Question

Which example illustrates the difference between Lamarck's vs. Darwin's theories of how new species come from existing species.

A.

Lamarck may have stated that with the rapid distance between pieces of ice in the arctic, polar bears would naturally be able to swim further than their parents would have, whereas Darwin would have said that the polar bears who could swim far enough would survive, those who could not would die.

B.

Lamarck may have stated that with the need of giraffe's to eat high leaves in a tree alone would have caused that giraffe's neck to grow longer, whereas Darwin wold have said that giraffe's without long necks would never reach adulthood.

C.

Lamarck may have stated that with the need of giraffe's to eat high leaves in a tree giraffes who were more hungry would produce offspring with longer necks, whereas Darwin would have said that the giraffes who ate more would produce offspring with longer necks.

D.

Lamarck may have stated that polar bears swim far due to survival of its ancestors who swam far, whereas Darwin would have said that the need for polar bears to swim far would cause their offspring to swim even further.

QUESTION 2

Which is not a requirement for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium to be met?

A.

no hunters who are killing the biggest of game (individuals)

B.

Individuals are allowed to chose who they mate with.

C.

no migration

D.

no new mutations

QUESTION 3

What are transitional links?

A.

species that display characteristics of its ancestors and its descendants

B.

species that have a completely new characteristic that is not found in any organism before it

C.

species that changed how it moved in its environment from its ancestors

D.

species that could not reproduce

QUESTION 4

In a population of 500 individuals where 150 of them are homozygous dominant and none are heterozygous, how many recessive alleles are in this population?

A.

0

B.

700

C.

1400

D.

350

  

QUESTION 5

Why are fossils so important to Biologists?

A.

they are neat paper weights

B.

they provide a snapshot of the anatomy of past species that may be ancestors of species that live today.

C.

they provide the most amount of detail for studying internal anatomy of existing species

D.

they increase revenue from tourists visiting museums.

Answer 1