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Hominoids are ancestral to |
| | A) | apes. |
| | B) | humans. |
| | C) | both apes and humans. |
| | D) | neither apes nor humans. |
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The famous fossil Lucy, an Australopithecus that may have been our direct ancestor, lived about ____ years ago. |
| | A) | 3,000 |
| | B) | 30,000 |
| | C) | 300,000 |
| | D) | 3,000,000 |
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Human chromosome banding patterns match most closely those of |
| | A) | chimpanzees. |
| | B) | monkeys. |
| | C) | gorillas. |
| | D) | orangutans. |
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Fossil evidence indicates that from 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, ____ coexisted with ____. |
| | A) | Australopithecus; Neanderthals |
| | B) | Homo habilis; Cro-magnons |
| | C) | Australopithecus; Cro-magnons |
| | D) | Cro-magnons; Neanderthals |
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A 60-base sequence of DNA found in the genome of many species that controls body formation is called a |
| | A) | conserved gene. |
| | B) | cytochrome C. |
| | C) | molecular clock. |
| | D) | homeobox. |
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Analysis of mitochondrial DNA reveals that the ancestors of native Americans probably came from |
| | A) | Albania. |
| | B) | Chile. |
| | C) | Mongolia. |
| | D) | Siberia. |
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What genetic information can be used to trace maternal lineage? |
| | A) | X-chromosome |
| | B) | Y-chromosome |
| | C) | nuclear genes |
| | D) | mitochondrial genes |
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What genetic information can be used to trace paternal lineage? |
| | A) | X-chromosome |
| | B) | Y-chromosome |
| | C) | nuclear genes |
| | D) | mitochondrial genes |
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Cutting tools, bows, and arrows were the defining skills of the ____ period dating 10-15,000 years ago. |
| | A) | Paleolithic |
| | B) | Mesolithic |
| | C) | Neolithic |
| | D) | Telolithic |
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Which of the measures below is an example of negative eugenics? |
| | A) | Individuals scoring in the top 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families. |
| | B) | Individuals scoring in the lower 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families. |
| | C) | Individuals with drug and alcohol related problems are asked not to reproduce. |
| | D) | All Americans are encouraged to limit their family size to 2 children. |
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Several species of ____ lived from 2-4 million years ago and walked upright. |
| | A) | Dryopithecus |
| | B) | Australopithecus |
| | C) | Homo |
| | D) | Hablo |
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____ made tools out of bone and stone, used fire, and dwelled communally in caves. |
| | A) | Dryopithecus |
| | B) | Australopithecus |
| | C) | Homo erectus |
| | D) | Homo habilis |
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Animals ancestral to humans are called |
| | A) | hominoids. |
| | B) | hominids. |
| | C) | bipedals. |
| | D) | this animal is, as yet, unidentified. |
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The rate of DNA hybridization reflects the degree of evolutionary relatedness. True or false? |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Molecular evolution is based on the assumption that the more recently two species shared a common ancestor, the more alike their |
| | A) | stained chromosome bands. |
| | B) | DNA sequences. |
| | C) | protein sequences. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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____ is a statistical method used to identify an evolutionary tree likely to represent what really happened. |
| | A) | Parsimony analysis |
| | B) | Replacement hypothesis |
| | C) | Multiregionalism hypothesis |
| | D) | Chi-square |
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Mitochondrial Eve is hypothesized to have lived ____ years ago in ____. |
| | A) | 50,000; Asia |
| | B) | 100,000; Mongolia |
| | C) | 200,000; Africa |
| | D) | 300,000; Asia |
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Different genes evolve at different rates. True or false? |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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19 | |
The term eugenics was coined by |
| | A) | Sir Ronald Fisher. |
| | B) | Francis Galton. |
| | C) | Charles Davenport. |
| | D) | Adolf Hitler. |
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20 | |
One difference between humans and chimps that might stem from a single gene is |
| | A) | language |
| | B) | opposable thumbs |
| | C) | hairiness |
| | D) | size of frontal lobes |
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21 | |
Genes in the same order on chromosomes in different species are |
| | A) | conserved. |
| | B) | syntenic. |
| | C) | hybridized. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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Which of the measures below is an example of positive eugenics? |
| | A) | Individuals scoring in the top 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families. |
| | B) | Individuals scoring in the lower 10% of the SAT are encouraged to have families. |
| | C) | Individuals with drug and alcohol related problems are asked not to reproduce. |
| | D) | All Americans are encouraged to limit their family size to 2 children. |
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Complex tool and agriculture were the defining skills of the ____ period dating 10,000 years ago. |
| | A) | Paleolithic |
| | B) | Mesolithic> |
| | C) | Neolithic |
| | D) | Telolithic |
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The "missing link" between Australopithecines and the earliest members of Homo may have been |
| | A) | Australopithecus africanus. |
| | B) | Australopithecus garhi. |
| | C) | Homos erectus. |
| | D) | Homo habilis. |
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the sense of smell in humans? |
| | A) | It is not genetically determined. |
| | B) | Over half of the genes dealing with our sense of smell are pseudogenes. |
| | C) | The sense of smell has evolved very little over time. |
| | D) | None of the above are true. |
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