth.
The Earth is no more than 10,000 years old.
The present is the key to the past; over time, the Earth has changed under the influence of slow natural processes that continue to operate today.
All living species are related by descent from one or a few common ancestors.
Species do not change or go extinct; each species is so complex and perfect that it must have been designed by an intelligent being.
Question 6
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10 points
Below are some examples of changes that occur in life. Which one is an example of biological evolution?
Your taste in music changes dramatically between middle school and high school.
A young mans muscles increase in strength and bulk after he starts lifting weights.
A cell starts to express a different set of genes when it is exposed to high levels of testosterone.
In New York City, the average wing length of pigeons decreases over a period of 150 years.
Explanation / Answer
Answer to Q1)
Modern theory of biological evolution incorporates ideas of both naturalists and geneticists.
Out of the given, all hold, except for 3rd option.
individuals gain experience during the developmental process that lead to evolution of the thought process.
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