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Park:Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology, 3/e
Michael Alan Park

The Processes of Evolution

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

Evolution takes place in individuals.
A)True
B)False
2

Horses and donkeys are considered the same species because they can reproduce.
A)True
B)False
3

Lions and tigers in India have overlapping ranges but different niches.
A)True
B)False
4

The true measure of adaptive success in natural selection is how many offspring are produced.
A)True
B)False
5

Down syndrome is the result of a point mutation.
A)True
B)False
6

Mutations are one of the processes of evolution.
A)True
B)False
7

Natural selection acts to maintain adaptation of a species.
A)True
B)False
8

Over 90% of all species that ever existed are extinct.
A)True
B)False
9

Some individual Darwin's finches were able to change their beak size in response to environmental changes.
A)True
B)False
10

A person must be of African descent to have sickle cell anemia.
A)True
B)False