Question 1

Which of the following describes the limb anatomy of australopithecines?

Accepted Answer

A)   walked on all fours, forelimbs longer than hindlimbs
B)   walked upright, forelimbs longer than hindlimbs
C)   walked on all fours, hindlimbs longer than forelimbs
D)   walked upright, hindlimbs longer than forelimbs
E)   walked on all fours and used their tails for balanceF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following statements concerning evolution is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unicellular eukaryotes evolved before multicellular eukaryotes.
B)   Fishes evolved before terrestrial plants.
C)   Nonflowering plants preceded the flowering plants.
D)   Reptiles preceded the amphibians.
E)   Fishes evolved before terrestrial animals.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 3

According to the replacement model for the evolution of Homo sapiens,modern humans evolved in Africa,Asia,and Europe simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What type of evidence for evolution would arise from a comparison of the DNA sequence of humans and monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A)   biogeographical
B)   anatomical
C)   biochemical
D)   fossil record
E)   historicalF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Researchers use mitochondrial DNA sequences to study recent evolutionary events because changes occur in mitochondrial DNA more frequently than in nuclear DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not a species within the genus Homo?

Accepted Answer

A)   Homo erectus
B)   Homo habilis
C)   Homo ramidus
D)   Homo sapiens
E)   Homo floresiensisF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of a vestigial structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   pelvic girdle and legs in whales
B)   wings for flight in most birds
C)   tailbone in humans
D)   pelvic girdle in snakes
E)   none are examples of vestigial structuresF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

What of the following is necessary for the replication process to occur in a cell?

Accepted Answer

A)   enzymatic proteins
B)   carbohydrates
C)   lipids
D)   starches
E)   virusesF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

We do not have any fossils of unicellular prokaryotes.The first organisms to appear in the fossil record are unicellular eukaryotes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the term for someone who searches for and researches fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)   entomologist
B)   physicist
C)   paleontologist
D)   geologist
E)   ecologistF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 11

The flipper of a whale and the wing of a bird are homologous structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Humans belong to which phylum?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eukarya
B)   Animalia
C)   Chordata
D)   Mammalia
E)   PrimatesF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Biological evolution is the process whereby

Accepted Answer

A)   humans descended from apes.
B)   species change through time.
C)   living cells arose from nonliving chemicals.
D)   prokaryotic cells became eukaryotic cells.
E)   only the strongest survive.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Both the RNA-first and the protein-first hypotheses must propose a manner for DNA to become the genetic material as it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first australopithecine fossils were unearthed in

Accepted Answer

A)   Europe.
B)   North America.
C)   South America.
D)   Asia.
E)   Southern Africa.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Closer biochemical structures suggest a closer evolutionary relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What evidence contributed to the formulation of the RNA-first hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   RNA was formed in MIller's experiment.
B)   RNA continues to evolve chemically today.
C)   More primitive cells, such as archaea, use an RNA only information system.
D)   RNA can sometimes be both a substrate and an enzyme during RNA processing.
E)   Protocells contain only RNA and lipids.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following was not an energy source on early Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)   volcanoes
B)   meteorites
C)   lightning
D)   ozone layer
E)   ultraviolet radiationF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

The fact that marsupials are not as diverse in South America as they are in Australia would be classified as what type of evidence for evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   biogeographical
B)   anatomical
C)   biochemical
D)   fossil record
E)   molecular evidenceF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 23: Human Evolution

According to the replacement model for the evolution of Homo sapiens,modern humans evolved in Africa,Asia,and Europe simultaneously.

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Biological evolution is the process whereby

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What of the following is necessary for the replication process to occur in a cell?

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Researchers use mitochondrial DNA sequences to study recent evolutionary events because changes occur in mitochondrial DNA more frequently than in nuclear DNA.

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What type of evidence for evolution would arise from a comparison of the DNA sequence of humans and monkeys?

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Both the RNA-first and the protein-first hypotheses must propose a manner for DNA to become the genetic material as it is today.

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Which of the following statements concerning evolution is not true?

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Humans belong to which phylum?

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Which of the following was not an energy source on early Earth?

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Which of the following describes the limb anatomy of australopithecines?

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What is the term for someone who searches for and researches fossils?

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The fact that marsupials are not as diverse in South America as they are in Australia would be classified as what type of evidence for evolution?

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What evidence contributed to the formulation of the RNA-first hypothesis?

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The flipper of a whale and the wing of a bird are homologous structures.

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Closer biochemical structures suggest a closer evolutionary relationship.

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Which of the following is not an example of a vestigial structure?

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There are no transitional fossils between different groups.

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Which of the following is not a species within the genus Homo?

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We do not have any fossils of unicellular prokaryotes.The first organisms to appear in the fossil record are unicellular eukaryotes.

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The first australopithecine fossils were unearthed in

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