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

The Origin of Species and the Shape of Evolution

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

Reproductive isolating mechanisms evolve in order to create a new species.
A)True
B)False
2

Microbes comprise the bulk of the world's biomass.
A)True
B)False
3

At most just one or two new species are discovered each year.
A)True
B)False
4

The overall picture of evolution is best described by the punctuated equilibrium model.
A)True
B)False
5

The study of evolution is considered a pseudoscience.
A)True
B)False
6

New species arise when a population within an existing species becomes isolated.
A)True
B)False
7

All life is thought to descend from a single origin.
A)True
B)False
8

The evolution of axolotls from salamanders is an example of speciation.
A)True
B)False
9

Palmistry is a pseudoscience.
A)True
B)False
10

Scientific creationists believe that no new species have arisen since the great flood.
A)True
B)False