QUESTION 1 The Galapagos Islands demonstrate a good example of adaptive radiatio

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QUESTION 1

The Galapagos Islands demonstrate a good example of adaptive radiation because?

the islands are relatively old

the islands are isolated from the mainland

the islands are full of volcanic rocks

Charles Darwin spent 30 days there

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QUESTION 2

Which of the following is a step in the scientific method?

data collection through direct observations

verification

dissemination

identification

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QUESTION 3

Which of the following is true of evolution through natural selection?

evolution operates on males organisms

evolution has no foresight

evolution occurs only through human influence  

disease is the only way that evolution occurs through natural selection

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QUESTION 4

What role does evolutionary theory and genetics play in physical anthropology?

it is the glue that binds all together and underlies the subfields of physical anthropology

plays a role only in the subfield of modern human variation

applies only to the scientific method

they do not play any role. It is solely for biology.

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QUESTION 5

Georges Cuvier is the early thinker associated with which of the following ideas?

the inheritance of acquired characteristics

uniformitarianism

taxonomy

catastrophism

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QUESTION 6

Which of the following is NOT a subfield of physical anthropology?

primatology

osteology

applied anthropology

modern human variation

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QUESTION 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to tell apart the different loris species?

face mask

mating patterns

vocalizations

geographic location

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QUESTION 8

Who had a similar idea about evolution which put pressure on Charles Darwin to present his paper on evolution at the Linnean Society in London in 1858?

Georges Cuvier

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Carolus Linneaus

Alfred Russell Wallace

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QUESTION 9

Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?

The total number of genes determines the complexity of an organism

Modern human variation is one of the subfields of physical anthropology

Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus

Mutations can alter cell function in different ways

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QUESTION 10

Gelada baboon monkeys (Therapithecus gelada) are found only in the

rain forests of Suriname

coast of Eritrea

mountainous regions of Ethiopia

deserts of South Africa

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a.

the islands are relatively old

b.

the islands are isolated from the mainland

c.

the islands are full of volcanic rocks

d.

Charles Darwin spent 30 days there

Explanation / Answer

Question1: b. The islands are islated from the mainland

Question 2: a. Data collection through direct observations

Question 3: b. evolution has no foresight

Question 4: a. it is the glue that binds all together and underlies the subfields of physical anthropology

Question 5: d. catatrophism

Question 6: c. applied anthropology

Question 7: c. vocalizations

Question 8: d. Alfred Russel Wallace

Question 9: a. The total number of genes determines the complexity of an organism

Question 10: c. mountainous regions of Ethiopia

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